Which is a personnel grounding technique?

• A. Using wrist wraps connected to a ground system.
• B. Wearing gloves with no grounding connection.
• C. Refraining from touching any grounded surface.
• D. Only grounding after completing the task.

Answer: (A)

Grounding personnel means giving the worker a safe path to earth so their body stays at the same electrical potential as the equipment they’re working with. A wrist strap connected to a grounded system provides that path, usually with a resistor to limit current, so any static charge on the body is quickly dissipated and the worker remains at earth potential throughout the task. The other options don’t fit because gloves without a grounding connection don’t remove static charge, avoiding grounded surfaces isn’t a grounding method, and grounding after finishing the task leaves the worker ungrounded during work, defeating the protection.