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GENERAL HEALTH & SAFETY
TORNADO PREPAREDNESS
TORNADO PREPAREDNESS II
TORNADO FACTS
CLEAN KITCHENS & CLEAN HANDS REVIEW
100
The standard 'BRAT' diet is recommended for people suffering from a norovirus in order to provide healthy nutrients without excessive spices. BRAT is an acronym for these.
What are bananas, rice, applesauce and toast?
100
Tallgrass Creek notifies residents via telephone about tornado watches and warnings using this method.
What is the SwiftReach Call Notification System?
100
The SwiftReach call notification system asks residents to take cover in a shelter area for one of these.
What is a tornado WARNING?
100
The correct action is this during a tornado if you are outside without nearby shelter.
What is lie down in a ditch, ravine or depression and cover your head with your hands?
100
Scrubbing this location is often overlooked when hand washing (and it is NOT under your fingernails).
What is the back of your hands?
200
In the event of a fire (God forbid), residents are asked to do this instead of evacuating the building.
What is Shelter in Place?
200
This is issued to alert people that conditions are favorable for a tornado to develop in your area.
What is a tornado WATCH?
200
The shelter areas in Bluebird Crossing are located here & here & here & here & here & here & here.
What are General Services, the Laundry Room, the Computer Lab, Employee Services, the Library, the old Dining Services office suite, and the Treasure Chest?
200
The Enhanced Fujita Scale, which is the official classification system for tornado intensity, classifies tornadoes using the 6 levels of EF0 thru EF5, representing an increasing degree of this and NOT wind speeds.
What is damage to man-made structures and vegetation?
200
Following the 4 C's of these basic food safety measures reduces the chance of serving a food borne illness.
What are CLEAN hands, surfaces & utensils; COOK at the right temperature; CHILL leftovers within 2 hours; and COMBAT CROSS CONTAMINATION by separating different food types?
300
Tallgrass Creek has this number of fire extinguishers on campus.
What is 95?
300
One of these is issued to alert people that a tornado has been sighted or picked up by radar in your area.
What is a tornado WARNING?
300
The shelter area in Redtail View is located here.
What is the interior hallway on the Garden Level?
300
According to the Kansas Emergency Management Association (KEMA), there were a total of this many tornadoes in the state of Kansas in 2011. No worries, however, because it was 44 below the past 10-year average.
What is 68?
300
The appropriate length of time to vigorously rub your hands together after applying soap is at least 20 seconds; approximately the lenth of time it takes to sing this song twice.
What is the Happy Birthday song? (And yes, we know it was Kelly Nelson's birthday last month.)
400
This is how often a healthy 50 year old female at average risk for colon cancer should have a colonoscopy.
What is every 10 years beginning at age 50?
400
Dark greenish or orange-gray skies; large hail; large, dark low-lying rotating or funnel-shaped clouds; and a loud roar that is similar to a freight train are examples of these.
What are things you should watch and listen for during a tornado WATCH?
400
The role of these volunteers is to assist with the notification of residents by knocking on their neighbors doors when a tornado warning has been issued.
Who are Floor Captains?
400
According to the Kansas Division of Emergency Management, from 1950-2011 there were no tornado fatalaties in Johnson County, but there have been this number of tornado related injuries.
What is 12?
400
For kitchen safety, hands should be washed at these times.
What are before, during and after preparing food; after using the restoom; and when changing tasks?
500
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, after the age of 20, we lose 10,000 of these per day. But don't worry, we've got trillions.
What are brain cells?
500
Staying alert and watching for changing weather conditions; listening to local news and weather reports; and being ready to seek shelter at a moments notice are all examples of this.
What are things to do when a tornado WATCH is issued?
500
According to the National Weather Service Safety Guidelines, not opening the windows in your home or business; not trying to outrun a tornado in your car; and not getting under a highway overpass or bridge are all examples of these.
What are things NOT to do during a tornado?
500
During the years 1950-2011, there were this many tornadoes right here in Johnson County, Kansas. A total of 3 were in 2011 alone!
What is 38?
500
This is the campaign slogan for the 2012 Tallgrass Creek Safety Challenge.
What is "Safety is NO Accident!" ?