Code for protection against lightning becomes American standard

Under date of April 4, the American Standards Association approved parts I, II and III of the Code for Protection Against Lightning. Part I covers protection of persons and Part II protection of buildings and miscellaneous property. These was approved as American Standard, while Part III, on protection of structures containing inflammable liquids and gases, was approved as a Tentative American Standard. There are two additional parts of the code dealing with electric lines and apparatus still in process of development. While the A. I. E. E. and the Bureau of Standards are joint sponsors of this project, the code will be published and sold by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.