Japonica

It's a category 4 now...it had better lose strength long before it gets here...it's one thing to give the car a wash. It's another entirely to have it disappear...

Kelli28

Polly is right it comes under a duty of employers, S,19 of The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984, unless he works in mining as there is different Act's.

"An employer shall, so far as is practicable, provide and maintain a working environment in which the employees of the employer (the employees) are not exposed to hazards."

Japonica

Thanks Kelli... He said latest he heard they were going to find them indoor work for the day...

deb68

If this helps anyone?
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml

Pollyana

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 39
Issued at 2:54 am WST on Saturday 29 January 2011

CYCLONE BIANCA EXPECTED TO IMPACT COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTH WEST OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ON SUNDAY

Bianca will weaken significantly before it reaches the South West. However
there is a risk that it will retain cyclone intensity so people should prepare
for:
. DAMAGING WINDS with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour
. VERY ROUGH SEAS and DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS
. COASTAL EROSION and FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS
. SEVERE to CATASTROPHIC FIRE DANGERS
. HEAVY RAINFALL south of the cyclone with possible LOCALISED FLOODING.

A Cyclone WATCH is current for coastal areas from Jurien Bay to Albany,
including Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury and Busselton.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Bianca is weakening as it moves south southwest well away from WA mainland.

Bianca is expected to weaken further today and move in a southeasterly
direction towards the southwest corner of the state. There is a risk that
Bianca will maintain tropical cyclone intensity as it approaches the coast
during Sunday. If this happens, coastal areas between Jurien Bay and Albany
could experience DAMAGING WINDS with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour. Wind gusts to 100 kilometres per hour may be experienced through inland parts southwest of a line Jurien Bay to Albany.

On Sunday tides between Jurien Bay and Cape Naturaliste may rise significantly above the normal high tide mark with VERY ROUGH SEAS, DANGEROUS SURF and FLOODING of LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. SIGNIFICANT COASTAL EROSION is possible. HEAVY RAINFALL is also possible on the southern side of the system. LOCALISED FLOODING is possible but extensive flooding is not expected.

VERY HIGH to SEVERE FIRE DANGERS are likely near the west coast on Sunday.
EXTREME to CATASTROPHIC FIRE DANGERS are possible across inland areas south of a line from Geraldton to Leonora to Israelite Bay on Sunday.

Siren & Brian

Lightening every 30 seconds outside my window to the north west... cant hear thunder so must be in the distance. Gonna be hot and muggy again today.

Cheetah7

Its so muggy where we are, its horrible, no lightening though, wonder if its on its way.

Siren & Brian

Its coming your way..

Cheetah7

Do you reckon? Ive heard even the storm/cyclone doesnt want to come SOR.

Japonica

Cheetah7

We are at a party tonight and driving back tomorrow morning, Mr PP is thinking of setting off early to avoid it, any idea what time it is due to hit tomorrow?

DeadVim

Later in the afternoon/early-evening according to the latest, I'd nick any bottles you can smuggle out just in case you are stranded

G'luck!

HelenTD

Useful info on the FESA website too: https://internet.fesa.wa.gov.au/aler...%203%3A10%20PM

PP - where are you travelling to?

Dorothy

It's soooo hot and humid here right now I can barely stand it. Although I can hear thunder rumbling off in the distance, so hopefully the rain will cool things off a bit.

HelenTD

Just starting raining here and thunder. It seems to be coming in quickly. Might be time close down the computers to aviod getting zapped. Also, don't use phone on landline during a storm.