The soap or plate rack is never going to be bonded, they could however be fixed to a metal stud within a wall giving a conductive path.
The biggest danger is that a fixing screw has nicked the line conductor leaving the rack at mains potential resulting in the death of a lady taking plates out of the dishwasher when she touched the electrically live plate rack and the earthed dishwasher at the same time, as has happened.
The soap or plate rack is never going to be bonded, they could however be fixed to a metal stud within a wall giving a conductive path.
The biggest danger is that a fixing screw has nicked the line conductor leaving the rack at mains potential resulting in the death of a lady taking plates out of the dishwasher when she touched the electrically live plate rack and the earthed dishwasher at the same time, as has happened.
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