Webinar: Earthquake safety and mitigation for schools
Numerous school buildings located in multiple States and U.S. territories are vulnerable to earthquake damage and losses. This includes potential:
- Death and injury of students, teachers, and staff
- Damage to or collapse of buildings
- Damage and loss of furnishings, equipment, and building contents
- Disruption of educational programs and school operations
- And inability of the community to use schools as temporary shelters
At these webinars, participants will learn the following:
- How to assess and analyze your earthquake risks
- How to develop an actionable plan to reduce and manage earthquake risks
- How to initiate an earthquake risk reduction plan for existing school buildings that were not designed and constructed to meet modern building codes
- How to secure "non-structural" elements of the school facility
- How to apply "incremental seismic rehabilitation" to protect buildings and ensure occupant safety
Information is based on FEMA 395: Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of School Buildings (K-12): Providing Protection to People and Buildings, which is available for download below.