Please note: the Safety Standards are currently being updated

Please note: the Safety Standards are currently being updated for late August 2025. As a result, some of the content on OPASSE may not be up to date. Contact Ask Ophea at safety@ophea.net if you would like copies of specific activity pages from the 2024-2025 year.

Sample Lightning Preparedness Guide

The people filling the following listed roles are responsible for making the decision to stop the activity, move students to a safe location, and to determine when/if it is safe to resume the activity:

  • Curricular activities: Teacher
  • Intramurals activities: Teacher, Intramural Supervisor
  • Interschool competitions and practices: Teacher/Coach in consultation with official (for competitions)
  • Outdoor Education Trips: Teacher in consultation with the Trip Leader
  • Off-Site Activity Providers: Teacher in consultation with facility manager/director
  • Camps: Teacher in consultation with camp director

A lightning response plan must be developed in advance of outdoor activities. The following must be taken into consideration: