Do not approach high-voltage poles, iron towers, and lightning rods during thunderstorms. At least how many meters away should you stay away?

Do not walk into high-voltage poles, iron towers, or lightning rods during thunderstorms, and stay at least 20 meters away from accidents.

Outdoor precautions during thunderstorms:

1. Lightning often strikes areas with tall objects. Therefore, pay attention to the topography during thunderstorms. It is forbidden to stay on top of mountain tops or high hills, and do not get close to tall trees, telephone poles, chimneys, billboards and other tall, isolated objects. Outdoor activities should be stopped immediately and you should seek shelter from lightning as soon as possible. You can take shelter in a low-lying, dry or leeward house or cave.

2. It is forbidden to hold umbrellas with metal handles during thunderstorms. Wearing a raincoat is safer. Do not touch rails or power lines. You cannot run in a thunderstorm or ride a bicycle or motorcycle.

3. During thunderstorms, it is prohibited to swim, boat, fish, etc. in rivers, lakes and rivers, because the conductivity of water is very high and can easily attract lightning.

4. If you are driving when thunder strikes, do not "abandon the car" to avoid it. You should stay in the car. The car shell is made of metal. Due to its shielding effect, even if lightning strikes the car, it will not hurt anyone. The cabin is an ideal place to avoid lightning strikes.

5. If you are outdoors during a thunderstorm, it is best not to wear metal on your body. You should take off your watch, belt, and especially glasses with metal frames to prevent them from conducting electricity and being struck by lightning.

Extended information:

Thunderstorm safety education:

1. Strengthen education and continuously improve safety awareness in all regions. Regarding lightning safety education, we do not go out to play during heavy rain seasons, especially on holidays, to avoid various safety accidents. If you encounter a sudden heavy rain on your way to and from get off work, you should take shelter in a safe area immediately.

2. During work, if there is a thunderstorm, all areas should close doors and windows in time and cut off the power supply. Enhance knowledge of lightning protection and rainstorm protection, improve self-protection and self-rescue capabilities. Learn more about rainstorm and lightning protection. When encountering a sudden rainstorm or lightning, you should respond calmly and adopt scientific methods according to different situations to enhance self-protection capabilities.

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