Lightning has always impressed Man, who has made it an attribute of divine power. Lightning plays a part in all mythology, constantly and in all of its forms.
Storm clouds are the most vigorous of clouds. We call them cumulonimbus, or king of the clouds. Cumulonimbus rarely present themselves in isolated forms, but rather aggregate ones. They differ from other rain clouds both because of the scale of their extent, both vertical and horizontal, and their ability to cause electric storms.
Lightning which strikes a structure may cause damage to that structure, its occupants or their property, including equipment failure, especially on internal networks.
The lightning protection system must be designed and installed by specialist designers and installation engineers. A lightning protection specialist is someone who, according to their training, knowledge and experience, and their ability to apply standards governing lightning protection, is capable of designing, producing and/or inspecting a lightning protection system. The concepts of projects, production and/or inspection require knowledge in different fields.
Vinçotte provides you with lightning protection specialists. They have in-depth knowledge of the physical phenomena in question, as well as how to apply the different methods for setting up projects and standardised calculation methods, recommendations for installing the different components of lightning and surge protection systems, and they are familiar with techniques for building and assembling them.
Règlement Général sur les Installations Electriques [General Electricity Network Regulations]
Royal Order dated 7/7/1994 setting basic standards for prevention of fire and explosion, which new buildings must meet.
Royal Order dated 4/12/2012 on minimum safety recommendations for workplace electricity networks.
Royal Order dated 26/3/200. concerning well-being of workers likely to be exposed to the risks posed by explosive atmospheres.
NBN EN 62305-1 General principles
NBN EN 62305-2 Risk assessment
NBN EN 62305-3 Physical damage to structures and human risks
NBN EN 62305-4 Power and communications networks in structures
Structures to be routinely protected:
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