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Obtain a copy of the current Lightning Safe Structures Design document and ‘as installed’ Engineering documents (as
applicable).
Obtain a copy of the Fatal Risk Standard, and the CCMP for Lightning Safe Structures (LSS).

Lightning Safe Structure Audited

Plant Area: ID/Details:

# Question Yes No Comments

1 Is the current version of the design stored in the site Document ☐ ☐

Management System?

2 Does the design reflect the current installation (any modifications ☐ ☐

since?)

3 All ModTracker actions completed? ☐ ☐

4 Risk assessment completed? ☐ ☐

5 All minimum design requirements have been met (refer CCMP for LSS ☐ ☐
and Appendix A)?

7 The person who developed the design was a suitably qualified ☐ ☐

individual?

8a The design was endorsed by Manager Engineering Improvement - ☐ ☐

Operational Excellence and endorsed and approved as per Appendix C
of Fatal Risk Standard, via the MMG document control system?

8b Any conditions associated with endorsement lodged and tracked to ☐ ☐

completion in GRC? (put N/A if not applicable)

9 Infrastructure included appropriately in the maintenance system? ☐ ☐

Verify and inspect LSS in the field

1 Placarded as a lightning safe shelter (large buildings excepted) and ☐ ☐

included on the facility map?

3 Housekeeping is such that the capacity of the shelter for the nominated ☐ ☐
number of individuals (see design) is not materially impacted?

Verification Performed by:

Name: Position:

Signature: Date:

WO #:

Notifications:

Material issues If Yes,

raised with Control Yes / Not applicable (circle one) Signature of
Owner? Control Owner

Events raised in
GRC / IEM Yes / Not applicable (circle one) Event ID(s)
(if/as applicable)?

Advise Control Owner if any issues Scan and upload to Work Order.
Complete the verification checklist Sign and date
or concerns Close Work Order.

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APPENDIX A

Refer to the decision flow chart overleaf.

All steel demountable/ transportable offices (such as site offices, crib rooms, production offices, etc.) may be
considered a safe shelter wherever;
 A minimum of two (2) local Earth Electrodes (min 1.8m x 15mm) are installed at opposed corners of the
structure, and well away from trafficable areas;
 Suitably rated (minimum 50kA) surge diverters are installed at the local distribution board, and wired each
Phase to Neutral, (and possibly wired Neutral to Earth if applicable);
 Suitably rated surge suppressors are installed on ALL incoming and outgoing copper telephone pairs (if
applicable); and
 Suitably rated surge suppressors are installed on incoming coaxial radio cabling (if applicable).

Metal shipping containers are considered safe shelters if:

 Metal screening is installed over all openings;
 Lighting is battery powered (not AC-powered);
 Sufficient airflow, water supply and seating is provided; and
 The structure is deliberately earthed or situated on a conductive surface.

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APPENDIX B

A LPS for a building comprises lightning rods or air terminals on the roof (to intercept the lightning strike), heavy
gauge down-conductor cables (to conduct the discharge current safely to earth), earth termination networks/ground
rods buried in the soil or foundation (to dissipate the current into the earth) and surge protective devices (SPDs). A
LPS must be designed, installed and tested to meet the requirements of AS/NZS 1768:2007 and NFPA 780 by a suitably
qualified person.

NON ISOLATED ISOLATED

CONVENTIONAL LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Rods
90 Mtr
Rolling
Sphere.

Mesh
90 Mtr
Rolling
Sphere.
Can
electrify the
structure.

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NON ISOLATED ISOLATED

Catenary
90 Mtr
Rolling
Sphere.
Overhead
ground
wires.
Can electrify
the
structure, or
can be used
"isolated".
Rod
Protection
Angle

Freestanding
Mast
Can also be
used to
provide a
Lightning
Protection
By isolation.

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NON ISOLATED ISOLATED

NON CONVENTIONAL LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS - INSULATED
Protection
“by
isolation”.
Uses
insulated
mast and
insulated,
coaxially
screened
down-
conductor.
Does not
electrify the
structure.
Protection
“by
isolation”.
Uses
insulated
mast and
insulated,
down-
conductor.
Does not
electrify the
structure.

Other types of lightning protection systems include charge transfer systems (CTS) and early streamer emission (ESE)
systems. However, both of these system types are widely criticised in scientific literature.

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