Severe Winds
Should severe winds arise, take the following actions:
- The best protection in severe winds is in permanent buildings. If you are outdoors or in your car when severe winds arise, immediately seek shelter in a permanent building. Stay away from windows.
- If you are outdoors during a windstorm and cannot get indoors, stay low to the ground, crouch into a ball, and protect your head.
- Should severe winds occur on campus, steps will be taken to ensure the safety of students/personnel within buildings rather than to evacuate.
- The best protection in severe winds is inside permanent buildings.
- If you are outdoors or in your car when severe winds arise, immediately seek shelter in a permanent building.
- Stay away from windows.
- If you are outdoors during a windstorm and cannot get indoors, stay low to the ground, crouch into a ball, and protect your head.
- Should severe winds occur on campus, steps will be taken to ensure the safety of students/personnel within buildings rather than to evacuate.
Earthquakes
An earthquake is a sudden, rapid shaking of the ground caused by the shifting of rocks deep underneath the earth’s surface. Earthquakes can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
What to do when the ground stops shaking?
- The moment the ground stops shaking it is important to act quickly and safely.
- Check for injuries and damages that need immediate attention.
- If you have training in first aid, assist those in need.
- Look around your environment to identify any new hazards such as leaking gas lines, damage to the building, water or electric lines, or other things that may be dangerous, especially if there are aftershocks.
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