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[Effects of current on human beings and livestock - Part 4: Effects of lightning strokes on human beings and livestock (IEC TR 60479-4:2004)] guideline

Wirkungen des Stromes auf Menschen und Nutztiere - Teil 4: Wirkungen von Blitzschlägen auf Menschen und Nutztiere (IEC TR 60479-4:2004)

German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE (DKE)
2005, DIN V VDE V 0140-479-4 VDE V 0140-479-4:2005-10
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The technical report (part 4 of IEC 60479) summarizes the basic parameters for lightning and its variability insofar as they apply to human beings and livestock. The possible direct and indirect interactions of strikes with bodies of living beings are indicated. The resulting effects caused by lightning currents for the organism are described. This document shows the differences of effects on human beings and livestock due to lightning strokes versus those effects of electric shocks derived from electrical systems.
The active international technical report is IEC TR 60479-4:2020.

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