The greatest number of fatalities occurred in the 10 to 19yearold and 20 to 29yearold age groups. If the forecast calls for thunderstorms, postpone your trip or activity, or make sure adequate safe shelter is readily available. When outside in a field during a thunder storm the best action is to. Some policies also provide coverage for the damage caused by power surges. Keep bystanders away from lights they are notorious for knocking them over. Your standard homeowners and business insurance policies, and the comprehensive portion of an auto insurance policy cover damagessuch as a firethat results from a lightning strike. Take shelter immediately, preferably in a house or allmetal automobile not convertible top. Avoid camping in a wash or in the bottom of a canyon with steep side. Lightning kills as many as 2,000 people worldwide every year. Home weather 5 lightning safety tips in case youre caught in a storm. No place outside is safe when thunderstorms are in the area if you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike you.
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If outside in a thunderstorm, you should seek shelter under a tree to stay dry. Avoid carports, porches, garages, sheds, tents, baseball dugouts, under. Lightning cannot be prevented but your chances of being struck can be reduced by following these safety rules. Lightning safety tips south africa has one of the highest lightning ground strike densities in the world, and every year in summer rainfall areas lives are lost to this underrated natural hazard. Lightning safety myths and facts safety toolbox talks. Lightning safety is a multistep process, with each step providing a decreasing level of protection plan around the weather, and have a lightning safety plan. Many victims were either headed to safety or just steps away from safety at the time of a fatal lightning strike. Lightning safety tips and resources national weather service. Lightning safety for construction crews construction safety.
Get tips on how to stay safe during a lightning storm at national geographic. In a group assign one or more adults to watch swimmers, trading off often to maintain focus and attentiveness. Indoor safety tips even though your home is a safe shelter during a lightning storm, you may still be at risk. Its prudent to take steps to prevent the dangerous effects of lightning and to keep yourself and your family safe. If you can see cloudtoground lightning or hear thunder, you are. Lightning safety tips the best shelter from lightning is inside a substantial building with the windows and doors closed. Thunderstorms and lightning technical presentation on thunderstorms and lightning. Whether you need it or not, investing in lightning protection is a smart choice.
If you are outside during a lightning storm, then you want to get indoors immediately. Here are a few guidelines for protecting construction and roofing crews from death and injury in thunderstorms. Nfpa offers free safety tip sheets on a variety of fire and life safety topics. Dont handle bulbs with your fingers use a piece of cloth or something else. Always wear dry holefree insulating gloves to protect against or reduce. Lightning is a hazard that has been responsible for deaths and injuries in the park lightning is serious business. Lightning safety tips and facts lacrosse australia. It appears the safety rules need to be modified to increase the distance from a previous flash which can be considered to be relatively safe, to at least 10 to km 6 to 8 miles. Lightning safety tips for every industry lightning protection. Lightning is often overlooked as an occupational hazard, but employers need awareness about lightning hazards to ensure their workers safety. With common sense, you can greatly increase your safety and the safety of those you are with. This fact sheet provides employers and workers at outdoor worksites. Lightning strikes can severely injure or kill workers whose jobs involve working. If you hear thunder, you are likely within striking distance of the storm.
Overexposure to the suns ultraviolet uv rays seriously threatens human health. In just the last few weeks, thousands of children in our community have been celebrating the end of the school year and the start of summer vacation. The best way to protect yourself and others from lightning or any severe storm is to avoid the threat. Avoid high ground, water, solitary trees, open spaces, and metallic objects. Imagine if someone died because people were afraid to give cpr. But we can safeguard our companys personnel, equipment, and other assets are by taking lightning safety measure like installing a. Do not let children play near storm drains or washes after a heavy rain. As lightning safety awareness week june 2430 approaches, bonded lightning protection systems is excited to debut our lightning safety video. Free safety talks and toolbox talk meeting topics print and use. By don leick published in the june 2012 issue of todays facility manager. Texas department of insurance 333 guadalupe, austin tx 78701 p. It is perfectly safe to touch a lightning victim to give them first aid. Below are a few quick tips that have not already been mentioned in this post. Avoid camping in a wash or in the bottom of a canyon with steep side slopes.
Here are some tips to keep safe and reduce your risk of being struck by lightning while indoors. Lightning strikes the united states about 25 million times a year. The national fire protection association suggests halloween. Installing a lightning protection system is imperative but following the lightning safety tips is also important. Summer fire safety outreach materials us fire administration.
Browse our collection of lightning safety powerpoint presentations. Summer safety continued impaired driving in 2010, there were 10,228 deaths in crashes involving a driver with a bac of. Most of us have witnessed the aweinspiring beauty of lightning shows. Lightning safety tips jesse watlington memorial foundation.
To stay safe during a storm, here are some tips to abide by. For more information visit the noaa lightning safety website or the national lightning safety institutes webpage for hikers. Powtoon is a free tool that allows you to develop cool animated clips and animated presentations for your website, office meeting, sales pitch, nonprofit fundraiser, product launch, video resume. But while it can be beautiful, lightning is among the deadliest natural phenomena on our planet and summer. American medical response amr reminds everyone that lightning can be deadly, but there are safety precautions you can take. Sep 01, 2007 we use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Wait until lights cool down before touching or moving them. About onethird of lightningstrike injuries occur indoors. Nov 17, 2015 powtoon is a free tool that allows you to develop cool animated clips and animated presentations for your website, office meeting, sales pitch, nonprofit fundraiser, product launch, video resume. Youll find animated books about lightning, safety tips for all kinds of situations, games for kids and resources for teachers. If no substantial shelter is available, seek refuge in a hardtopped vehicle, with the windows closed.
A tall tree can attract lightning, causing it to crash onto your roof or in windows. Therefore, taking action before the threat is upon you is key. Look for darkening skies, flashes of light, or increasing wind. Hundreds of free safety talks on a variety of topics for your next safety meeting or. Background lightning causes more deaths in the united states than hur. Do be aware check the weather forecast before participating in outdoor activities. List some electrical safety tips that all workers must adhere to when working with. We help you take steps to protect yourself and your property against natures most dangerous occurrences. You can avoid a tragedy like this by taking a few simple precautions. Download, print and share these tip sheets to spread the word about fire safety. Before you go on your trip, make sure you have some way to keeping touch with the noaa emergency weather broadcast radio. Lightning safety and preparedness fact sheet canada.
Free lightning safety posters to download national weather service. Summer safety sun safety with one in five americans developing skin cancer, childhood education about sun safety is a vital step toward reducing risk and improving public health. If you can hear thunder, you can get hit by lightning. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to the storm to be struck by lightning. Check the weather forecast before participating in outdoor activities. Know lightning safety there is no safe place outside when thunderstorms are in the area. That said, its far better to prevent lightning damage than to have to deal with the.
Every year people are killed or seriously injured by severe thunderstorms despite advance warning. Lightning safety tips new york state department of health. Some safety tips sheets can be customized with your organizations contact information. For scouts some scouting leaders just don t know anything about lightning safety. Add a section on lightning safety for construction crews to your companys safety manual. True or false, lightning never strikes the same place twice. In the modern workplace, worker safety is more than a goalits a mandate. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. By a huge margin, the safest place in a thunderstorm is a safe building a home or other substantial building thats wired, plumbed, and equipped with a lightning rod or similar protective system. Some of the same things kids love so much about the summertimesunny weather, swimming, travel and freedomcan be dangerous and even deadly when summer safety rules get lost in the chaos of new. Contractual provisions for the pay for safety scheme, construction site safety manual, construction site safety handbook and a practical guide to construction site safety management. Lightning often precedes rain, so dont wait for the rain to begin before suspending activities. Although most lightning occurs in the summer, people can be. In the past, 3 to 5 km 23 miles was used in lightning safety education.
Jun 06, 2012 as lightning safety awareness week june 2430 approaches, bonded lightning protection systems is excited to debut our lightning safety video. Security footage observes a man being struck by lightning, not once, but twice, and then walking away from the experience. Thunderstorm activity is greatest during july and august. Search for low ground, but avoid ditches or trenches if they contain water, or if the ground is saturated. Technology is making tremendous strides, industrial parks, manufacturing plants, banking centers, military installations, emergency centers, sporting complex, chemical plants, oil refineries have seen a proliferation of important and expensive electrical devices and electronic products.
Youre out on a hike or doing yard work, and you hear thunder. Ppt lightning safety training powerpoint presentation. Most facilities have established protocols and policies for fire and tornado safety. Take the pool safety pledge today and make you and your child safer. Here are some outdoor safety tips that can help you avoid being struck. An exchange for safety professionals on solving their safety issues. Free safety topics, toolbox talks, safety meetings, tailgate topics and safety resources including presentations, photographs and documents.
Besides the immediate effect of sunburn, over time excess uv radiation can cause skin. Thor guard model l75 thor guard leads the world in the manufacture of lightning prediction and lightning warning systems. Click here to view and download an example of a safety talk members have. Fortunately, through the application of lightning safety tips, guidelines and public awareness, the majority of lightning damage can be avoided installing lightning protection system. These simple precautions can save lives during a lightning storm.
United states coast guard, office of boating safety. Download these free handouts on summer safety to reproduce and distribute in. Monitor local weather conditions regularly with a special weather radio or amfm radio. As children look forward to a few funfilled and homework free months, parents should be thinking about how to keep their children safe this summer. When you first see lightning or hear thunder, activate your emergency plan. The national severe storms laboratory report concludes. Open the pdf and scroll down to the bottom of the tip sheet. Lightning kills an average of 47 people in the united states each year, and hundreds more are severely injured. Some tips forwarded by a caring friend prashant desai because of recent abductions in daylight hours,refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation. Lightning strikes discussion of lightning accidents and general precautions we should take when lightning nears.
Dec 08, 2015 tips for lightning safety for construction workers. Box 149104, austin, tx 78714 5126766000 8005784677. The first and most important thing to remember is that if you can hear thunder, you are within striking distance of lightning. Plan in advance your evacuation and safety measures. If you are inside, avoid taking baths or showers and dont wash dishes. Always be extremely careful with the heat created by lights. Tips for lightning safety for construction workers. Lightning can move in and along the ground surface, and many victims are struck not by bolts but by this current. While some did not hear the warning, others heard the warning and did not pay attention to it. Every year in canada, lightning can cause as many as 10 deaths and 164 injuries. Listen to a parenting today radio show on summer safety tips.
If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to the storm to be. Avoid the lightning threat 9 have a lightning safety plan. When you first see lightning or hear thunder, activate. As children look forward to a few funfilled and homework free months, parents should be thinking about how to keep their children. At the first clap of thunder, go to an enclosed building or a fully enclosed vehicle and wait 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder before going outside again. This website will teach you how to stay safe and offer insight into the science. The art and science of lightning protection a lightning strike to an unprotected object or system can be disastrous i. Lightning safety tips outdoor safety tips the best defense is to avoid lightning. Know where youll go for safety and ensure youll have enough time to get there. Objective this program is designed to make individuals aware of the dangers of lightning and teach them the steps they can take to protect themselves. Although most lightning occurs in the summer, people can be struck at any time of year. Do not touch someone who is in contact with a conductor like a downed power line. Click here for a printerfriendly pdf when lightning strikes, make sure you are out of the way. If the tree is free of leaves and quite dry, the lightning can set it on fire, increasing the risk to your home.
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