I never understand the logic behind not grounding a system. It's something that's not all that costly and only has to be done once. It just seems slightly ridiculous not to do it properly when you're wiring in the first place.
There were reasons before the introduction of RCD:s. You can only get electrocuted if there is some kind of return path. This can be live to neutral (a danger that still exists) or live to earth. The latter danger can be removed by using an RCD or simply not providing an path to earth. In a dry room with no earthed metal work, you will have a hard time to get killed even by 230V. In a 100V system it'll probably be close to impossible. If you introduce earthed objects in the room, you introduce a lethal danger. (Unless you have a RCD to shut off the power.)
However, outdoors, in bathrooms and kitchens or industrial settings there is both plenty of earthed metal and/or water. Therefore, proper earthing is in these cases beneficial, even without RCD.
[This message has been edited by C-H (edited 01-27-2003).]