This Standard applies to grounding and bonding equipment for use in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, CSA C22.1, in Canada or the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, in the United States. This Standard applies to the following grounding and bonding equipment: a) ground clamps, bonding devices, grounding bushings, water-meter shunts, grounding electrodes, and the like used in a grounding system; b) equipment for making electrical connections between i) the grounding conductors used in electrical power systems, non-current-carrying metal parts of electrical equipment, armored grounding wires, metal raceways, and the like; and ii) grounding electrodes; c) equipment for making electrical connections between i) the grounding conductors used in telecommunications systems such as telephone, radio, CATV, network power broadband, and the like; and ii) grounding electrodes; and d) hospital grounding jacks and mating grounding cord assemblies (for the United States, see Annex a).