Power Outages
Safety tips to help you prepare for and cope with sudden loss of power.
What You Should Know
- What You Need to Know When the Power Goes Out
General info, food & water safety, carbon monoxide, powerline hazards.
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Indoor use of portable generators, charcoal grills, or camp stoves can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. Take steps to protect your family… - Summertime Blackouts
Who is at risk, CDC recommendations.
Worker Safety
- Worker Safety in a Power Outage
Preventing electrocution by undetected feedback electrical energy… - Electrical Safety & Generators
Preventing electrocutions associated with generators plugged Into household circuits... - NIOSH Electrical Safety
Publications on electrical safety…
- Worker Safety in Storm & Flood Cleanup
Info provided by CDC's NIOSH on work-related hazards such as electrical hazards, carbon monoxide, musculoskeletal hazards, heat stress, motor vehicles, hazardous materials, fire, confined spaces, falls…
Additional Information
- Hurricanes
Protecting yourself before & after a hurricane… - Winter Weather
Winter Storm Facts, Extreme Cold Prevention Guide…
- Floods
Preparing for a flood & its aftermath… - Extreme Heat
Extreme Heat Prevention Guide, tips for preventing heat-related illness, heat stress in elderly…
