Earthing & Lightning Protection
- Impact assessment of a lightning strike to a business site
An exercise seldom undertaken by the management of small and large
business alike in Southern Africa is the impact assessment of a
lightning strike to the business premises. The cost implications of
down-sizing, outsourcing, franchising, brand-building, employee
motivation and globalisation on the internet top the agenda at the
Monday morning management meeting.... - Lightning Surge Protection - Current trends and some contentious issues
Due to the random and statistical manner in which lightning related events occur and cause equipment damage, lightning surge
protection equipment is often only tested in the field for a brief moment,
sometimes years after its purchase and installation. If the surge protection was
correctly rated for the application, manufactured correctly and installed
correctly...
