For Employees
Inclement Weather Information
- Operating Status and Schedules—OPM
- Quick Guide to Information for Inclement Weather—NIH/OD/OHR
- NIH Radio – AM 1660—OD/ORS
- Severe Weather Information-Maryland Department of Transportation —Area-wide Road Conditions, Snow Emergency Plans, Live Traffic Cameras, Maryland Highway and Traffic Information, Local Weather Station Data.
- Traffic.nih.gov—Metro updates, traffic camera links, BRAC information, etc.
- Child Care, Opening and Closure Procedures for NIH Child Care Centers—OD/ORS—NIH Child Care Centers' hours of operation will be modified to ensure that the centers are operating as normally as possible during disruptions of the Federal Government's operations.
Safety Tips
- Avoid walking on roadsides and through parking lots, especially between parked cars where ice patches may remain.
- When you're about to cross a street, make eye contact with any approaching drivers to ensure that they see you.
- Taking the campus shuttle bus is always a good idea in bad weather.
- Remember, thinking ahead and being prepared will give you the best chance of having a safe and enjoyable winter season.
- Wear multiple layers of clothing under a warm jacket, gloves, a scarf and a hat that covers your ears.
- Avoid footwear with hard leather soles—soft rubber—soled shoes or boots are better on slick and slushy surfaces.
- When walking across campus, stay on plowed and treated sidewalks.
Preparing Your Car for Winter Weather
- Make sure your battery is relatively new and fully charged.
- Check your tires for a good amount of remaining tread life.
- Inspect your windshield wiper blades—they should be replaced yearly.
- Make sure your wiper fluid level is topped off with fluid that will not freeze.
- Always have available a sturdy ice scraper, preferably with a broom attachment, to clear ice and snow from all windows, hood and roof.
- In addition, it's a good idea to carry in your trunk a blanket, extra gloves, jumper cables and a bag of kitty litter for traction under spinning tires.
- Finally, give yourself extra time to get where you want to go, whether driving to work or walking across campus.
- Keep well behind trucks spreading salt or sand to protect your vehicle.
- Spreader trucks often back up and if you are too close the driver may not see you.
This page last reviewed on July 9, 2012
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