AFL lightening policy

25 Feb 2020 by Grant Landers

Please remember if training and lightening is close by use the 30/30 rule for player safety.

The first part of the “30/30” rule is a guide to the postponement or suspension of activities. The accepted “safe‟ distance from lightning is less than 10km. This means that as the time interval between observing the flash and hearing the thunder approaches 30 seconds, all those in exposed areas should be seeking or already inside safe shelters.
A storm cell with lightning activity within 10km constitutes a threat.

The second part of the 30/30 rule provides the criteria for the resumption of activity which is applicable to decisions made with BOM access as well. Here, it is recommended that people wait a minimum of 30 minutes after the last sighting of lightning or sound of thunder.

It is important to emphasize that blue skies and lack of rainfall are not adequate reasons to breach the 30 minute minimum return-to-activity rule.

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