NFPA International will release the 2017 revision to NFPA 780 Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems before the end of this year; typically ahead of the NCAA football season. This is the parent standard for lightning protection of outdoor athletic venues anywhere; not just enterprises within the education industry. As an installation standard, its scope is limited to the protection from lightning of buildings and structures, recreation and sports areas, and any other situations involving danger from lightning to people or property, except those concepts utilizing early streamer emission air terminals. The protection of electric generating, transmission, and distribution systems is not within the scope of this Committee.
The IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee has tracked the 2017 revision of NFPA 780 since 2015 but has not advocated #TotalCostofOwnership concepts within it thus far. We do push back (i.e. advocate routinely) on the market-making tendencies for conformity assessment organizations to over-write accreditation criteria that supports their revenue stream beyond what might be considered safe and economical.
2017 NFPA 780 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS STANDARD Comments Due
Issue: [14-105]
Contact: Mike Anthony, Jim Harvey
Category: Electrical, Athletics & Recreation
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