This post was one of the casualties of the server problem.
I posted the following quote from an OSHA 10 hour presentation.
Grounding creates a low-resistance path from a tool to the earth to disperse unwanted current.
and
When a short or lightning occurs, energy flows to the ground, protecting you from electrical shock, injury and death.
OSHA Professor posted asking where this was from. He does not believe it could be from an official OSHA site. I posted the URL and that’s when we lost the thread. So, here it is again! I e-mailed OSHA Professor the following info yesterday so hopefully he comes back with more info.
http://www.osha.gov/fso/ote/training/outreach/const_outreach_tp.html Download the electrical safety-construction Power Point Presentation. Slide #24.
