SLS provides our customers with a full spectrum of lightning risk assessment capabilities. We perform risk evaluations for assets ranging from small commercial facilities to critical military and aerospace infrastructure. Our team of expert engineers conducts meticulous lightning risk assessments, delving deep into potential vulnerabilities specific to the facility and its operational needs. By identifying critical risks and weaknesses, we offer comprehensive recommendations to enhance resilience against lightning, to help ensure uninterrupted operational effectiveness for even the most challenging projects and installations. Reach out to our team of experts for lightning-related services.
As lightning risk assessment experts, we comply with:
This assessment fills the requirements of many jurisdictions for evaluating the need for a lightning protection system on a particular structure.
SLS has developed proprietary software that quickly performs the risk assessment calculations required in compliance with NFPA 780 (Simplified Risk Assessment Tool). Input criteria include building dimensions, expected occupancy, construction material, location, etc.
SLS engineers perform the calculations required in the NFPA’s detailed risk assessment for structures where a higher level of risk analysis is required.
The detailed risk assessment accounts for factors including all incoming and outgoing utilities to a given structure, coordinated installation of surge protective devices (SPD), cable shielding and bonding, and the facility grounding topology, among others.
BS IEC-62305-2's risk management approach focuses on the risk of economic loss, loss of human life, cultural heritage, and service to the public caused by a lightning discharge.
SLS engineers perform the calculations detailed in the IEC's risk assessment procedure to evaluate the lightning risk to structures and personnel.
Monte Carlo simulation is a computerized mathematical technique for incorporating risk into quantitative analysis and decision-making. It is used by engineers to identify all the possible outcomes of specific decisions and assess the impact of risk, allowing for better decision-making under uncertainty.
SLS has developed proprietary 3D analysis software based on the Monte Carlo model to quantify the probability of direct lightning strikes, along with the peak current distribution of those strikes, to every portion of your facility.
This software, which exceeds the requirements of all accepted standards, provides customers with valuable data that cannot be obtained through traditional risk assessments. SLS utilizes this revolutionary software package to highlight lightning vulnerabilities at your facility that may not have otherwise been identified.
The SLS Team has many decades of lightning monitoring, lightning protection, and lightning testing experience. We apply state-of-the-art lightning research to engineering solutions.
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