Grounding System

The Earth-Rite Multipoint II is an cCSAus / ATEX / IECEx certified static grounding system that indicates when equipment exceeds ground resistance levels outlined in recommended practice documents like IEC/TS 60079-32-1 and NFPA 77.

The system consists of a hazardous area monitoring unit that contains eight pairs of red and green LED indicators that verify when the equipment at risk of static charge accumulation has a resistance of 10 Ohms or less to the plant’s designated true earth grounding point.

For applications where ground monitoring indication is required at the point of operation (e.g. drum filling) local ground status indicator stations can be specified. 

Precision and reliability of the Earth-Rite II PLUS provides QHSE professionals and engineers who are tasked with protecting personnel and plant assets from the ignition hazards of static electricity during railcar, skid, and IBC loading/unloading operations.

Conductive metal objects like railcars, LACT units, skids and IBCs that contain electrostatically charged liquids can accumulate hazardous levels of electrostatic charge if they are not grounded.

This hazardous level of electrostatic charge can spark to other objects close by and is in excess of the minimum ignition energy of combustible gases and vapours present.

The ignition of combustible atmospheres by static electricity can be mitigated by ensuring that such objects are grounded.

The Earth-Rite II PLUS is the ideal solution for grounding and bonding a broad range of equipment at risk of igniting combustible gases and vapours.