IEC/TC 81 - Lightning protection
To prepare international standards and guides for lightning protection for structures, as well for persons, installations, services and contents. The objective of the standards will be: • To develop requirements for design and installation of Lightning Protection Systems for structures, • To develop requirements for design and installation of Surge Protection Measures for structures as they relate to protection from lightning effects, • To develop basic requirements for protection against electromagnetic effects due to lightning, • To give general guidance to IEC member countries that may have need of such requirements and • To facilitate international exchanges that may be hampered by differences in national regulations.
Protection contre la foudre
Préparer des normes internationales et des guides concernant la protection contre la foudre pour les bâtiments, ainsi que les personnes, les installations, les services et les contenus. L'objectif des normes sera : • De développer les exigences pour la conception et l'installation des systèmes de protection foudre pour les structures, • De développer les exigences pour la conception et l'installation de mesures de protection contre les surtensions pour les structures qui ont trait à la protection contre les effets de la foudre, • De développer les exigences de base en matière de protection contre les effets électromagnétiques dus à la foudre, • De donner des orientations générales aux pays membres de la CEI qui peuvent avoir besoin de ces exigences et • De faciliter les échanges internationaux qui peuvent être entravés par des différences dans les réglementations nationales.
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IEC/TC 81 is a Technical Committee within the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is named "Lightning protection" and is responsible for: To prepare international standards and guides for lightning protection for structures, as well for persons, installations, services and contents. The objective of the standards will be: • To develop requirements for design and installation of Lightning Protection Systems for structures, • To develop requirements for design and installation of Surge Protection Measures for structures as they relate to protection from lightning effects, • To develop basic requirements for protection against electromagnetic effects due to lightning, • To give general guidance to IEC member countries that may have need of such requirements and • To facilitate international exchanges that may be hampered by differences in national regulations. This committee has published 54 standards.
IEC/TC 81 develops ISO standards in the area of Information technology. The scope of work includes: To prepare international standards and guides for lightning protection for structures, as well for persons, installations, services and contents. The objective of the standards will be: • To develop requirements for design and installation of Lightning Protection Systems for structures, • To develop requirements for design and installation of Surge Protection Measures for structures as they relate to protection from lightning effects, • To develop basic requirements for protection against electromagnetic effects due to lightning, • To give general guidance to IEC member countries that may have need of such requirements and • To facilitate international exchanges that may be hampered by differences in national regulations. Currently, there are 54 published standards from this technical committee.
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