OSHA: Tornado Preparedness

Key Takeaways:

– Learning about the hazards of tornadoes
– Observing actions to take to prepare for a tornado
– Comprehending tornado warning signs and alerts
– Learning sheltering practices for protecting yourself from tornadoes and their associated dangers
– Understanding safe practices to follow once a tornado has passed.

Course Description

The aim of this course is to describe the hazards and warning signs of a tornado and the actions to take in the event of a tornado-related emergency. Tornadoes can be mile-wide funnel of destruction, uprooting near everything in their path and hurling it through the air with their wind speeds of potentially more than 250 mph (400 kph). Often accompanied by hail and born in thunderstorms, tornadoes can mean the destruction of everything in their path, with may include you. Although tornadoes are reported to happen in other countries, majority occur in the United States with close to a thousand happening yearly.

Through this course, you will learn basic strategies to ensure your survival of these storms. You will learn about the hazards to avoid when a tornado is on the horizon, and areas that will protect you from flying through the air at fatal speeds. Although everything around you may be thrown across your town, this course will help ensure that you stay in the same place.