{"id":48470,"date":"2013-04-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/at3w.com\/blog\/lightning-strike-risk-assessment-for-industrial-sectors\/"},"modified":"2013-04-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T22:00:00","slug":"lightning-strike-risk-assessment-for-industrial-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/at3w.com\/en\/blog\/lightning-strike-risk-assessment-for-industrial-sectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning strike risk assessment for industrial sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lightningprotection-at3w.com\/services\/project-design\/s46\">Professional studies of risk assessment for lightning strikes are<\/a><\/strong> necessary, if not mandatory, in the industrial sector.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDamages to people, facilities and equipment caused by direct lightning strikes or fire due to an electrical discharge may be severe in the industrial sector, especially in those industries that use flammable materials or chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn most countries it is compulsory a professional study to determine:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProtection level of the installation<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDesign of the lightning protection system<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tType of installation to perform<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVerification and maintenance plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n\tA standardized lightning protection system significantly reduces the damages caused by lightning strikes. 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