Each year, industry spends millions of dollars on damages due to lightning related causes. SafeZap is a surge protection barrier that diverts harmful voltage transients and surge currents to ground. It protects all measurement and control signals, whether inside a control room, in the field, or inside a hazardous area. SafeZap is available in standard, explosion-proof and intrinsic safety versions. Pepperl+Fuchs surge barriers feature gas discharge tube technology that offers nanosecond response against surge currents as high as 10kA. At a slender 6.25mm per loop, the dual channel SafeZap handles multiple strikes with no decrease in performance. Our surge barriers, when implemented within a complete control system, protect both the field instrument as well as the controller.