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Every inspection filed before you leave the site.

Every system and certificate by structure, the next visual and in-depth inspections on one board, and each roof finding followed to a repair.

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From LPI Tech Bulletin: Lightning Protection System Maintenance and Industry Requirements (a summary of the standard), checked Wed, October 28, 2026.

The rules, with where each one came from.

Each date this app counts and each check it runs on a save is listed here with its source and the day we last read it. Where a rule lives in a paid standard, we cite it and keep the same facts in our own layout; we never copy the standard's text or forms.

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sourced rules in this trade, each read on or after Oct 28, 2026.

Dates it counts

  1. Yearly visual inspection: 12 months from the last yearly visual.From LPI Tech Bulletin: Lightning Protection System Maintenance and Industry Requirements, checked Oct 28, 2026.
    Rule
  2. In-depth inspection: 3 to 5 years, set on each system as its in-depth inspection interval, from the last in-depth inspection.From LPI Tech Bulletin: Lightning Protection System Maintenance and Industry Requirements, checked Oct 28, 2026.
    Rule

What it checks when you save

  1. A yearly visual inspection by on-site personnel is the baseline maintenance step.From LPI Tech Bulletin: Lightning Protection System Maintenance and Industry Requirements (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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  2. An in-depth inspection by a professional is done every three to five years.From LPI Tech Bulletin: Lightning Protection System Maintenance and Industry Requirements (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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  3. The in-depth inspection comes with a follow-up quality assurance certificate or report.From LPI Tech Bulletin: Lightning Protection System Maintenance and Industry Requirements (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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  4. Inspect on the calendar, and again whenever the system or the building has been altered.From Lightning Protection System Inspection & Maintenance (ATIS PEG presentation) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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  5. Keep full records of every maintenance task and routine.From Lightning Protection System Inspection & Maintenance (ATIS PEG presentation) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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Asked, and answered from the rule.

How often should a lightning protection system be inspected?

  1. A yearly visual inspection by on-site personnel is the baseline maintenance step.From LPI Tech Bulletin: Lightning Protection System Maintenance and Industry Requirements (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. An in-depth inspection by a professional is done every three to five years.From LPI Tech Bulletin: Lightning Protection System Maintenance and Industry Requirements (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.

What records should be kept for a lightning protection system?

  1. Keep full records of every maintenance task and routine.From Lightning Protection System Inspection & Maintenance (ATIS PEG presentation) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. The in-depth inspection comes with a follow-up quality assurance certificate or report.From LPI Tech Bulletin: Lightning Protection System Maintenance and Industry Requirements (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.

What it keeps for you.

System

Structure ID, Address, Installer, Certificate number, Installed on, and more.

What your client receives.

The lightning protection inspection report, as the app issues it the moment the inspection is saved: signed, dated and frozen, with what is next due. This one is filled with invented records so you can read it before you sign up.

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Sample Inspection Co. (fictional) · Lightning Protection

Lightning protection inspection report

120 Foundry Rd, Springfield

System

Structure ID
Structure ID 1
Address
120 Foundry Rd, Springfield
Installer
Installer 1
Certificate number
CE-4100

and 4 more fields

Inspection

Scheduled
Feb 3, 2026
Completed
Feb 3, 2026
Status
Completed

Inspection

Air terminals in place, upright and undamagedPass
Conductors continuous, fastened and free of corrosionPass
Bonds to roof metal, antennas and pipes intactPass
Ground rods or ring reachable and not erodedPass
Surge protective device indicators show healthyPass
Roof or structure changes since last visit that touch the system notedPass

and 1 more on the full report

Readings

Ground resistanceNot takenRecorded

Photos

No photos on file.

Findings

No findings on file.

Signature

Not signed in the app; signed on paper if at all.

Next due

Yearly visual inspectionSep 11, 2027Set by rule
In-depth inspectionSep 11, 2029Set by rule

A recordkeeping aid. It does not certify compliance and is not legal advice.

Every name, date and number on this sample is invented.

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