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Surge protection - Everything you wanted to know about bs en 62305...but were too afraid to ask!
ATLAS, the Association of Technical Lightning and Access Specialists, has left no stone unturned when it comes to teaching the lightning protection industry about the BS EN 62305 standard 
Centenary celebration
Dehn Group this year celebrates its 100 year anniversary, and will mark the occasion by expanding its nationwide seminars on BS EN 62305, the current lightning and surge protection standard.
High expectations
Lightning protection specialist and Atlas (Association of Technical Lightning and Access Specialists) member Best Services was recently tasked with designing and installing a structural lightning protection system to protect the highest building in England and Wales.
Lightning protection - Ignorance is no defence!
Last August saw the long awaited arrival of the new British Standard for lightning protection, BS EN 62305, replacing the now obsolete BS 6651. It has changed, and will continue to change, the way lightning protection is understood, planned and implemented. Yet despite extensive publicity, widespread confusion across the industry
Lightning fast calculations
Furse's popular StrikeRisk software makes lightning risk assessments lightning fast. A trial version of the new StrikeRisk v5 is available free of charge from the Furse website.
Lightning protection - Engineers field FAQs
The introduction of the new and more complex standard BS EN 62305:2006 Protection against Lightning has led to many new questions and the resurfacing of several ‘old chestnuts'. We look at a few of the most frequently asked questions fielded by Furse engineers
Lightning protection - Fire alarm systems protected
In a dangerous situation, emergency alarm systems (fire alarm systems or burglar alarm systems) should signal ‘actively', and remain ‘passive' in safe situations according to DEHN UK. Malfunctions of these systems (no response in case of danger, or alarm signal in case of no danger) are undesirable and expensive. False
Overvoltage protection - When lightning strikes
Lightning can cause significant damage to sensitive, mission-critical systems within a building if lightning protection measures are not adequate. Paul Considine of Wieland Electric explains how the risk can be aligned to the cost of protection