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BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

DRAFT FOR COMMENTS ONLY
(Not to be reproduced without the permission of BIS or used as a STANDARD
PROTECTION AGAINST LIGHTNING
PART 3: PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND LIFE HAZARD
Last date for receipt of comments is 28-05-2013
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Electrical Installations Sectional Committee, ET 20
NATIONAL FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Part 3) which is identical with IEC 62305-3 : 2010, Edition 2.0
Protection against lightning Part 3: Physical damage to structures and life hazard
issued by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) would be adopted by the
Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Electrical Installations
Sectional Committee and approval of the Electrotechnical Division Council.
This standard is a part of the following series, which are proposed to be adopted as Indain
Standards:
Protection against lightning Part 1
Protection against lightning Part 2
Protection against lightning Part 3
Protection against lightning Part 4

General principles
Risk management
Physical damage to structures and life hazard
Electrical and electronic systems within structures

This series, on adoption, would supersede IS 2309 : 1989 'Code of practice for the
protection of buildings and allied structures against lightning'. The text of IEC Standard
would be considered for approval as suitable for publication as an Indian Standard
without deviations. Certain conventions are, however, not identical to those used in
Indian Standards. Attention is particularly drawn to the following:
a)

Wherever the words International Standard appear referring to this

standard, they should be read as Indian Standard.

b)

Comma (,) has been used as a decimal marker, while in Indian Standards
the current practice is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker.

In this adopted standard, references appear to certain International Standards for which
Indian Standards also exist. The corresponding Indian Standards, which are to be
substituted in their respective places, are listed below along with their degree of
equivalence for the editions indicated:

International Standard

Corresponding Indian Standard

Degree of
Equivalence
IEC 60079-10-1:2008, Explosive IS 5572 : 2009 Classification of Technically
atmospheres

Part
10-1: hazardous areas (other than mines) Equivalent
Classification of areas Explosive gas having flammable gases and
atmospheres
vapours for electrical installation
IEC 60079-10-2:2009, Explosive
atmospheres

Part
10-2:
Classification of areas Combustible
dust atmospheres

ET 22 (6400)/ IEC 60079-10-2

(2009) Explosive Atmospheres
Part 10-2 : Classification Of Areas
Combustible Dust Atmospheres

IEC
60079-14:2007,
Explosive
atmospheres Part 14: Electrical
installations design, selection and
erection

IS 5571:2009 Guide for selection Technically

and installation of electrical Equivalent
equipment in hazardous areas
(other than mines) (third revision)

IEC 61643-1, Low-voltage surge

protective devices Part 1: Surge
protective devices connected to lowvoltage power distribution systems
Requirements and tests

Doc:ET 07(6587) Low voltage

surge protective devices - Part 11:
Surge
protective
devices
connected to low-voltage power
distribution systems (IEC 6164311:2011)

Identical

Identical to
IEC 6164311:2011
which has
superseded
IEC 61643-1

IEC 62305-1:2010, Protection against Doc:ET 20(6447)/ IEC 62305lightning Part 1: General principles
1:2010 Protection against lightning
Part 1: General principles

Identical

IEC 62305-2:2010, Protection against Doc:ET 20(6448)/ IEC 62305lightning Part 2: Risk management
2:2010 Protection against lightning
Part 2: Risk management

Identical

IEC 62305-4:2010, Protection against

lightning Part 4: Electrical and
electronic systems within structures

Doc:ET 20(6450)/ IEC 623054:2010,

Protection
against
lightning: Part 4 Electrical and
electronic
systems
within
structures,

Identical

The technical committee would review the provisions of the following Standards referred
in this adopted standard and would decide whether they are acceptable for use in
conjunction with this standard:

Standard

Title

IEC 61557-4

Electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V

a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. Equipment for testing, measuring or
monitoring of protective measures Part 4: Resistance of earth
connection and equipotential bonding

IEC 61643-21

Low-voltage surge protective devices Part 21: Surge protective

devices connected to telecommunications and signalling networks
Performance requirements and testing methods

IEC 62561 (all parts) Lightning protection system components (LPSC)

IEC 62561-1

Lightning protection system components (LPSC) Part 1:

Requirements for connection components

IEC 62561-3

Lightning protection system components (LPSC) Part 3:

Requirements for isolating spark gaps

ISO 3864-1

Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Part 1:

Design principles for safety signs in workplaces and public areas

The page numbers given here are not the same as in the International Standard.
For the purpose of deciding whether the particular requirement of this standard is
complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test, shall
be rounded off in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 Rules for rounding off numerical values
(revised). The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be
the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
Note: The technical content of the documents is not available on website. For details,
please refer the corresponding IEC 62305-3 : 2010 or kindly contact:
Head
Electrotechnical Department
Bureau of Indian Standards
9, B. S. Zafar Marg,
New Delhi-110002
Email: eetd@bis.org.in
Telephone/ fax: 011-23231192