But I have found that a lot of plumbers also forget or ignore the little bit about electricity they are supposed to know all about and often don't use when they are meant to or sometimes don't even seem to possess when I ask why they are not using a bonding strap like this when inserting bits like a HWS into the house water main and/or the gas line
https://www.plumberschoice.com.au/pr...onding-straps/ . I guess it's extremely low risk but it only has to happen once. And in WA Perth Metro with our very dry non-conductive soil if a earth stake has been detached the risk might be higher.
In the low likelihood high risk rating severity range: