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Lightning Risk Assessment

Whether a structure should have a lightning protection system, by comparing its expected annual strike frequency with a tolerable frequency set by its construction, contents, occupancy and consequences.

Screening
Structure
Lightning activity
Consequence factors (tolerable frequency)
Factor values come from the tables in NFPA 780 Annex L or IEC 62305-2; RokBench does not reproduce them.
Result

Enter the structure size, the local flash density and the factors you selected from the standard's tables.

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