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Safety tips to help you prepare for and cope with sudden loss of power.

What You Should Know About a Power Outage | :: View CDC List

What You Need to Know When the Power Goes Out — General information, 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…

NIOSH Electrical Safety — Publications on electrical safety…

Worker Safety in Storm & Flood Cleanup — Information provided by CDC's NIOSH on work-related hazards that could be encountered including electrical hazards, carbon monoxide, musculoskeletal hazards, heat stress, motor vehicles, hazardous materials, fire, confined spaces, falls…

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Extreme Heat — Extreme Heat Prevention Guide, tips for preventing heat-related illness, heat stress in elderly…

 
   
   
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