scope:

PURPOSE.

This UFC provides policy and design requirements for static electricity protection, and for lightning protection systems and related grounding for facilities and other structures. The information provided herein must be utilized by electrical engineers, including A/Es, in the development of the plans, specifications, calculations, and Design/Build requests for Proposal (RFP) and must serve as minimum electrical design requirements. It is applicable to the traditional electrical services customary for Design-Bid-Build construction contracts. Project conditions may dictate the need for a design that exceeds these minimum requirements. A design analysis is required.

UFC 3-501-01, Electrical Engineering, provides the governing criteria for electrical systems, explains the delineation between the different electrical-related UFCs, and refers to UFC 3-575-01 for static electricity protection and lightning protection system requirements. Refer to UFC 3-501-01 for design analysis, calculation, and drawing requirements.

\1\ For Air Force: One set of half-size drawings is required for AFCEC/COSM at each design milestone. /1/