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On october 4, 2001, the standards council of nfpa national fire protection association dismissed the appeal of the hearys, decided to continue its standard on lightning protection no. Nfpa 780 standard for the installation of lightning protection systems. An updated nfpa 780, lpi 175 and ul 96a risk assessment is forthcoming. This course does not address specialized applications such as high hazard manufacturing, which are in the nfpa 780 standard.
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