1.0.1 This code was formulated with view to preventing and reducing the equipment damages and personal injuries caused by lightning stroke and standardizing the lightning protection design of petrochemical plants and their support facilities.
1.0.2 This code is applicable to the lightning protection design of the constructed, reconstructed and extended petrochemical plants and their support facilities, while it is not applicable to the lightning protection design of the extraction and long-distance transportation facilities of crude oil or the petroleum product storage and marketing facilities outside the plant area of petrochemical plant.
1.0.3 The lightning protection design of petrochemical plant shall not only comply with this code, but also shall comply with those specified in the current relevant standards of the nation.