For personal safety, never be the tallest thing around during a storm. A bolt of lightning can be generated without warning. Surprisingly, in a 40 year period (1940 - 1980) more people were killed by lightning than by tornado, flood or hurricane. Over 180 people a year died... countless injured.
Business safety dictates that suitable lightning protection systems be installed in those areas prone to lightning strikes.
Lightning can disable more than a person being struck by it. An improperly installed lighting arrestor can actually cause more damage to other electrical equipment and electronics, such as computer systems, etc.
Lightning may play an important role in your Disaster Recovery Plan. Call us to get your plan started.
Here are some selected Internet URL links:
http://www.lightningsafety.com/ National Lightning Safety Institute
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wlightn0.htm USA Today, Weather, Lightning
http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/9807/htm/lightning.htm Mayo Clinic
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/physics/physics30.html Lightning in a ball?