their interest to
keep their plant operation, so
they should check what the cost
of failure would be.g.
IEC 60364-4-44 describes risk analysis for determ-
ining what surge protection devices are required. Contracts
Example: Insurers’ guidelines, e. VdS 2010. VDS 2010
List applicable documents shown order increasing legal force
1.). Technical rules
Example: IEC/EN 62305
5. Ordinances
An ordinance passed not national parliaments
but national executive bodies, e. Specifications
Under specifications such the German “accident
prevention regulations”, all companies are required to
adhere certain occupational safety and health re-
quirements the workplace.
5. relevant excerpt from VDS 2010 can
be found Table 1.
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Chapter General introduction
. Specifications Example: Accident prevention regulations
4. Objects for which lightning and
surge protection measures are obligatory are listed in
e. the Technical
Rules for Industrial Safety (TRBS) published the
German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health.Legislation
Examples: German Constitution, regional building regulations
for public buildings and meeting places
2. For example, lightning protection referred to
in part TRBS 2152 means preventing the
ignition dangerous explosive atmospheres. Lightning
protection demanded by, for example, the German
state building regulations for public buildings and
meeting places.
Every owner operator re-
sponsible for the safety their
own plant. The most im-
portant standard for lightning protection IEC 62305.
2.g. Technical rules
Standards and technical rules present methods and
technical solutions ensure adherence the safety
standards specified the legislation. In
Germany, surge protection has been mandatory since
October 2016. Contracts
Insurance companies have drawn guidelines on
the basis damage and accidents that have been
observed the past. Ordinances
Example: Technical Rules for Industrial Safety (TRBS) the
German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
3. Legislation
The most important tasks the legal system are to
protect human life and basic social assets (cultural
treasures, security energy supplies, etc.
3.5 Legal regulations defining what
lightning protection required
What lightning protection required depends five
factors:
1.g.
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