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FEATURE Lightning Protection Ireland Lightning Protection Ireland
Lightning Protection Ireland are specialist experts in the design, supply, installation and maintenance of lightning protection and earthing systems.
ightning strikes the ground throughout the world 100 times every second. It is one of nature’s most destructive
elements. A single lightning bolt can carry up to 1 billion volts of energy and can reach temperatures of 28,000°C. Our lightning protection and earthing systems will prevent potential damage that can be caused by lightning strikes.
Lightning Protection systems are designed to give this energy a safe and low impedance path to earth.
There are three parts to a structural Lightning Protection System:
– The purpose of the air termination network is to capture the lightning current and dissipate it safely to earth. This prevents or greatly reduces any physical damage to the structure.
1. Air Termination Network
2. Down Conductors – These should take the shortest practical route from the air termination network to the earth termination system. The lightning current is shared equally between the down conductors. Therefore, the greater the number of down conductors, the less current flowing down each one. We optimise the number of down conductors used on every project we undertake.
We use only materials which have been tested and approved to IS EN 50164, and which are supplied to us by the world leaders in lightning protection and earthing materials.
Lightning Protection Ireland is Ireland’s leading professional contracting firm for the design, supply, installation and maintenance of lightning protection and earthing systems.
• We are members of SLPTG (Steeplejack & Lightning Protection Training Group).
– This disperses the current safely and efficiently into the ground. The current European Standard IS EN 62305:2011 states that an overall resistance of 10 ohms or less is required to achieve this.
At Lightning Protection Ireland and Lightning Protection International, we are committed to making health and safety our number one priority.
3. Earth Termination Network
It is important that lightning protection systems are correctly designed and installed by specialist engineers. Lightning Protection Ireland and Lightning Protection International will supply you with some of the best.
From those offices, we provide clients through Ireland, the UK and Europe with competitively-priced and highly effective solutions.
All our operatives have undertaken training in Health and Safety Awareness, Roof Safety Awareness (including RF Awareness), Safe Use of Abrasive Wheels, Cable Avoidance Techniques, Self Propelled Booms and Scissor Lifts and Rope Access Techniques. To ensure our staff are up to date with current health and safety issues, we hold tool box talks on a regular basis.
Our personnel have undergone intensive training with ATLAS (The Association of Technical Lightning and Access Specialists). We have also participated in additional training and seminars from our major suppliers.
Our commitment to quality and safety is evidenced by the following:
For further information about our services, please call us on 01 459 4895 in Dublin or 028 7930 0402 in Northern Ireland, e-mail us at enquiries@lightningprotection.ie.
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About Lightning Protection Ireland
ATLAS for the design of lightning protection systems to IS EN6205 (Parts 1 – 4).
We operate throughout Ireland, and our expertise has also allowed us to expand into the UK and Europe, as Lightning Protection International. We now operate a Northern Ireland office in Derry and an England office in Slough, in addition to our company HQ in Dublin.
• All our on-site operatives are SafePass holders and have been fully trained in manual handling, working at heights, cable avoidance techniques, PASMA, and SSSTS.
Our mission statement is to provide our services in a cost effective and timely manner, while delivering all solutions with an ongoing commitment to our comprehensive quality control program.
Why Us?
• We are members of ATLAS (Association of Technical Lightning & Access Specialists).
• We are Safe-T Cert registered. • We are DEHN HVI conductor
premium installers.
• Our designers are accredited by