Preventing Ignition from Lightning and Transient Surges in Buildings 

 

Lightning

Aim:

This presentation was delivered by Sean Passant the Technical Manager of DEHN UK (one of the  the worlds largest manufacturer of isolated lightning protection equipment).at a recent IFSM technical meeting) 

 

 

Module 1

 The course covers the following:

  • Introduction
  • Course content
  • Lightning
  • What causes lightning to occur

 

 

 

Module 2

 The course covers the following:

  • Relevant standards

 

Module 3

 The course covers the following:

  • Risk management
  • Different types of risk assessment
  • Sources of damage
  • Type of damage

 

 

 

Module 4

 The course covers the following:

  • Lightning protection levels
  • Lightning mesh
  • The rolling sphere

 

 

Module 5

 The course covers the following:

  • Higher risk buildings
  • Case studies

 

 

Module 6

 The course covers the following:

  • Poor design and installation
  • Cladding issues on existing building

 

 

Module 7

 The course covers the following:

  • Over reliance on “Fortuitous Metalwork”

 

 

Module 8

 The course covers the following:

  • Electrical bonding

 

 

Module 9

 The course covers the following:

  • Solutions

 

 

Module 10

 The course covers the following:

  • Conclusion

 

We hope you enjoyed the presentation.  We do offer a full suite of other courses to improve competence of all in the fire industry. Here is the link 

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