RISK MANAGEMENT IN DIRECT LIGHTNING PROTECTION

The specifications of the lightning protection system require that their analysis and design comply with the standard IEC 62305 series.[1] The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is the unit responsible for implementing international standards. Its technical committees are composed of representatives from the standards of different states, where each state has the right to one vote during the process of drafting the standard. [1] Standards usually have an IEC prefix for their number. IEC standards are produced in English and French. For most states the adoption of these standards is done voluntarily, and often a select portion of the content of the standard is absorbed and presented as an improvement on the standard that that state has. [8]