Power and ElectricalEarthing, Bonding, Lightning and Surge Protection
Earthing is the system that does nothing visible until a fault or a strike, and then determines whether anybody is hurt and whether the electronics survive. This course covers designing it. Delegates work through earthing system types and the fault current path, earth electrode design and soil resistivity measurement, step and touch potential calculation, and the bonding that keeps equipment at the same potential during an event. Lightning protection covers risk assessment, air termination and down conductor design. Surge protection is covered as a coordinated set of devices across the installation rather than a single unit, and the course closes on testing, measurement and the periodic verification an earthing system needs.
Course objectives
- Describe earthing system types and the fault current path in each
- Measure soil resistivity and design an earth electrode system
- Calculate step and touch potentials and design to limit them
- Specify bonding to hold equipment at a common potential
- Carry out a lightning risk assessment and design protection
- Coordinate surge protective devices across an installation
- Test, measure and periodically verify an earthing system
Who should attend
- Electrical design and installation engineers
- Substation and telecommunications engineers
- Electrical safety officers
- Consulting engineers
- Maintenance staff responsible for earthing systems
Course outline
- 01Earthing system types and the fault current path
- 02Soil resistivity measurement
- 03Earth electrode design
- 04Step and touch potential
- 05Bonding and equipotential zones
- 06Lightning risk assessment and protection design
- 07Coordinated surge protection across an installation
- 08Testing, measurement and periodic verification
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 to 16 October 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 9 to 13 November 2026 | Mbabane, Eswatini | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 4 to 8 January 2027 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 18 to 22 January 2027 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 1 to 5 February 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 26 February 2027 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |