Grounding and bonding for limited energy systems and communication equipment are intended to provide protection against which hazards?

• A. Lightning Only
• B. Voltage Surges Only
• C. Shock Protection and Surge Protection
• D. No Protection

Answer: (C)

Grounding and bonding for limited energy systems and communication equipment are designed to minimize electric shock risk and to give transient surge currents a safe path to ground. By keeping all exposed conductors at a common potential and providing a low-impedance return path for fault currents, touch voltages are reduced and the chance of shock is lowered. At the same time, these paths help divert transient surges—whether from switching, external disturbances, or lightning impulses—away from people and sensitive equipment, limiting overvoltages and damage. So the protection provided covers both shock protection and surge protection. The other options are incomplete because grounding for these systems does more than just address surges or just shocks, and it certainly isn’t no protection.