Description:Raise protection from lightning exposure to new heights with the 2008 NFPA 780.Bring your knowledge in line with the latest protection methods and devices! The 2008 NFPA 780: Installation of Lightning Protection Systems contains technical revisions throughout the Standard and is your key to reducing dangerous and deadly lightning hazards.Improve safety with vital updates, including:- New provisions for lightning protection for wind turbines- Clarification of requirements relating to connection to underground metallic piping and grounding electrodes- New definitions for "grounding electrode," "nominal discharge current" and "voltage protection rating"- New requirements for protection of rooftop mechanical units, such as air conditioning/heating units (RTUs), metal air intake/exhaust housings, cooling towers, etc.- New lightning flash density maps provide better resolution for risk assessment calculations- Updates to the requirements for the protection of watercraft- Revised rules for the separation between any two ground rods where multiple connected ground rods are installed- Changes to provisions where shallow topsoil depth is encounteredAdditional editorial and format revisions have also been made to improve clarity and enhance usability. Save lives and property by working with current guidelines.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with NFPA 780: Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems. To get started finding NFPA 780: Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
58
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
NFPA
Release
2008
ISBN
NFPA 780: Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems
Description: Raise protection from lightning exposure to new heights with the 2008 NFPA 780.Bring your knowledge in line with the latest protection methods and devices! The 2008 NFPA 780: Installation of Lightning Protection Systems contains technical revisions throughout the Standard and is your key to reducing dangerous and deadly lightning hazards.Improve safety with vital updates, including:- New provisions for lightning protection for wind turbines- Clarification of requirements relating to connection to underground metallic piping and grounding electrodes- New definitions for "grounding electrode," "nominal discharge current" and "voltage protection rating"- New requirements for protection of rooftop mechanical units, such as air conditioning/heating units (RTUs), metal air intake/exhaust housings, cooling towers, etc.- New lightning flash density maps provide better resolution for risk assessment calculations- Updates to the requirements for the protection of watercraft- Revised rules for the separation between any two ground rods where multiple connected ground rods are installed- Changes to provisions where shallow topsoil depth is encounteredAdditional editorial and format revisions have also been made to improve clarity and enhance usability. Save lives and property by working with current guidelines.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with NFPA 780: Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems. To get started finding NFPA 780: Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.