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P-909 Home & Business Earthquake Safety and Mitigation, 2013
- FEMA P-909�Home & Business Earthquake Safety and Mitigation
- Overall Purpose
- Overall Agenda
- Part1 – for trainers
- Learning Objectives for Trainers
- Planning a training session
- Recruit attendees
- Effective Training Strategies
- Create a comfortable environment
- Know your audience
- Concentrate on what’s important
- Engage the class
- Get feedback
- Suggested Handouts
- Part 2 - Presentation
- Agenda
- Purpose OF THIS TRAINING
- California 1994 , M6.7
- Indonesia 2004, M9.1
- Haiti 2010, M7.0
- CHILE 2010, M8.8
- NEW Zealand 2011, M6.3
- Japan 2011, M9.0
- Spain 2011, M5.1
- Virginia 2011, M5.8
- Frequently Asked Questions
- What is earthquake mitigation?
- Mitigation reduces damage and losses
- What are structural components?
- What are nonstructural components?
- Types of nonstructural components
- Nonstructural Elements = 75% Total Building Cost
- Seisimc Hazard Map
- What’s the risk for me?
- Minor damage to the building
- Minor damage to property in the building
- Loss of inventory
- Major damage – may not be salvageable
- Complete loss of property
- Displaced from home
- What about other costs?
- Who pays for damage?
- What do I do when an earthquake hits?
- Don’t run out of the building!
- Earthquake risk Mitigation
- So, what can I do?
- Risk
- Seismic Hazard Levels
- It’s not just California…
- More exposure = more risk
- Vulnerabilities can be minimized
- Construction plays a role…
- Construction plays a role…
- Construction plays a role…
- Location, location, location
- Risk = Hazard x Vulnerability
- Earthquake Home Hazard Hunt
- Make a plan
- Importance of Vulnerabilities
- Brace it or replace it?
- What can I do myself?
- When do I need a professional’s help?
- Take Action
- Find more info on hazards in your area:
- Mitigation Example Resources
- QuakeSmart Toolkit
- FEMA Resources
- FEMA website
- Review
- Quiz
- PART 3 – HANDS ON
- Adding Foundation Bolts
- Is my home bolted to my foundation?
- What’s a sill plate?
- Checklist:
- How to bolt your home to your foundation
- Bracing a water heater
- Unsecured water heaters can easily fall
- Water heater = emergency water
- Bracing kits make it simple
- Checklist:
- How to secure your water heater
- Flexible Gas Lines
- Anchoring office filing cabinets
- Locate cabinets away from exits and windows
- Provide strong latches so drawers don’t slide open
- Attach adjacent file cabinets together for more stability
- Checklist
- How to brace a file cabinet
- Anchoring TVs and monitors
- Secure wall hanging monitors with brackets
- Can I hang my TV or monitor myself?
- Checklist
- How to anchor a TV or monitor to a wall
- Attach the bracket to wall studs
- Then attach the monitor to the bracket
- Secure desktop monitors with straps
- Other options include:
- Keep your electrical cables organized
- Securing a Hanging Ceiling
- Add compression struts and diagonal bracing
- Checklist
- How to Secure a Suspended Ceiling
- Compression strut and diagonal bracing
- Hanger wire – Edge condition
- Damaged ceiling light fixture
- Use 14-gage wire at each corner
- Securing Fluorescent Lights
- Overhead connections - wood
- Overhead connections – concrete
- Unreinforced Masonry
- Securing Chimneys
- Add bracing to stabilize chimneys
- Securing Windows
- Securing Industrial Storage Racks
- This is just the beginning…
- Questions?
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