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Lightning Protection Resources

Fuses, Circuit Breakers & Surge Protectors Manufacturers & Services

A Basic Primer in Lightning Effects and Protection

Summary from weighing-systems.com.

Air Force Instruction 32-1065 Grounding Systems

Assigns maintenance responsibilities and requirements for electrical grounding systems on Air Force installations.

An Overview of Lightning Safety
Louisville, CO

Summary by Richard Kithil.

Electrical Hazards: Protecting Yourself, Your Home, and Your Assets

Information from State Farm Insurance.

FLASH— KABOOM!

Article by John Wiles, Sponsored by the Photovoltaic Systems Assistance Center, Sandia National Laboratories.

High Resolution Full Climatology Annual Flash Rate
Fort Worth, TX

From National Weather Service.

Global Lightning Observations

From the Space Physics Research Group, University of California, Berkeley.

Grounding Bonding and Shielding for Electronic Equipments and Facilities

From the Department of Defense.

Lightning and Surge Protection

Tutorial by Kenneth Schneider, PhD.

Lightning Protection

Article from Radio Magazine, by John Battison.

Lightning Protection
Green Bay, WI

Information from the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.

Lightning Protection

Facts & information from wvlightning.com.

Lightning Protection for the Amateur Station Part 1

By Ron Block, KB2UYT.

Lightning Protection for the Amateur Station Part 1

By Ron Block, KB2UYT.

Lightning Protection for Farms

From National Ag Safety Database.

Lightning Protection for the Farm

By Roy Linn, Extension Farm Safety Specialist.

Lightning Protection Hazard Alert
Silver Spring, MD

From The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights.

Lightning Protection Institute
800-488-6864 / Maryville, MO

Dedicated to insuring that today's lightning protection systems are the best possible quality - in design, materials and installation - so that precious lives and property can be protected from the damaging and costly affects of one of nature's most exciting phenomenons - lightning.

Lightning Protection Systems

Information from the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL). UL issues certificates of conformance for systems, inspecting system components and checking completed installations.

Lightning Risk Reduction Outdoors

From NOAA, National Weather Service.

Lightning Rod

Definition and information pertaining to lightning protection, from Wikipedia.

Lightning Safety

Publication issued by the Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety.

Lightning Density Map of the United States

NOAA

Lightning Density Map of the World

NASA

Lightning Safety

NOAA, National Weather Service data

Lightning Strikes to People and the Legal Duties to Warn and to Protect
MA

By Dr. Ronald B. Standler, attorney and consultant.

Methods of Creating Lightning Protection Zones Near Tall Telecommunications Structures According to Different National Standards

From IEEE.

MIL-STD-464, Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Requirements for Systems

Lightning strike waveforms. This standard establishes electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) interface requirements and verification criteria for airborne, sea, space, and ground systems, including associated ordnance.

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
800 344-3555 / Quincy, MA

Serves as the world's leading advocate of fire prevention and is an authoritative source on public safety.

National Lightning Detection Network

A commercial lightning detection network operated by the Vaisala Group. A network of more than 150 antenna stations are connected to a central processor that records the time, polarity, signal strength, and number of strokes of each cloud-to-ground lightning flash detected.

National Lightning Safety Institute (NLSI)
Louisville, CO

A non-profit, non-product advocacy of lightning safety for both people and structures.

Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Instruction 8020.1

Reporting the physical location of ammunition and explosives (A&E) during non-working hours.

NFPA 780: Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems, 1997 Edition

From the National Fire Protection Association.

Protection Against Ignitions Arising out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents

Document from American Petroleum Institute.

Recommended Practice for Powering and Grounding Electronic Equipment

Document from IEEE.

Recommended Practice for Grounding of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems

From IEEE.

Surge Arrestors for Lightning and EMP Protection

Article by Mick Abraham.

United Lightning Protection Association
800-668-8572 / Libertyville, IL

Promotes National Safety Standards regulating our industry, promotes the proper installation of lightning protection throughout the country and promotes lightning safety.

U.S. Army Explosives Safety Program

From the U.S. Army.

World Lightning Strike Map
Louisville, CO

From the National Lightning Safety Institute.

Why You Need Lightning Protection

From Electricians Toolbox Etc.

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