Posted By Steve Sedgwick As HS Practioners we cannot be expected to be able to give lectures or instructions on every task that comes along. Sounds like a job for the Electrical Engineer. Steve

Posted By Robin V Boughton Is the issue related to earth bonding of the machines electrical supply or is it bonding to prevent a build up of static charge on the machines body??

Posted By Sarah J Shaw Thanks for the comments to date. The issue is relating to the build up of static electricity. For those of you who have pointed out I would not NEVER cover electrical safety in such as manner. I failed to express my request clearly. I was looking for any practices which other companies have adopted such as informing staff to scratch the paint off of a drum before applying an earthing cable to ensure there is no insulation between. We have several practices in place such as use of anitstatic shoes and testing thereof, use of earthing leads, limiting the surface area of insulating materials such as plastic screening, etc. I was interested to see if there were other practices, or if anyone had procedures or training that covered the control of static build up. Just to show I am not a slip shod practitioner, I have had an extensive survey of flammable atmospheres and control of the ignition hazards done two years back. However I still find it difficult to get at some of the specific practices which can be adopted without trawling through many different publications.