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Montreal factories to run industrial alarm tests Tuesday afternoon

Test alarms will sound off at Montreal factories on Tuesday afternoon. Kevin Godwin / Global News File

The City of Montreal will be performing its annual industrial alarms test on Tuesday afternoon.

READ MORE: 9 factories in Montreal take part in siren test

The Centre de sécurité civile de Montréal announced via Twitter that the test will take place Nov. 14 around 2 p.m.

https://twitter.com/MTL_Alertes/status/929742840602681345

The City of Montreal civil security webpage lists five actions to take if the alarms sound at any other time than during the test period.

What to do during a major industrial accident

Develop the right reflexes

To avoid inhaling toxic products
  • Go quickly into the closest building.
To keep toxic products from getting in
To protect yourself from outdoor exposure
  • Don’t stay outside or in a vehicle.
  • Close and seal doors and windows and turn off ventilation.
To find out what to do next, listen to the radio
  • Obey all instructions from authorities.
To avoid exposing yourself or your children
  • Do not go to pick up your child from school.
To help emergency workers to do their job
  • Do not make phone calls so that the line is free for emergency workers.
  • Call 911 only if there is an emergency.
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