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Lightning: First Aid Recommendations Giving first aid to lightning strike victims while waiting for professional medical attention can save their lives. It is safe to touch a lightning strike victim. People struck by lightning DO NOT carry a charge. There four steps immediately to help save the life of a lightning strike victim: Follow the link for more information. Knowing this information can be very useful. https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/firstaid.html

Natural Disasters, Severe Weather, and COVID-19 Know how the COVID-19 pandemic can affect disaster preparedness and recovery, and what you can do to keep yourself and others safe. Click the link for more details. https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/safetytips.html

For the the latest COVID-19 updates and weekly data tracking, click on the link below. https://www.cdc.gov//2019-/covid-data/covidview/index.html

Heat Wave Safety Learn how to stay safe during a heat wave and how to treat heat-related illness like heat exhaustion. Click the link! https://www.redcross.org//types-of-e/heat-wave-safety.html

As National Safety Month continues, today lets share some information about Extreme Heat! Heat-related deaths and illnesses are preventable. Despite this fact, more than 600 people in the United States are killed by extreme heat every year. This website provides helpful tips, information, and resources to help you stay safe in the extreme heat this summer. Stay Cool, Stay Hydrated, Stay Informed! Click the link below for hot weather tips and signs of heat-related illness. https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/index.html

Stay Safe During an Earthquake. Know what to do to keep yourself and your loved ones safe during an earthquake. In most situations, you can protect yourself if you immediately DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON. Click the link for more information on tips to do during an earthquake. https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/during.html

Since June is National Safety Month, I will be posting safety tips on how to handle different situations. Today I will be posting tips on Natural Disasters and Severe Weather. Planning and preparing for hurricanes and other natural disasters can be stressful, even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. Know how the COVID-19 pandemic can affect disaster preparedness and recovery, and what you can do to keep yourself and others safe Click the link for more information! https://www.cdc.gov//disasters_severe_weather_and_covid-19

COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in nearly a year, and the number of people vaccinated continues to grow. As of May 27, 2021, nearly 133 million people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated, and the national percentage of COVID-19 tests that came back positive over the last 7 days was less than 3%. For the latest COVID-19 updates and tracker, click the link below. https://www.cdc.gov/coronav/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/

June is National Safety Month! Join NSC and our sponsor VelocityEHS Award-winning EHS & Sustainability Software for the 25th anniversary of National Safety Month, an annual observance to help keep each other safe from the workplace to anyplace. Clickthe link for more information. https://www.nsc.org/work/get-involved/national-safety-month?