Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : ETD 20
Document Number : ETD 20 ( 26877)
Document Title [English] : Code of Practice for Earthing
Document Title [Hindi] : अर्थिंग के लिए रीति संहिता
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 91.140.50
Date of Project Approval : 01-11-2024
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 3043: 2018
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 3043: 2018


Classification Details
Group : Electrical Switchgear and Other Electrical Products/Accessories
Sub Group : Electrical installations and general electricals
Sub Sub Group : National Electrical Code
Aspects : Code of Practice
Risk : High
Certification : Not Certifiable
Short Commom Man's Title : earthing
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Power
Sustainable development Goals :
  • SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
Degree of Equivalence : Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
Organization Type:

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This Code of practice provides recommendations and guidance on meeting the requirements for the earthing of electrical installation for the purpose of: a) Protective earthing to limit the potential of non-current carrying metal work associated with equipment, apparatus and appliance connected to the system with respect to the general mass of earth during an earth fault, b) Protective equipotential bonding to protect living beings from electric shock due to touch and step potentials, c) Electrical Systems (called as system earthing) to limit the potential of current carrying conductor with respect to general mass of earth, d) Earthing and changeover arrangement of multiple sources.

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1 02-11-2024 02-04-2025 17-06-2025 01-11-2025 RITWIK ANAND 02-11-2024