Are You Prepared for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2024?
April 8, 2024
Understand its impacts and prepare now with our eclipse preparedness checklist.
On April 8, 2024, the world will witness a spectacular celestial event: a total solar eclipse. While this phenomenon promises awe and wonder, it also brings potential disruptions with experts at the Great American Eclipse predicting 1 to 4 million people travelling to see it.
The eclipse will cast its shadow across North America, impacting operations, transportation, and safety protocols making it crucial for you to anticipate and mitigate potential challenges. According to NASA, this eclipse can cause very real impacts including disruptions to radio signals and GPS navigation systems, affecting communication and navigation over the affected regions.
Disruptions during critical events can lead to chaos and jeopardize public safety. Whether you're managing transportation routes, public gatherings, or essential services, proactive preparation is key to maintaining continuity and ensuring the well-being of those you serve.
To learn more about how OnSolve can help you keep your people safe before, during and after the total eclipse, fill out the form to talk to one of our preparedness experts. You can also scroll down to see how our customers are using OnSolve to proactively prepare.
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How Our Customers Are Using OnSolve to Proactively Prepare for the Eclipse
Education and awareness. Raise awareness about the eclipse, its significance and safety measures to take during the event by sending targeted communications.
Safety guidelines and recommendations. Provide clear safety guidelines and recommendations for viewing the solar eclipse, including the use of proper eye protection and precautions to avoid eye damage.
Emergency preparedness. Prepare to respond to unforeseen emergencies or incidents like natural disasters, medical emergencies or security threats. Look back at your historical risk data, did anything impact you during the last eclipse?
Security risk assessment. Evaluate heightened security concerns due to large gatherings of people, particularly if hosting public events or viewing parties. Crowd control, access management and emergency response plans should be in place to mitigate security risks.
Technological issues. Technology is not immune to disruptions. Making proactive communication even more important. If the eclipse causes fluctuations in solar power generation, this could potentially affect any organizations that rely heavily on it. Sensitive electronic equipment may also be disrupted if not protected.
Supply chain disruptions. Evaluate your transportation around the eclipse and if any will be impacted by potential disruptions due to increased traffic or logistical challenges associated with the influx of people traveling to view the solar eclipse in certain areas.
These world-class organizations are using OnSolve to proactively prepare for the eclipse
