Is it necessary to install lightning protection on the escalators leading to and from the fire dike in the tank area?
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The tank area stores Class C oils. During the inspection by experts, it was pointed out that the ladder leading to and from the fire dike surrounding the tank area did not have lightning protection; this issue had indeed gone unnoticed. I would like to ask what the basis is for requiring lightning protection on ladders, and how such protection should be implemented.
Installing lightning protection involves connecting to a grounding system for lightning protection, using flat iron or copper stranded wire; the purpose is to discharge the static electricity from the human body and prevent electric sparks that could cause fires or explosions in storage areas
According to the experts, it has to stop; otherwise the business will have to close
Use stainless steel spheres. Then connect to the lightning protection grounding wire
You mean anti-static measures, right? In that case, it’s necessary to install human body static discharge devices at the stairways
It might refer to the requirements of the Specifications for Static Electricity Grounding in the petrochemical industry (SH3097－2000) regarding static electricity grounding
What should be done is to increase anti-static measures; simply installing a standard static eliminator next to the escalator will suffice
Install a human body static electricity discharge device at the stairway.
Is it a mistake? It’s a device for the human body to release static electricity.
It is also thought that it should have anti-static properties, but the experts say to consider it as lightning protection instead.
We believe it should also be anti-static.