• DocumentCode
    1454537
  • Title

    Safety aspects of grounding portable equipment

  • Author

    Whitaker, H. B.

  • Author_Institution
    Underwriters´ Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, Ill.
  • Volume
    71
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1952
  • Firstpage
    897
  • Lastpage
    902
  • Abstract
    Requirements of the Underwriters´ Laboratories relating to the grounding of portable equipment are based on rules of the National Electrical Code, which is basically rules covering the installation of electric equipment in buildings. Part of the Laboratories´ function is to determine that the listed electrical products can be installed in accordance with the Code´s rules.
  • Keywords
    Blades; Conductors; Electric shock; Grounding; Home appliances; Metals; Plugs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1952.6437729
  • Filename
    6437729