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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1992

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THE SPOKESMAN ALSO ADVISED EMPLOYERS TO EXERCISE THEIR DISCRETION TO RELEASE STAFF LIVING IN AREAS WHERE TRANSPORT SERVICES WERE ABOUT TO BE SUSPENDED, IF THE WARNING WAS ISSUED DURING WORKING HOURS.

SUPERVISORS OF STAFF WORKING OUTDOORS IN EXPOSED AREAS SHOULD SUSPEND OUTDOOR DUTIES IF WEATHER CONDITIONS SO WARRANT. THEY SHOULD

AND ARRANGE FOR STAFF TO TAKE SHELTER TEMPORARILY

RESUME DUTY WHEN

WEATHER CONDITIONS PERMIT.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO ENCOURAGED EMPLOYERS TO DRAW UP GUIDELINES BASED NOW TO FIT THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR ORGANISATIONS,

THE ON ALL OF

ABOVE ADVICE AND THE PUBLICITY

ON MATERIALS

THE RAINSTORM WARNING SYSTEM BEING ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

THAT

THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY ISSUED

ITS OWN

HE ADDED INTERNAL GUIDELINES.

ASSURED

TURNING TO THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SCHOOLS, THE SPOKESMAN THE PUBLIC THAT ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS OR SUSPENSION OF CLASSES WOULD BE ISSUED PROMPTLY.

IF A RED OR BLACK WARNING IS ISSUED BEFORE 6.15 ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE ON THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS.

AM,

AN

IF THE RED WARNING IS ISSUED AFTER 6.15 AM, AN ANNOUNCEMENT

KEEP THEIR WAY

BUT SCHOOLS WILL WILL BE MADE THAT CLASSES WILL BE SUSPENDED, THEIR PREMISES OPEN TO RECEIVE CHILDREN WHO ARE ALREADY ON TO SCHOOL.

SCHOOL STAFF WILL BE ON HAND TO LOOK AFTER THE CHILDREN UNTIL IT IS SAFE FOR THEM TO RETURN HOME.

IF THE RED WARNING IS ISSUED WHILE MORNING IN SESSION, AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE TO ADVISE WILL BE CLOSED IN THE AFTERNOON BUT THAT SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE THEIR CLASSES UNTIL THE END OF THE THAT STUDENTS CAN RETURN HOME USING THEIR

ARRANGEMENTS.

SCHOOL IS ALREADY THAT ALL SCHOOLS ALREADY IN SESSION MORNING SESSION so NORMAL TRANSPORT

SCHOOLS WILL AGAIN KEEP THEIR PREMISES OPEN то RECEIVE

RED WARNING CHILDREN SHOULD THE

BE ISSUED AT A

WHEN TIME

SOME CHILDREN MIGHT ALREADY BE ON THEIR WAY TO THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

SHOULD A BLACK WARNING BE ISSUED WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION, FOR THEM THE CHILDREN WILL BE KEPT AT THEIR SCHOOLS UNTIL IT IS SAFE

USING SCHOOL TO RETURN HOME,

BY OR ACCOMPANIED

THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, OR ON THE CANCELLATION OF THE BLACK WARNING.

TRANSPORT,

ONCE ANNOUNCEMENTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED REGARDING SCHOOLS OR SUSPENSION OF CLASSES, SCHOOL REQUIRED TO GO TO SCHOOL ON THE DAY BLACK WARNING IS SUBSEQUENTLY CANCELLED.

CLOSURE OF NOT BE CHILDREN WILL CONCERNED EVEN IF THE RED OR

THE

IN ANY EVENT, THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO TELEVISION FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF

REGARDING ARRANGEMENTS

SCHOOL CHILDREN.

AND

DETAILS

FOR

/AS REGARDS