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Power outage plan for life support in the home: staying safe when the power goes out
In case of power outages, download and print out this power outage plan to help you and people you care for stay safe when the power goes out. Power outages can happen suddenly, disrupting daily life and your medical care at home.
This plan covers six key areas to help you stay safe and informed:
- Support people
- Keeping my health equipment working
- Home essentials for power outages
- Meeting my basic needs
- Staying in touch & getting information
- Feeling confident and informed
An accessible Word format of the English version can be downloaded .
- Organisation:
- The Energy Charter
- Topic:
- Environmental health, Emergency
- Target audience:
- General
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- April 2025
- Last reviewed:
- July 2025
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