Introduction to Lightning Protection System Audit
Lightning is a natural phenomenon which risks life and assets. It can’t be avoided. The only thing we can do is to measure the lightning strike and to minimize its risks, then design and install an adequate protection against the strikes. Then it is required to perform an inspection, evaluation, audit or assessment to installed both external and internal lightning protection systems. Pro Arc Flash provides inspection, evaluation, audits and assessments for existing lightning protection system and installation. This lightning protection system audit and assessment services is part of our Electrical System Audit & Assessment consulting services.
Why We Need LPS Audit or Assessment?
Lightning protection system (LPS) is designed and installed to protect a structure and its contents from damage due to lightning strikes. It is by intercepting lightning strikes and safely passing their extremely high currents to ground.
Lightning is a natural phenomenon which risks life and assets. It can’t be avoided.
There some reasons why we need to audit our existing lightning protection system:
- To recalculate lightning risk around the structure
- To check and identify structures which require protection and determine the level of protection required as per latest standards.
- To evaluate whether existing system covers all of the facility from both direct and indirect lightning strikes.
- To check the healthiness of the existing lightning protection system.
- To identify gaps in material and installation in the existing design with respect to the latest and relevant regulations and standards.
