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Lightning Safety

Learn the essential lightning safety policy for referees in the 2015 Grade 8 Recertification. Find out when to suspend games upon hearing thunder, seeing lightning, or detector alerts. Understand the Wait Protocol for game resumption and player safety protocols.

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Lightning Safety

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  1. Lightning Safety 2015 Grade 8 Referee Recertification

  2. OSSRC Lightning Policy If any of the 3 things below happens, the referee should immediately suspend the game. • If thunder is heard • If lightning is seen • If lightning detector is sounded

  3. Lightning Detectors Use as a compliment to your eyes and ears. If you see lightning or hear thunder, do not wait for the detector to sound. Remember, they are not thunder detectors!! Lightning Detectors

  4. Lightning Policy Protocol • Whatever Occurs FIRST: • If a Lightning Detector Sounds • Stop the game immediately • If you see lightning of any sort • Stop the game immediately • If you hear thunder, even in the distance • Stop the game immediately • DO NOT WAITto see or hear a second signal to confirm. Lightning Detectors Lightning Detectors

  5. REMEMBER !! DO NOT WAIT!! STOP IMMEDIATELY!! NO game is that important !!

  6. WHAT TO DO ?? OSSRC Lightning Policy No oneshould retake the field for a minimum of 30 minutesafter the last lightning is seen or thunder is heard. The 30 minutes is restarted every time lightning is seen or thunder is heard !!

  7. Lightning Policy Protocol • Returning to the Field and Resuming Play: • WAIT until the Lightning Detector Sounds All Clear ….. OR • WAIT at least 30 minutes after observing the last lightning of any sort …. OR • WAIT at least 30 minutes after the last sound of thunder, even in the distance. • WHICHEVER OCCURS LAST!!! Lightning Detectors Lightning Detectors

  8. Choose a Caption I don’t think the heavy stuff is coming down for a while. No lightning and no thunder! Why can’t we play? We have time to finish the game! “Play On” !!

  9. LIGHTNING - Brain Teaser You are refereeing a game. Midway through the second half, the sky gets cloudy with angry, dark gray clouds and you hear distant thunder. You stop the game. After 10 minutes, it is still cloudy but no further sounds of thunder were heard. The coach of the Red team sends his players back out onto the field to restart play. The other team does the same. As the Referee, you must go out onto the field and restart the match. A. TRUE B. FALSE

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