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Lightning Safety Rules

Lightning will travel through the wiring or plumbing safely into the ground. ... Lightning will travel through the wiring or plumbing safely into the ground. ...

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Lightning Safety Rules

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    Slide 1:Lightning Safety Rules

    When thunderstorms are in the area, No Place Outside is Safe! 30-30 Rule: When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors! Stay Indoors for 30 Minutes After the Last Rumble of Thunder. Go inside a large permanent building, like a house or school Stay away from plumbing or electrical appliances. Don’t use corded telephones, except in emergencies. A hard topped metal vehicle is the next safest place Roll up windows and don’t touch any metal. Convertibles are NOT safe! Stay away from elevated places and tall isolated objects Like mountains and trees Stay away from bodies of water, including swimming pools Seek shelter on land in a building. Start Game Visit the NOAA Lightning Safety website for more information

    or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Lightning tends to strike tall isolated objects like these players in the open field, or the nearby light pole. CONTINUE Incorrect: Lightning tends to strike tall isolated objects like these players in the open field, or the nearby light pole. CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Lightning tends to strike tall objects like these people on the flat beach or water surface. No place outside is safe! CONTINUE Incorrect: Lightning tends to strike tall objects like these people on the flat beach or water surface. No place outside is safe! CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Lightning tends to strike tall isolated objects like mountains. Get off mountains before lightning begins! CONTINUE Incorrect: Lightning tends to strike tall isolated objects like mountains. Get off mountains before lightning begins! CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Lightning tends to strike tall isolated objects like trees. Stay away from trees! CONTINUE Incorrect: Lightning tends to strike tall isolated objects like trees. Stay away from trees! CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: No Place Outside is Safe! Even a nearby lightning strike can travel through underground water pipes or wiring, into the pool, and electrocute you. CONTINUE Incorrect: No place outside is safe! Even a nearby lightning strike can travel through underground water pipes and wiring, into the pool, and electrocute you. CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Lightning tends to strike isolated tall objects. Remember, no place outside is safe. CONTINUE Incorrect: Lightning tends to strike isolated tall objects. Remember, no place outside is safe. CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: The metal shell of vehicle will transfer electric current safely around you. Roll up windows and don’t touch any metal parts of the car. CONTINUE Incorrect: Metal shell of vehicle will transfer electric current safely around you. Roll up windows and don’t touch any metal of the car. CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: These vehicles do not have a fully enclosed metal shell to transfer electric current safely around you! CONTINUE Incorrect: These vehicles do not have a fully enclosed metal shell to transfer electric current safely around you! CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Lightning tends to strike tall objects like this boater on the flat water surface. No place outside is safe! CONTINUE Incorrect: Lightning tends to strike tall objects like this boater on the flat water surface. No place outside is safe! CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Lightning can easily penetrate through a tent. It doesn’t matter how big the tent is or what the poles are made of. CONTINUE Incorrect: Lightning can easily penetrate through a tent. It doesn’t matter how big the tent is or what the poles are made of. CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Lightning will enter structures that are not completely enclosed and has wiring and plumbing! CONTINUE Incorrect: Lightning will enter structures that are not completely enclosed, and has wiring and plumbing! CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Large permanent buildings with wiring and plumbing are safe. Lightning will travel through the wiring or plumbing safely into the ground. CONTINUE Incorrect: Large permanent buildings with wiring and plumbing are safe. Lightning will travel through the wiring or plumbing safely into the ground. CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Lightning can travel through the wiring in the building, into the computer and electrocute you. CONTINUE Incorrect: Lightning can travel through the wiring in the building, into the computer and electrocute you. CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Lightning tends to strike tall isolated objects. While metal does not attract lightning, long metal bleachers and fences can conduct electricity long distances. CONTINUE Incorrect: Lightning tends to strike tall isolated objects. While metal does not attract lightning, long metal bleachers and fences can conduct electricity long distances. CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: The metal shell of a vehicle will transfer electric current safely around you. Roll up windows and don’t touch any metal. CONTINUE Incorrect: The metal shell of a vehicle will transfer electric current safely around you. Roll up windows and don’t touch any metal. CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Correct: Lightning can travel through the wiring in the building into the telephone and electrocute you! Do not use corded telephones except in emergencies. CONTINUE Incorrect: Lightning can travel through the wiring in the building into the telephone and electrocute you! Do not use corded telephones except in emergencies. CONTINUE or Not Safe Safe (Select one) Cell Phone Correct: Cell phones are safe since there is no cord connecting the phone to the wiring in the building. CONTINUE Incorrect: Cell phones are safe since there is no cord connecting the phone to the wiring in the building. CONTINUE EXIT Remember, When Thunder Roars Go Indoors For more information, visit the NOAA Lightning Safety Website www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov
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