Description: 1UFC 3-575-01 provides guidance for design criteria, establishes standards for static electricity protection and lightning protection from both direct and indirect strikes and surges, and describes bonding and grounding methods related to those static and lightning. . Description: 1UFC 3-575-01 provides guidance for design criteria, establishes standards for static electricity protection and lightning protection from both direct and indirect strikes and surges, and describes bonding and grounding methods related to those static and lightning. . The purpose of NFPA 780 is to provide for the safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from exposure to lightning. The scope is limited to covering traditional lightning protection systems that are installed on: Chapter 1 of NFPA 780 covers the aforementioned items but also delves. . NFPA 780 includes lightning protection for typical building construction in Chapter 4 as general requirements for structures. The 780 document covers many specialty constructions from hazardous materials storage to boats and ships to open picnic structures, and gives recommendations for personal. . This tried and true standard issued by the same group that writes the National Electric Code (The NFPA), provides an excellent guideline for installing a straightforward one-size-fits-all lightning protection system. To catch up on Lorenzo Mari's series on National Electrical Code 2023 Basics: Grounding and Bonding, follow these links: NEC Sections 250. Energy Storage Systems (ESS) are now a mature technology.