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Lightning protection systems required – Railway stations,
Structures where a lightning protection system must be typi- 10.5 With cultural heritage such as
cally installed because, in these cases, the law has affirmed
the need, are: – Buildings of historic interest,
1. Places of public assembly with stages or covered areas – Museums and archives,
and places of public assembly for showing films if the 10.6 Protruding above their surroundings such as
associated assembly rooms, individually or together, – High chimneys,
accommodate more than 200 visitors;
– Towers,
2. Places of public assembly with assembly rooms which, – High buildings.
individually or together, accommodate more than 200
visitors; in case of schools, museums and similar build-
ings, this regulation only applies to the inspection of The following list provides an overview of the relevant “Gen-
technical installations in assembly rooms which in- eral provisions” which deal with the necessity, design and in-
dividually accommodate more than 200 visitors and spection of lightning protection systems.
their escape routes;
3. Sales areas with sales rooms of more than 2000 m of General international and national provisions:
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floor space;
DIN 18384:2012 (German standard)
4. Shopping streets with several sales areas which are German construction contract procedures (VOB) – Part C: Gen-
connected to each other either directly or via escape eral technical specifications in construction contracts (ATV) –
routes and whose sales rooms individually have less Installation of lightning protection systems
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than 2000 m of floor space and have a total floor
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space of more than 2000 m ;
Lightning protection systems
5. Exhibition areas whose exhibition rooms, individually
or together, have more than 2000 m of floor space; IEC 62305-1:2010 (EN 62305-1:2011)
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6. Restaurants with more than 400 seats or hotels with General principles
more than 60 beds;
7. High-rise buildings (depending on the federal state); IEC 62305-2:2010 (EN 62305-2:2012)
8. Hospitals and other structures of a similar purpose; Risk management
9. Medium-sized and large-scale garages (depending on Supplement 1 of the German DIN EN 62305-2
the federal state); standard:2013
10. Structures Lightning threat in Germany
10.1 Containing explosives, such as ammunition factories,
ammunition and explosive stores, Supplement 2 of the German DIN EN 62305-2
10.2 Containing hazardous locations such as varnish and standard:2013
paint factories, chemical factories, large warehouses Calculation assistance for assessment of risk for structures
containing flammable liquids and large gas tanks,
10.3 Particularly at risk of fire such as Supplement 3 of the German DIN EN 62305-2
standard:2013
– Large woodworking factories,
Additional information for the application of DIN EN 62305-2
– Buildings with thatched roofs, (VDE 0185-305-2)
– Warehouses and production facilities with a high
fire load, IEC 62305-3:2010 (EN 62305-3:2011)
10.4 For a large number of persons such as Physical damage to structures and life hazard
– Schools,
Supplement 1 of the German DIN EN 62305-3
– Homes for the elderly and children´s homes,
standard:2012
– Barracks, Additional information for the application of DIN EN 62305-3
– Correctional facilities, (VDE 0185-305-3)

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