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   Disaster Relief > Earthquakes > Safety Tips5/11/2008 11:24:22 PM   

Safety Tips


Before

  • Teach everyone over 10 years old how to turn off utilities.
  • Learn first aid
  • Designate contact person living at least 300 miles away.
  • Develop exit plan, including meeting place outside house. Plan how family members away from home will contact each other.
  • Coordinate with neighbors.
  • Make plans for disabled.
During: If You Are Inside
  • Stay inside
  • Cover head 
  • Stay away from windows and glass.
  • Stay calm.
  • Stay out of elevators and stairways.
If You Are Outside:
  • Stay away from tall buildings
  • Move to an open area
  • Avoid falling debris by standing in strong doorway
After:
  • Put on heavy-soled shoes, work gloves.
  • Check for injured, trapped people
  • Pay special attention to your water heater and furnace and turn off your gas supply if there is a leak.
  • Also check for water leaks, broken wiring and sewage lines
  • Avoid downed power line
  • Be careful abut opening cupboards and closets.
  • Stay off telephone.
  • Don't drink tap water.
  • Check on your neighbors.
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