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GROUNDING (EARTHING) FOR SMALL, LARGE, AND MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS CHAPTER 5: INTERNAL GROUNDING (EARTHING)<br />

NOTE: Conductors installed within a plenum shall be compliant with NFPA 70-2005, Article 300.22 <strong>and</strong> cables<br />

installed within In<strong>for</strong>mation Technology rooms shall be compliant with NFPA 70-2005, Article 645.<br />

Ground conductors shall have an approved covering (insulation) or may be bare. When bare conductors<br />

are used they shall be solidly supported on suitable st<strong>and</strong>off insulators at intervals of no more than<br />

610 mm (24 in.). These conductors shall not make contact with metallic surfaces or other conductors<br />

unless intended to be bonded to these surfaces or conductors.<br />

NOTE: The interior water piping systems of the building <strong>and</strong> metallic cable shields shall not be used as<br />

<strong>communication</strong> bonding backbone conductors (ANSI-J-STD-607-A-2002).<br />

In all cases, the main SSGB shall be bonded to the <strong>communication</strong> bonding backbone conductor or<br />

grounding equalizer conductor with a conductor the same size as the <strong>communication</strong> bonding backbone<br />

conductor. The MGB grounding conductor <strong>for</strong> the service equipment (power) ground shall be, at a<br />

minimum, the same size as the <strong>communication</strong> bonding backbone conductor (ANSI-J-STD-607-A-<br />

2002).<br />

5.7.3 BONDING CONNECTIONS FOR THE MGB<br />

The connection of the MGB grounding (earthing) conductor, the <strong>communication</strong> bonding backbone<br />

conductor(s) <strong>and</strong> ground bus conductors to the MGB shall utilize exothermic welding, listed<br />

compression two-hole lugs, or irreversible compression type connections. The connection of equipment<br />

grounding conductors that bond <strong>communication</strong>s equipment to the MGB shall utilize exothermic<br />

welding, listed compression single-hole lugs, or other irreversible compression type connections. Twohole<br />

lugs are preferred over single-hole lugs (ANSI-J-STD-607-A-2002).<br />

NOTE: All grounding <strong>and</strong> bonding connectors shall be listed <strong>for</strong> the application by a nationally recognized<br />

testing laboratory (ANSI-J-STD-607-A-2002).<br />

The MGB grounding conductor shall be bonded to the building's common grounding electrode system<br />

as described in paragraph 5.3.1.3 on page 5-12.<br />

5.7.4 BONDING CONNECTIONS FOR THE SSGB<br />

The grounding (earthing) conductor between the main SSGB <strong>and</strong> the <strong>communication</strong> bonding backbone<br />

conductor shall be continuous <strong>and</strong> routed in the shortest possible straight line path back towards the<br />

MGB. If a bend is required in the SSGB grounding conductor, minimum bending radius <strong>and</strong> angle shall<br />

be adhered to. The grounding conductor shall be connected to the SSGB with exothermic welding,<br />

compression two hole lug, or an irreversible compression type connector. The SSGB grounding<br />

conductor shall be connected to the <strong>communication</strong> bonding backbone conductor or to the grounding<br />

equalizer conductor with exothermic welding or irreversible compression-type connection. The<br />

connection of equipment grounding conductors <strong>for</strong> bonding <strong>communication</strong>s equipment to the SSGB<br />

shall utilize exothermic welding, listed compression single-hole lugs, or other irreversible compression<br />

type connections. Two-hole lugs are preferred over single hole-lugs (ANSI-J-STD-607-A-2002)<br />

5-60 68P81089E50-B 9/1/05

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