EARTHING AND LIGHTNING PROTECTION …

1 EARTHING AND. LIGHTNING PROTECTION . product catalogue . SSI group of companies mechanical and electrical water hygiene IWS delivers cost effective, professional solutions Our expert teams will help you to assess, manage As a leading service provider to the UK water through our expert teams, working throughout and mitigate risks relating to water hygiene industry, Hydrosave provide technical and the United Kingdom. We mitigate and manage issues, as well as training your staff to understand management solutions to ensure a sustainable risk from mechanical and electrical failures for a their responsibilities with regard to water hygiene environment for the future. Specialising in clean wide range of customers in the public and private regulations. water services, we are committed to key issues sectors. such as leakage reduction, water conservation and demand management. Provides a broad range of specialist services from Respected throughout the waste water industry, Is a specialist supply, installation, testing and design through installation, testing and repair to with vast experience in surveying, managing maintenance company, within the electrical long term maintenance contracts.

2 The business and maintaining the industry's assets. Through EARTHING and LIGHTNING PROTECTION market. serves the public and private sector from water a single point of contact, OnSite can provide Operating nationally, the business focuses on utilities through to the Environment Agency, engineering-based services dealing with all providing top quality safety-critical systems and major contractors and FM companies and works aspects of the waste water cycle. services for the PROTECTION of people, buildings across the water, wastewater, water hygiene, rail, and infrastructure. construction and Local Authority markets. Specialises in water engineering and drilling, Provides a tariff and water bill validation check Provides a one stop shop for all vehicle solutions, including water supply boreholes, geothermal for industrial and retail water users. Immerse can full dealership facilities and service at a fraction energy systems, drilling, pumping, surveys and also manage potential over charges and a water of the cost, using all the latest equipment.

3 The refurbishment and rehabilitation of existing rebate process on behalf of customers. boreholes. Contents 4 Introduction 7 Project references 8 Memberships & accreditations 10 product location guide 12 Introduction to the standards EARTHING 13 EARTHING Conductors 25 Conductors PROTECTION LIGHTNING 33 LIGHTNING PROTECTION Fixings 37 Fixings Exothermic welding 54 Exothermic welding miscellaneous Accessories &. 55 Accessories & miscellaneous 60 Surge PROTECTION 62 Index 0115 877 6666 3. Welcome to the new product catalogue from Omega Red Group Ltd .. the UK market leader in the design, supply, Omega Red is a specialist installation, testing and installation, test and maintenance of EARTHING and maintenance contractor within the electrical EARTHING , LIGHTNING PROTECTION systems. Here you will find an LIGHTNING and surge PROTECTION market. The business extensive range of conductors, components, fixings focuses on providing high quality, safety-critical and accessories, all designed and manufactured services for the PROTECTION of people, equipment, to ensure compliance with the latest national and buildings and infrastructure.

4 PROTECTION system international standards and, when installed and remains in optimum working order, and compliant maintained correctly, to provide longevity in service, with all statutory obligations, for many years to come. quality in performance and peace of mind. OO Best practice design systems and engineering processes produce bespoke EARTHING and LIGHTNING PROTECTION systems in accordance with prevailing national and international standards OO Fully integrated service capability from initial survey, through design, supply and installation to ongoing testing and maintenance OO Design, installation, testing and maintenance carried out by qualified and accredited engineers to ensure compliance with all statutory obligations OO Flexible service offering, from any single element all the way through to a comprehensive turnkey solution in both EARTHING and LIGHTNING PROTECTION The business operates in both the public and private sectors across the construction, rail, power, renewable energy, telecommunications, leisure, education and industrial markets.

5 Whether it is a simple office block or one of Britain's biggest construction or engineering projects, Omega Red has the technical expertise, resources, national reach, experience and proven track record to deliver a long-lasting, cost-effective, quality solution. 4 0115 877 6666 Introduction LIGHTNING PROTECTION . As the recognised market leader Omega Red Group Ltd offer current and prospective clients help to evaluate the risk of suffering the effects of LIGHTNING ;. plus the design of compliant LIGHTNING PROTECTION NING PROTECTION systems, in line with the requirements of the IEC/BS EN 62305 standards. Omega is able to offer a full turnkey service from initial site survey, risk assessment, material supply, installation, inspection and testing, and ongoing LIGHTNING strikes can cause injury or loss of life, maintenance. significant structural damage and the failure of electrical equipment and systems. However, protective measures can be installed, to existing and new structures, to mitigate the LIGHTNING PROTECTION hazardous effects of LIGHTNING TESTING & MAINTENANCE.

6 Related events. e of the planet's most LIGHTNING powerful TESTING. PROTECTION natural phenomena. & MAINTENANCE Its evastating in terms of loss of life and PROTECTION in the systems. damage caused We recommend that inspections usiness it is not possible to prevent a are conducted every 11 months, to take account it is possible to ensure that you are properly protected of seasonal variations, ensuring that the LIGHTNING ING PROTECTION . lling a comprehensive LIGHTNING PROTECTION HTNING PROTECTION . leader, Omega Red Group. system PROTECTION system through is operational at all times. Following our inspection we will provide a certificate, G & MAINTENANCE. TING & MAINTENANCE. along with a report on the condition of your system, plus details of any repairs required to bring it into a t Commissioningserviceable condition. tection All systems lightningcan be systems require PROTECTION On completion regular your installation is visually inspected, ry fabricmaintenance, of a building To protect in in accordance both tested with the the people and assets in your organisation and recorded in accordance with BS EN 62305.

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8 From afrom Our a fully LIGHTNING accredited engineers LIGHTNING 5 w inspection and: Introduction POWER EARTHING SYSTEMS. from initial soil resistivity survey, EARTHING system design, installation, testing and commissioning; plus analysis and subsequent improvement of existing EARTHING systems. Omega's services and solutions are undertaken using industry recognised CDEGS design software to ensure compliance with BS 7430, BS EN 50522 and other relevant specifications. ELECTRICAL EARTHING . Power EARTHING systems are vital for the continued safe operation of electrical supplies and for the safety of people, under fault conditions, in accordance with the relevant British standards. Omega is able to offer a full turnkey service A correctly installed Electrical EARTHING system is vital to ensure the safety HEIGHT SAFETY. of people working at a site and the integrity of the system it protects. As UK market leader, Omega has developed and uses best practice systems, as well as processes based upon proven and demonstrable scientific fact as a way of meeting or superseding new legislative offering standardsend-user for Electrical EARTHING .

9 Height safety training. Our range of First and foremost apparent values are then compared with the products and values needed to achieve a safe site in the event of an actual EARTHING systems can vary in size from those fault and the proposed EARTHING system layouts are amended connected to a simple transformer to those services includes: as make sure that your site is designed so that connected to, and protecting, a large power station any rise in earth potentials resulting from an earth fault will or distribution grid. Latchways . be kept within tolerable levels. While the fundamental principles involved in ManSafe fall PROTECTION systems; plus walkways, developing an EARTHING system remain the same, Installation guardrails (freestanding and fixed), eyebolts (including At Omegathe scope Red Groupof work Ltd can ourvary dramaticallytobetween commitment Your installation will be serviced quickly and efficiently determine what type and size of PushLock eyebolts), through our nationwide personal branch protective equipment, use only our protectingEarthing those who work system at height is required is paramount.

10 We undertake a detailed own fully trained engineers so that we canand ensure that our training. assessment and development process: periodic inspection and testing, end-user designs are not compromised and that you are provided To ensure end-user PROTECTION , and compliance with with a top quality service and installation. The WorkSite survey at Height Regulations 2005, the installation Your site needs to be fully assessed with careful attention Commissioning of fall PROTECTION systems is just the beginning of our paid to the electrical properties of the ground, particularly Upon completion of an EARTHING system its resistance must soil offering. height safety resistivity .The site's characteristics will determine be tested to ensure that design values have been what equipment is needed to complete the job. on small systems can be made with a good quality 4-pole Omega isData an approved earth tester using the Fall of Potential on analysisinstaller of the Latchways larger systems, or where the centre of the system is not product range Survey and data isisanalysed a specialist in the to provide design, apparent supply, resistivity values known, can also be made with a good quality 4-pole earth over the whole site andtest to determine resistivity within the tester for the more sophisticated Slope method of testing.