Severe weather has the ability to disrupt our daily lives in all sorts of ways such as loss of power as well as damage to our property.
Being prepared reduces the risk of harm to people and property. It is important to be prepared as severe weather can happen quickly.
My Severe Weather Ready Guide provides helpful tips for older people on preparing for severe weather, as well as a checklist of items to make a weather ready pack.
The guide also provides information on weather warnings. It is essential that older people are familiar with, and understand, weather warnings issued by Met Eireann.
The My Severe Weather Ready Guide was officially launched on Friday, November 21, at the Laois Partnership office.
The project was an interagency initiative comprising of the Health Service Executive HSE, Age Friendly, An Garda Siochana, Offaly Local Development Company (OLDC), Laois Partnership, Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB), ALONE, Civil Defence, Adult Literacy for Life, and the Laois and Offaly Regional Coalition partners.
The project stemmed from HSE consultation with the drivers of meals on wheels in Offaly Local Development Company Ltd.
Copies of My Severe Weather Guide will be available throughout Laois and Offaly.
For further information on copies of the guide please contact Offaly Local Development Company or Laois Partnership or email tlatham@loetb.ie, ICPOP.LaoisOffaly@hse.ie.
Photo: Michael Scully – no reproduction fee .
Photo: Michael Scully – no reproduction fee .
Photo: Michael Scully – no reproduction fee .
Photo: Michael Scully – no reproduction fee .
Photo: Michael Scully – no reproduction fee .
Photo: Michael Scully – no reproduction fee .
Photo: Michael Scully – no reproduction fee .
Photo: Michael Scully – no reproduction fee .
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