Power Outages and Your Business
Power outages present unique challenges when they occur in the workplace. Education and preparation are essential to minimizing losses and enhancing worker safety.
Power Outages Preparedness Factsheet
Power Outages and Your Business
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Related Websites
Emergency Preparedness And Response: Power Outages
List of resources covering general information, as well as worker safety during power outages.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
List of resources covering general information, as well as worker safety during power outages.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
What You Need To Know When The Power Goes Out Unexpectedly
Very good resource for safety concerns during a power outage, including food safety, drinking water, extreme heat and cold, and carbon monoxide.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Very good resource for safety concerns during a power outage, including food safety, drinking water, extreme heat and cold, and carbon monoxide.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Preparedness Resources
Prepare Your Employees for Power Outages
Electrical Safety and Generators: Preventing Electrocutions Associated with Portable Generators
Factsheet discussing safety issues when using portable generators and preventive measures take.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Factsheet discussing safety issues when using portable generators and preventive measures take.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Portable Generator Safety Tips
Factsheet with tips for safe portable generator use.
National Safety Council
Factsheet with tips for safe portable generator use.
National Safety Council
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After an Emergency
Factsheet discussing the risks, potential sources and prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning after an emergency situation.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Factsheet discussing the risks, potential sources and prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning after an emergency situation.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Worker Safety In A Power Outage
Safety information for those working to correct power outages or for anyone who may have to deal with downed wires.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Safety information for those working to correct power outages or for anyone who may have to deal with downed wires.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Protect Your Property and Equipment During Power Outages
Install a Generator for Emergency Power
Factsheet with tips for installing an emergency generator.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Factsheet with tips for installing an emergency generator.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)