Project SMART & EXCELLENCE GALLERY

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METHOD STATEMENT
LIGHTNING – EARTHING SYSTEM

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I) PREPARATION TASK
1) Checking for finishing of construction works related to the installation works of lightning system and
earthing system: The equipotential system and earthing grids should carry out at simultaneous time of
structure’s foundation constructions or when it was finished while the base floors weren’t started yet.
The lightning protection system and grounding system (operating earthing system/ equipment
grounding system) will be carried out after finishing of structures and roofs.
2) Safety measure readiness:
 Scaffold, support, cramp, operating floor, guard-rail, lifeline.
 Safety belt, hardness
 Extinguishers, ventilation fan, welding cinder accumulating tray or weld spatter shield (if
required)
 Protective goggles for drilling works and welding mask.
 Safety checking for operating electric equipment, portable lamp (if required), source supply
and cord.
 Helm and boots, gloves and leather gloves
 Caution boards and warning signs, barricade (if required).
 The construction works will be carried out only in a good weather (dry weather) and in
absence of rainclouds and rainstorms (mist conditions).
3) Latest version and approved of the detailed drawings for the installation works
 Layout of the ground grids and locations shown intervals between earthing wires/ earthing
rods, types of using wires and rods, inspection pit’s positions, connection points from grids to
lightning protection system/ grounding system. Detailed matarials for grounding ditchs/ earthing
holes, the depth/ structure of ditchs/ holes.
 Layout and section dwg.s of grounding wire’s installing details, installation positions and
structure of the grounding station. Details of using materials, such as ground wire’s clamps, pipe’s
clamps and pipes, supports...
 Lay out of the lightning protection system shown intervals between lightning rods, protection
radius, lightning conductor’s routes and wire’s riser points. Installation dwg.s in details of cable’s
clamps, connection boxes, using materials and installation’s methods...
 Technical specifications/ Catalogues for the using materials of the earthing system such as
welding materials, moulds, grounding enhanced materials (GEM)... (if required)
 Technical specifications/ Catalogues for the using equipments of the lightning protection
system such as air termination and lightning conductors... (if required)
4) Material’s preparation Refer to related list of materials
 Lightning rods and rod’s supports, lightning conductors, earthing wires and rods, conductor
clamps, accessories...
 Pipes and pipe’s supports/ clamps, connection boxes, grounding stations, insulators,
grounding bars...
 Grounding enhanced materials, moulds, welding materials, welding rods, inspection pit’
housings.
 Paint, cloth, cutting wheels, disc drinder, steel brushes,...
 Anchor bolts, U-bolt, bolts/ screws, pipe’s bushings, ...
5) Tools check ensuring a good and safe operation
 Leveler, plumb, Ohm meter/VOM, Earthing tester (Earth resistance meter)
 Electric welding machines (if required), cutting machines/ cable’s shears, grinders, portable
driller, blow torches...
 Hand tools

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II) INSTALLATION
1) Locate earthing rods/ earthing wells, inspection pits and earthing grids. Verify the real dimentions of
excavation holes and ditches at the site and take an adusting if these points and lines collide with
existing structures and update to construction’s dwgs.
2) Drill earthing wells and connect earthing wires to rods to put in the well holes and press to designation
depths. Mix and pour GEM into the hole’s spaces (if required)
In case using of rod driving type: excavate a hole around the earthing rod positions with the pan hole
depth must lower than the finished top rod end about 10 to 15 cm, make scaffolds/ operating floor (if
required) for driving rods. Driving rods by boss hammers or pressing by machines/ jacking
mechanism to designation depth.
3) Excavate earthing ditches to designation depth and adjust this depth or ditch’s routes to prevent collides
of finished earthing wires and existed structures.
4) Lay down earthing wires in the ditches. The wires will be straightened and put and pressed close the
ditch’s bottoms.
5) Clean the top rods and end wires at the connection segments:
a) Welding joints: weld earthing wires to the rods, checking for the quality of connections by
vision and mechanic test and repairing if the joints failed. Weld connections will be accepted if the
weld encompassed through from honeycombs and a moderate hammer. Antirust treating for
connection’s surface (if required)
b) Bolting/ clamping joints: fit earthing wires to the rods by connection bolts/ clamps, checking for
the quality of connections by vision and bolt/ clamp tighten and repairing if the joints failed. The
joints will be accepted if the wires were not deformed and broken and they embedded around the
rod’s perimeter at the top end, tighten and aligned. Continuity check from wires to rods. Antirust
treating for connection’s surface (if required)
6) Mix and pour GEM into the ditch’s spaces (if required).
7) Backfilling for holes and ditches by soil layers with the thickness about 200-300mm, water and
compact soil follow designation requirements. All stinger of the earthing system to the lightning
protection system/ grounding system will be enclosed and marked.
8) Earth ground resistance testing and this value must be encompassed requirements with the
considerations about the reason factor. Repairing for the grid (if required).
9) Install inspection pits/ grounding connection boxes at the designation positions.
10) Install pipe’s supports and pipes (flutes) of the grounding wires from grounding stations to grounding
connection boxes/ pipes of the lightning conductors from lightning rod’s installation points to the
connection boxes and install the lightning counter. Install supports and cable’s clamps ... for
grounding wires and lightning conductors.
11) Pulling/ installing of grounding wires from inspection pit/ connection boxes to grounding station
positions/ lightning rod pad postion.
12) Install lightning rods to the supports/ columns and prepair slings and anchors.
13) Install set of lightning rods and string rod’s slings to anchors. Aligning for lightning rods and
supports.
14) Caulking/ sealing for holes of anchors and sleeves of lightning conductors... for the water proofing
purpose.
15) Termination for the lightning conductors and grounding wires to the connection boxes/ inspection
pits.
16) Checking and marking the finished wire’s routes on the construction dwgs. Send the requirement’s
letters for inspection and acceptance to consultant staffs by the pattern form.
17) Cleaning, removing waste and unsuitable materials out the site, keep the site neat and tide

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