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This document mandates standard lightning protection, transient protection, electrostatic discharge (ESD), grounding, bonding and shielding configurations and procedures for new facilities, facility modifications, facility up grades, new equipment installations, and new electronic equipment used in the National Airspace Systems (NAS). It provides requirements for the design, construction, modification or evaluation of facilities and equipment. This document does not apply to existing facilities unless the facility is undergoing upgrade or receiving new electronic equipment. This version of the document applies to equipment and facilities and procurement initiated after the effective date of this document. However, if the procurement contract is not in accordance with the version of FAA-STD-019 in effect on the initiation date of the procurement, then the procurement shall be required to meet the version of this standard in effect when the noncompliance is noted.

Purpose. The requirements of this standard provide a systematic approach to minimize electrical hazards to personnel, electromagnetic interference and damage to facilities and electronic equipment from lightning, transients, ESD, and power faults.