Defence against fault electrical currents

All construction projects have to address the challenges presented by fault electrical current. A failure to effectively protect against fault current can have disastrous, even fatal consequences. For this reason it is essential that the scale of the potential hazard is established in advance and then specifically addressed through an effective earthing/grounding design and it is for this reason that prudent companies seek JMI to support this provision.

However, an earthing/grounding system design alone will not achieve anything, it is only through the careful application of that design, utilising the products and methods defined in the installation method statements that safety can be achieved, and this system should then be maintained throughout its functional life. These measures are obvious, but so often overlooked or ignored. A design comes from a risk assessment, and the sector recognises the need to follow the measures identified in risk assessments so the design to installation process should be no exception. Focused designers like JMI are able to define the specific products required to complete an installation. Removing ambiguity or need for interpretation ensures that the effective system determined through expert design can be actualised with the exact products. Any departure from those materials identified in the design potentially introduces variables in terms of the performance of a system after it has been installed.

FM Sudafix products, often specified by JMI, are recognised throughout the globe as being of the highest standard. The FM Sudafix portfolio of products has been specified on an array of prestigious construction programmes, including power projects, infrastructure projects, and significant builds. Often sought for rail programmes, the FM Sudafix Group supports a number of light and heavy rail projects either through the provision of technical or design provision or through earthing products, and other associated electrical safety materials.

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