Pinnacle Testing Solutions Ltd offer Lightning Protection Testing, nationwide.
Your safety and the efficiency of your business depends on the safety measures you undertake. Whether it is a domestic, commercial or historic building we can help to protect your building. We can complete a lightning risk assessment, advice, design, install, test and certify to the British standard; BSEN 62305/ International standard; IEC 62305 or ESE standard NFC-17-102.
Contact us to find out if we can assist you with any aspect of lightning protection. From completing a risk assessment, design, installation or maintenance of a lightning protection system. Providing you with peace of mind, a safer environment and better protection during the next thunder storm.
According to IEC 62305-3, during the periodic inspection and testing of a lightning protection system, the following need to be checked:
a) Deterioration of air termination elements, conductors and connections.
b) Corrosion of earth electrodes.
c) Earthing resistance value for the earth termination system.
d) Conditions of connections, equipotential bonding and fixings.
There are different techniques for testing the lightning protection system. The following are the commonly used methods for testing the reliability of a lightning protection system.
1) Resistance testing
2) Continuity testing
3) Ground or soil resistivity testing
4) Visual inspection
All the mechanical and electrical conditions of all conductors, bonds, joints and earth electrodes should be checked by the above methods. Each of the earthing or grounding points and the conductors connected to them are tested for earth resistance.