Standardise lightning systems

NEXT month, the Malaysian lightning protection standard, MS-IEC62305, will mark the 10th anniversary of its approval by the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti). The standard was adopted from the IEC62305:2006 standard published a year earlier by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for its 100-plus member nations around the globe.

This standard has been helping engineers throughout the world to design highly effective lightning protection systems for buildings using conventional air terminals (simple lightning rods), metallic strips and cables. The system is highly effective as long as the engineers strictly adhere to all the relevant design clauses stated in the standard.