10/09/2026
Lightning Protection systems in the commercial sector make safety and operations sense. In structures handling volatile and hazardous materials, the systems, as part of an aggregated approach, are critical.
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๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ณ๐ด๐ฌ is the U.S. standard explicitly covering structures containing flammable vapors, gases, liquids that emit flammable vapors (Chapter 6), and structures housing explosive materials.
Beyond the already outsized risks from lightning and critical surge events, these structures reside in a special risk category.
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In standard commercial buildings a strike damages roof and roof equipment, potentially knocking out power and ushering in a host of other negative consequences.
Strikes at facilities handling and holding hazardous and sensitive materials ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด, fractionation towers, pipe racks, and distillation columns.
The knock-on consequences from these events are catastrophic.
There is a solution.
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