PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR   
   600 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015   
      
   ...LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK...   
      
   The National Weather Service has declared the week of June   
   21st through the 27th as LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. This   
   is the fourth of five public information statements to be issued   
   by the National Weather Service office in Little Rock   
   containing details about lightning.   
      
   Today`s topic is LIGHTNING SAFETY AT WORK.   
      
   While summer is a good time to work outside, it is   
   very important to do so in a safe environment. Any time a   
   thunderstorm is in the area, no place outside is safe. Between   
   2006 and 2013, 38 people were struck and killed by lightning   
   in the United States while at work. About two-thirds of those   
   killed were farmers, ranchers, roofers, lawn care workers, or   
   construction workers.   
      
   It takes time to shut down when you are working outside. It   
   requires quitting what you are doing and putting equipment away.   
   When there is lightning around, even more time is needed to get   
   to a safe place. To make sure there is enough time between work   
   stoppage and place of safety, monitoring weather conditions is   
   very important. At the very least, work should halt when   
   thunder is heard. When thunder roars, go indoors!   
      
   Question: Of all work related activities, which is the most   
   deadly?   
      
   Answer: From 2006 to 2013, farming and ranching accounted for   
   37 percent of the work-related lightning fatalities (14 of the   
   38 deaths). Much of this was due to the vulnerability of the   
   activity; this is, direct lightning strikes are a greater threat   
   to people in open areas such as fields and pastures. In such areas,   
   there is often no place of safety nearby.   
      
   There is one more topic this week:   
      
   FRIDAY - Lightning Safety Around the Home   
      
      
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