BMP Lightning Protection

This BMP describes proper installation and maintenance of lightning protection systems that can effectively prevent serious lightning damage to trees. It also serves as a companion publication for American National Standard for Tree Care Operations—Tree, Shrub and Other Woody Plant Management—Standard Practices (Lighting Protection Systems).

 Topics in this BMP include:

• Identification of Trees Needing Lightning Protection
• Limitations of Tree Lightning Protection Systems
• Susceptibility to Lightning Strikes
• Lightning Protection Materials and Equipment
• Lightning Protection System Design and Installation
• Installation Methods
• Lightning Protection System Maintenance
• Lightning-Damaged Trees
• Electrical Testing of Grown-Over Conductors
• Testing Ground Systems
• Glossary of Terms

(©2015, softcover, 61 pp.)
Author: ISA