Week 1 & 2 Dealing with Earthquake Hazards in SCHOOL

Drills

Should always be treated as real emergency

Planning/organizing the earthquake drill

Developing the school earthquake evacuation plan

Orientation prior to the conduct of an earthquake drill

Actual conduct of an earthquake drill

School Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)

Composed of several teams with specific tasks, includes:

• Overall Coordinator (School DRRM FC)

• First Aid Team

• Site Security Team

• Fire-Safety Team

• Evacuation Team

• Communications Team

Prepare Earthquake Survival Kit

Basic items inside this kit:

• First Aid Kit (Alcohol, bondage, absorbent cotton, gauze, masks, adhesive plasters, medicines & tweezers)

• Food, Bottled water, Flashlights & extra batteries, radio (battery operated), Lighters & matches, whistle, Knife, Blankets & spare clothes, Rope – at least 7 meters long, Toiletries, Pen & paper, emergency contact numbers, cash.

Phase 1 - Alarm

During the drill, the 1-minute alarm indicates

earthquake or shaking.

Phase 2 - Response

• While the alarm is on-going, everyone should perform “duck, cover, and hold". Remain in this position until the “shaking stops."

• Take cover under a sturdy table and hold to your cover until the shaking stops

• Use book to cover your head

• Hide under an armchair

Phase 3 - Evacuation

10 seconds to LOOK AROUND! As soon as the shaking stops, immediately evacuate the school building and proceed to the identified evacuation areas using the pre-determined routes guided by the class marshal or teacher.

• Get out of the building in an orderly manner

• Give the following instructions to students/pupils:

• Walk, Do Not Run, Do Not Push, Do Not

  Talk

• Proceed to the identified evacuation area

Duck, Cover and Hold

• DUCK down to the floor

• Take COVER under a sturdy table or desk

• HOLD on to it and be prepared to move with it.

Good practices and safe zones

• Swing out door

• Wide corridors

• Wide open space for evacuation

• Fire exits

• Public alarm system

Some of the unsafe zones

• Windows and glass panes

• Book shelves, machinery, cabinets and furniture that may topple of slide

• Narrow alleys

• Passing near water tank

After identifying the safe and unsafe spots, the next step is to develop the School Earthquake Evacuation Plan.

• Use all available OPEN SPACES nearest to

the building/school

• Determine if there is sufficient open space

for all. Areas to be occupied should be

computed assuming 4 to 5 students would

occupy 1 sq. m. area.

• Consider the number of pupils in each

building per session

• Make sure that evacuation route will not

expose the pupils/students to additional

hazards

• Assigned each class a specific

designated evacuation area

• Come up with evacuation procedure using

the available map. School Earthquake Evacuation Plan.

Preparations

1. Conduct of lectures about earthquake

2. Conduct classroom hazard observation

activity

3. Introduce evacuation plan

4. Introduce assigned evacuation area

5. Post the school evacuation map in every

classroom and bulletin board

6. Assigned pupil/student in-charge of

making sure the door is open during

shaking

7. Assign observers and evaluators who will

give comments and suggestions

8. Inform the neighborhood about the drill

9. Check available alarm system

10. Assign class marshal

11. Take note of persons with disabilities

(PWD), pregnant and elderly and identify

their locations for evacuation

12. Assign marshals to assist the PWD,

pregnant and elderly during evacuation

Phase 4 - Assembly

At the designated evacuation area, pupils

must be grouped together according to the class

where they belong.

Phase 5 - Head count

Teacher should check and make sure all

pupils are accounted for.

Phase 6 - Evaluation

• The overall coordinator will announce the termination of the drill or "All clear"

• An evaluation of the drill must be conducted to identify problems encountered during the drill and how these problems can be improved in future earthquake drills.

• Observers will give their comments and suggestions when all are gathered in the evacuation areas

Where are you?

One whistle blow means

Come to me

Two whistle blow means

I need help

Three whistle blow means