OSHA says that any hard wired cord connected supply from the generator has to have a ground rod bonded to the frame of the generator. If you have cord and plug connected only, no ground rod is required.

Here is the article:

http://click.infospace.com/ClickHandler.ashx?du=www.osha.gov%2f...%2fgrounding_port_generator.pdf&ru=http%3a%2f%2fwww.osha.gov%2fOshDoc%2fdata_Hurricane_Facts%2fgrounding_port_generator.pdf&ld=20130515&ap=1&app=1&c=snapdov3a.5&s=snapdov3a&coi=771&cop=main-title&euip=70.195.4.96&npp=1&p=0&pp=0&pvaid=6d1c792782f74931a5905afa937d6da7&ep=1&mid=9&hash=A1E9D9E485178B3B64C4E759ABAE3F08

Thank you,

Greg

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