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Exported PME to steel floodlight columns, public tennis courts

Patrick Hammond

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We're doing an EICR at a local tennis club. It has a number of  3 phase floodlights mounted on galavanised columns illuminatimg outdoor tennis courts.

They are earthed via an exported PME TNCS system which was surprising because we'd imagined they would have sunk an earth rod at each column and not exported the PME.

The location is open to the public. Circuits not 30mA RCD protected foir additional protection.

I'm no

Many Thanks for your help

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       said “Presumably intended to be interpreted as the light fitting itself is accessible, as distinct from the column that's supporting it. So perhaps doesn't apply in this particular case (unless the column is unusually short). The would keep it consistent with the listed exclusions - which includes street lighting.”.

    714.411.2.201 is a height specific requirement, light sources less than 2.800 metres have to be enclosed.

    714.1 Scope specifically states that sporting areas and flood lights are within scope.

    There is nothing to say that the RCD requirement depends on the height of the light source and the tennis court flood lights are within scope, so as an absolute minimum the lack of 30 mA RCD protection is a C3 and definitely cannot be ignored.

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       said “Presumably intended to be interpreted as the light fitting itself is accessible, as distinct from the column that's supporting it. So perhaps doesn't apply in this particular case (unless the column is unusually short). The would keep it consistent with the listed exclusions - which includes street lighting.”.

    714.411.2.201 is a height specific requirement, light sources less than 2.800 metres have to be enclosed.

    714.1 Scope specifically states that sporting areas and flood lights are within scope.

    There is nothing to say that the RCD requirement depends on the height of the light source and the tennis court flood lights are within scope, so as an absolute minimum the lack of 30 mA RCD protection is a C3 and definitely cannot be ignored.

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