Daytona Beach Campus Safety
Personal Lightning Safety Tips
Plan in advance your evacuation and safety
measures. When you first see lightning or hear thunder,
activate your emergency plan. Now is the time to go to
a building or a vehicle. Lightning often precedes rain,
so don't wait for the rain to begin before suspending activities.
If
outdoors.... avoid water. Avoid high ground.
Avoid open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric
wires, fences, machinery, motor, power tools, etc. Unsafe
places include; underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters,
or near trees. Where possible, find shelter in a substantial
building or in a fully enclosed metal vehicle such as a car,
truck or a van with the windows completely shut. If lightning
is striking nearby when you are outside and no immediate shelter
is available, you should:
1). Crouch
down. Put feet together. Place hands over ears
to minimize hearing damage from thunder.
2). Avoid proximity to other people (minimum 15
ft).
If
indoors....Avoid water. Stay away from doors and windows.
Do not use the telephone. Take off headsets. Turn
off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power
tools and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric
and phones lines, including shocks to equipment.
Suspend
activities for 30 minutes after the last observed lightning
or thunder.
Injured
persons do not carry an electric charge and can be handled
safely. Apply first aid to a lightning victim if you are
qualified to do so. Call emergency personnel or send for
help immediately.
Know
your emergency telephone numbers: ERAU Safety *911
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