Specifications

COMPLETE REVISION
July 2004
Process Industry Practices Page 1 of 11
Process Industry Practices
Electrical
PIP ELSGS01
Design and Fabrication of
High-Resistance Grounding System
(600 Volts or Below)
Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................2
1.1 Purpose ............................................. 2
1.2 Scope................................................. 2
2. References ...................................2
2.1 Process Industry Practices ................ 2
2.2 Industry Codes and Standards .......... 2
3. Definitions ....................................2
4. Requirements...............................3
4.1 General .............................................. 3
4.2 Site Conditions................................... 3
4.3 Enclosure........................................... 4
4.4 Control System .................................. 4
4.5 Disconnect Switch .............................5
4.6 Resistors............................................ 6
4.7 Portable Ground Current Detector..... 6
4.8 Wiring ................................................ 6
4.9 Space Heaters ................................... 8
4.10 Painting.............................................. 8
4.11 Nameplates........................................ 8
4.12 Identification (ID) Tag ........................ 9
4.13.Testing............................................... 9
4.14 Documentation................................... 9
Table 1 - Documentation
Requirements ........................... 10
4.15 Conflict Resolution........................... 11