Debris-Collecting Vacuum Machine with Grounded Safety System and Associated Methods

A debris collection machine includes a vacuum system (including a suction source operable to provide suction for pulling debris into a receptacle), a ground reference portion, a ground test portion, and a ground-checking module. The ground reference portion is electrically coupled with an electrically grounded reference point, and the ground test portion is electrically coupled with a portion of the vacuum system. The ground-checking module determines a resistance between from the ground reference portion and the ground test portion and prevents or terminates operation of the suction source of the vacuum system when the resistance exceeds a predetermined threshold value, e.g., which may correspond to a risk condition of spark generation that could ignite material in the receptacle