For LPS installers & auditors

Assess the site, and know when it is due again

Run the lightning risk assessment behind every protection system you install or audit, under IEC 62305-2:2024, NFPA 780-2026 or AS 1768:2021, and keep a review date on each site. Then plan each periodic inspection and issue its report.

LPS installers and auditors inspecting a site
What you get today

The risk behind the system, on the record

A risk assessment behind every system

Show the owner why protection is needed and at what level, under the standard the site works to, with every figure traced to its clause. Lumex™ assesses the risk and recommends the protection measures. The layout of air terminals, conductors and earthing stays with you, and Lumex™ does not certify the structure.

A report the owner can file

A client-ready PDF report (with your logo and firm name, full white label on Enterprise), with site photos attached to the assessment, ready to hand over the same day.

A review date on every site

Each assessment carries a review date the engineer sets, with a reminder when it falls due. The protection system you track keeps its own inspection due dates from its standard: every year for NFPA 780-2026, and at least every two years for AS 1768:2021. Every change lands in the audit log.

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Three standards

The protection each standard asks for

Lumex™ runs the risk method of the standard the site works to and recommends the protection that method calls for. Each standard reaches that answer its own way.

NFPA 780-2026 Annex L

The assessment owners and insurers ask for

Annex L is informative, so the request usually comes from an owner, an insurer or the authority having jurisdiction. Lumex™ runs the simplified risk assessment (L.5), then the detailed assessment where it is needed, and recommends the smallest set of measures that clears every judged risk (L.6.5). How Lumex™ runs NFPA 780-2026.

AS 1768:2021

The least protection, with surge protection built in

The search (C.3.4.2) climbs from LPL IV to LPL I, then adds surge protection, and never offers an LPS without surge protection at the point of entry (4.1, 4.2.1(b)). An explosives store is held to LPL I with point of entry surge protection (Appendix J). How Lumex™ runs AS 1768:2021.

IEC 62305-2:2024

The LPS class and SPDs the risk calls for

The combined risk R and, separately, the frequency of damage F, with the smallest set of measures that brings both within their limits, and the national departures of the site's jurisdiction applied. Jurisdiction profiles are an IEC feature. How Lumex™ runs IEC 62305-2:2024.

A typical job

From site visit to a review date

Take a common case. An installer in Australia is asked to quote for protecting an existing warehouse, and the owner wants to know whether protection is needed and at what level. The warehouse is an illustration, not a customer.

  1. Record the site. Create the client and the site, and attach the photos taken on the visit to the assessment.
  2. Run AS 1768:2021. Enter the structure, its contents and its incoming services. R1 to R4 are each judged against their own tolerable value (Table 2.1).
  3. Find the least protection. The search (C.3.4.2) climbs from LPL IV to LPL I, then adds surge protection, until all four risks clear, and never offers an LPS without surge protection at the point of entry.
  4. Hand over the answer. Issue the PDF report to the owner the same day, with the level the quote is built on and every figure traced to its clause.
  5. Come back on time. Track the protection and Lumex™ keeps its next inspection within the two years Clause 5.4.4 allows, with a reminder when it falls due.
Typical deliverables

What the owner receives

A risk assessment report

A client-ready PDF with the verdict, the recommended protection level and the working behind it. See a sample AS 1768 report or a sample NFPA 780 report.

The reason for the level

Why protection is needed and why at that level, under the standard the site works to, so the quote rests on the standard rather than on habit.

A review date on record

The next review date for the site, with a reminder, and an audit log of every change made to the assessment since.

Inspections

Periodic inspection reports

Inspect the protection you installed or audit to IEC 62305-3, NFPA 780 or AS 1768. Record each visit, have it reviewed and issue a signed report with the next due date.

  • Plan each visit and assign it to a surveyor.
  • Record the checklist, readings at each test point, defects and photos on the visit.
  • Have a reviewer sign the inspection off, then issue the inspection report to the building owner.
  • Track each defect through repair and retest.
  • Keep the next inspection date from the standard's own interval, and hand an owner one evidence pack.

See what each standard expects on a visit: the NFPA 780 inspection checklist and IEC 62305-3 inspection.

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A technician inspecting a roof-mounted lightning protection air terminal and logging findings on a tablet
After handover

Proof the owner can check, and every site in one list

A report anyone can verify

Every approved report carries a verification code and a QR code. The owner, an insurer or an auditor scans it or enters the code at lumex.zone/verify and sees the report on record.

A strike record for each site

When lightning strikes a protected site, record the strike on its protection system. Lumex™ plans the inspection that follows it, so the site's history shows every strike and every visit after it.

An inspection portfolio

See every protection system you look after in one list, with its assessment, inspections and repairs. Sort by the next due date and open the overdue sites first.

FAQs

Questions installers and auditors ask

Why would an LPS installer need a lightning risk assessment?

Because the assessment is what shows the owner why protection is needed and at what level. Under IEC 62305-2:2024 and AS 1768:2021 the risk assessment sets the protection level, and under NFPA 780-2026 owners, insurers and authorities often ask for the Annex L assessment. A traceable assessment behind a quote or an audit answers the question before it is asked.

Does Lumex™ design the layout or certify the installation?

No. Lumex™ assesses the risk and recommends the protection measures the standard calls for. The layout of air terminals, conductors and earthing stays with you, and Lumex™ does not certify the structure.

How does Lumex™ set the review date for a site?

The engineer sets the review date on each assessment, with a reminder when it falls due. The protection you install or audit is tracked on its own, with inspection due dates from its standard: every year for NFPA 780-2026 under Section 1.7, and at least every two years for AS 1768:2021 under Clause 5.4.4.

Can I attach site photos to an assessment?

Yes. Photos taken on site can be attached to the assessment, and the report you hand the owner is a client-ready PDF, carrying your logo and firm name (full white label on Enterprise).

Can Lumex™ produce periodic inspection reports?

Yes, for IEC 62305-3, NFPA 780 and AS 1768. You plan each visit and assign it to a surveyor. On site you record the checklist, the readings at each test point, defects and photos, then sign and hand it over. A reviewer signs it off, and you issue the inspection report to the owner. Each defect is tracked through repair and retest, and an evidence pack puts the assessment report and the latest inspection report into one PDF.

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A review date and a reminder on every site, not a note in a diary

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