ERICO Practical Guide to Electrical Grounding - Manual (Page 7)

Preface
are some of the best, long lasting and cost effective products
available. Here we combine these with our knowledge of
methods to assist the industry professional in sound
choices. It is most often an electrician or electrical worker
who is affected by poorly designed ground systems.
All of the drawings (non shaded versions) in this book are
available in AutoCAD
® .DWG files. These are available
through the ERICO CAD-Club™. Please write for
information on this no-cost shareware program. We
encourage you to join.
This book is designed to be useful immediately. We know,
however, that no work is ever really complete. We look
forward to your comments (both favorable and not-so-
favorable) and suggestions so that future editions may be
improved.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The primary author of this book is Keith Switzer, who
has over 40 years of technical and managerial experience
in the electrical industry. He has a BSME degree from
Pennsylvania State University. Switzer joined ERICO,
Inc. in 1958 and has worked in various engineering
departments. He is currently Senior Staff Engineer in the
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Section at the ERICO
headquarters in Solon, Ohio.
Switzer is a member of IEEE Power Engineering Society,
Substations Committee, Working Groups D7 (Std 80,
IEEE Guide for Safety in AC Substation Grounding), D9
(Std 837, IEEE Standard for Qualifying Permanent
Connectors Used in Substation Grounding), D4 (Std
1246, IEEE Guide for Temporary Protective Grounding
Systems Used in Substations), and E5 (Std 998, Direct
Lightning Stroke Shielding of Substations.)
He is a member of the Technical Advisory Committee
(TAC) of the National Electrical Grounding Research
Project (NEGRP), investigating the long-term reliability
of various electrodes in various types of soils. He is also
a member of the USNG/IEC TAG reviewing proposed
IEC standards. Switzer is also a member of American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Armed Forces
Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA),
Insulated Conductors Committee (ICC), International
Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI), National
Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), National
Electrical Manufacturers Associate (NEMA), and Society
of American Military Engineers (SAME).
Many thanks to Michael Callanan, Frank Fiederlein,
Warren Lewis, Dick Singer and Dr. A.J (Tony) Surtees for
their input to this book.
DISCLAIMER
While the staff of ERICO and the outside contributors to
this book have taken great pains to make sure our
recommendations, pictures and list of references are
accurate and complete, we may have missed something. We
do not assume responsibility for the consequential effects of
these errors or omissions. The designer is still completely
responsible for his own work regarding fitness of the design
and adherence to applicable laws and codes. In the same
manner, the contractor is responsible for following the
design and for the installation in a workmanlike manner.
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