Take a Step Towards Lightning Protection

 A house or a building is built on by providing it the best foundation so that natural disasters do no effect the house causing any harm. As far as the state of Kerala is concerned, the recent floods that took place have led the place and its people in being more careful about every natural disaster. One of the natural phenomena that take place during a particular season is lightning and this indeed has an array of damage that may be caused in case of less care given to electrical works of the house. There are few selective ways in which the people can safeguard themselves from any such danger amongst which most of them are being enabled in the flats in Thrissur as a protection for the people of which a few of them have been provided as below. 

A Lightning Protection System is something that can be installed in a house or an apartment on getting to know that the place is more prone to lightning damage. Air terminals that capture the lightning strikes can be installed on the house. These are usually set up 10 inches above the roof lines of the house, apartments and flats. In fact, there are several other ways in which the same can be set up according to the structure and design of the living space. 

Electrical Equipment Protection is yet another form of protection that can be set up against lightning where the damage can be caused to any of the electrical equipment in the house. It is always advised that hardwired surge protectors be installed inside the house for these appliances which are yet again a good option to deal with the repercussions of lightning. Most of the people indeed buy the stabilizers whenever they purchase television, air conditions and refrigerators to avoid the risk of damaging the costly electrical appliances.

A grounding system is one of the major necessities when it comes to a house or a flat. It helps in discharging the lightning strike into the ground wherein a copper-bonded ground rod is fixed. It should be done in utmost safety and in expert advice. There are various other lightning protections surges that are available amongst which the most appropriate for the house can be chosen and fixed and accordingly the house can be protected from the various destruction that might be caused by natural disasters. People should also always make sure that they can recheck the condition of everything installed for the purpose

It is one of the most dangerous risks that the inmates of the house can take as life loss and serious damage can be the result of the same. Hence the immense amount of care must be taken during the lightning period where the switches to electrical appliances must be turned off. It is a better option to have a Lightning Strike Risk Assessment done for the house in which the people stay so that they can assess the level of danger accordingly and get a remedy done to avoid unsafe living criterion.