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Section 2.2.2
2- to 3-Day Class:
Inspection, Maintenance and Testing
of the NFPA-780 Lightning Protection System
Overview
This intensive training provides the electrician-inspector-technician
with an understanding of the details of NFPA-780 lightning protection
system designs and inspection/maintenance/testing. Persons graduating
from this 2- to 3-day class will be able to evaluate and inspect an existing
lightning protection system for compliance with NFPA-780.
Certification
Successful graduates of the class receive a National Lightning Safety
Institute CERTIFIED INSPECTOR OF NFPA-780 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS
diploma and wallet cards.
Class Logistics
This class is taught to groups and organizations at their locations, anywhere in the U.S.
It usually can be scheduled with 3-4 weeks of notice to NLSI. Class size is 12-15 students. Class handouts
include the most recent NFPA-780 and NEC sections.
This training session lasts 2-3 days. (No outdoor activities will be conducted during thunderstorms.)
The tuition is $895 per person. Please call
NLSI at 303-666-8817 or send
email for more information.
Course Outline
1. Lightning Overview:
Lightning behavior; lightning’s effects on buildings and people; personal
lightning safety.
Copy of NLSI’s book on these topics.
2. The Lightning Protection System for Facilities & Structures
2.1 A page-by-page review of NFPA-780-2008, Installation
of Lightning Protection Systems. Emphasis is on:
2.1.1 Air terminal designs
2.1.2 Conductors/connectors/bonding
2.1.3 Grounding
2.1.4 Surge protection
2.1.5 Appendices
2.1.6 Maintenance
2.2 Looking outside of the NFPA-780 box
3.
Review of National Electrical Code (NEC), sections 250/280/285.
4. Hands-on grounding resistivity measuring with modern 3-point fall of potential
and clamp-on instruments.
5. Walk roofs of buildings that contain NFPA-780 LPSs.
Critique installations.
Students
will evaluate them for compliance.
6. Final examination and exam analysis.
Note:
Specialized lightning protection codes and standards, such as AFI 32-1065, FAA STD 019e, DOE M 440.1-1, and Navy OP SEA 5, can be integrated into the lesson plan upon request.
More Information about NFPA-780
NFPA-780 for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems is widely
held to be the primary lightning protection document in the USA.
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