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Dealing with

Earthquake
Hazards
At HOME
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Identify appropriate
measures to be
taken before, 2. Learn the safety
during, and after an protocols and drills to
earthquake. ensure safety against a
damaging earthquake.
SAFETY MEASURES:

Earthquake cannot be accurately predicted, preparing to lessen


its impact becomes a priority.

There are measures that can be made to mitigate the damaging


effects of an earthquake.
A. INSPECT YOUR HOUSE
How safe is your house?
Full Scale Shaking Table Test for Philippine Concrete Hollow Block Houses
MODEL B：Non-Engineered model MODEL A：Engineered model
（Typical field construction model） （Following Building code）
Wall：CHB 4”（400x200x100mm） Wall： CHB 6”（400x200x150mm）
Vertical bar：6mm＠900mm Vertical bar：D10mm＠400mm
Horizontal bar：6mm@600, 3 layers Horizontal bar：D10mm@600, 3 layers
Joint Mortar：1：4 (Not compacted) Joint Mortar：1：4(Compacted)
A. INSPECT YOUR HOUSE
How safe is your house?
Full Scale Shaking Table Test for Philippine Concrete Hollow Block Houses

Follow the 3 Rs:

• RIGHT DESIGN Shaking Test:


Concrete Hollow
• RIGHT Block Houses
(STANDARD)
MATERIALS

• RIGHT
CONSTRUCTION
PRACTICE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loOrZuM9L9I
A. INSPECT YOUR HOUSE
How safe is your house?
House Safe is My House: Self-check for Earthquake Safety (12 pt questionnaire)
B. PLAN
• How do you respond during the strong shaking?
- Where are the safe spots?
- What do you do? Drop, Cover and Hold.
• What do you do after? Plan how to respond.

Discuss a
home
1. Prepare a Evacuation
House
plan with
Evacuation
Plan . your family .
DOOR
B. PLAN
• How do you respond during the strong shaking?
- Where are the safe spots?
- What do you do? Drop, Cover and Hold.
• What do you do after? Plan how to respond. DANGER ZONES
❖ Windows And Glass
❖ Book Shelves
✓ Under Sturdy Tables
❖ Cabinets And Furniture
✓ Inside Corner Of Rooms That May Topple Or
2. Identify With Columns & Beams Slide
Safe and ✓ Load-bearing ❖ Hanging Objects
Doorway Or Wall
Dangerous ❖ Inside Elevators
✓ Outside Elevator Shafts
areas. ❖ Power Lines; Poles;
✓ Open/Clear Area Trees; Narrow Alleys
Between Tall
Buildings
SAFE ZONES ❖ Bridges And Flyovers
B. PLAN
• How do you respond during the strong shaking?
- Where are the safe spots?
- What do you do? Drop, Cover and Hold. ✓ Prepare a kit that is good
• What do you do after? Plan how to respond. for 72 hours or 3 days for
your whole family.
✓ Put this GO BAG or
Survival Kit in an easy to
find locations in your
3. Prepare house.
your ✓ Locations that are
Survival unlikely to be covered
Kit or GO with debris when a
strong earthquake
Bag. occurs.
B. PLAN
• How do you respond during the strong shaking?
- Where are the safe spots?
- What do you do? Drop, Cover and Hold.
• What do you do after? Plan how to respond.
Determine the distance
of the NEAREST ACTIVE
FAULT in your area
using different hazard
4. Know The assessment tools such
Hazards In as the digital platforms.
Your Area.
http://faultfinder.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph
http://hazardhunter.georisk.gov.ph
https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph
C. SIMULATE RESPONSE
CONDUCT DRILLS
INFORMATION MATERIALS
INFORMATION MATERIALS
REFERENCES:

Sources : Parena Jr. J. (2017) Exploring Life Through Science- Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction. Philippines:
Phoenix Publishing House.

De Guzman, F.R., Suarez, D.A.M. (2016) Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction. Philippines: Vibal Group Inc.

www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph

www.faultfinder.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph

www.hazardhunter.georisk.gov.ph

www.dost.gov.ph

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