[CEUS-earthquake-hazards] FEMA Webinar for "Earthquake Safety & Mitigation for Schools"

[Phyllis Steckel]

Greetings, all.

Below is an announcement of an upcoming FEMA webinar, “Earthquake Safety and Mitigation for Schools.”  Please take a look and consider joining in.

Also, and perhaps more importantly, please forward this information to the attention of your School District’s superintendent, safety manager, and facility manager.  

Many thanks!

Cheers,

Earthquake Insight LLC
Phyllis J. Steckel, RG
PO Box 2002
Washington, MO 63090
636-239-4013
psteckel at charter.net 

"Minimizing earthquake risk is a funny business. The payoff may not come for a long time -- and then it will be in terms of what did not happen."


In support of the upcoming Great ShakeOut earthquake drills (drop, cover, hold on drills) on October 18, 2012, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is pleased to announce a one-hour webinar on Earthquake Safety and Mitigation for Schools on Tuesday, October 16, 2012. 
Webinar Description
Numerous school buildings located in multiple States and U.S. territories are vulnerable to earthquake losses and damage. This includes potential: 

  a.. Death and injury of students, teachers, and staff 
  b.. Damage to or collapse of buildings 
  c.. Damage and loss of furnishings, equipment, and building contents 
  d.. Disruption of educational programs and school operations 
  e.. Inability of the community to use schools as temporary shelters
At this webinar, you will learn the following: 
  a.. How to assess and analyze your earthquake risks 
  b.. How to develop an actionable plan to reduce and manage earthquake risks 
  c.. How to initiate an earthquake risk reduction plan for existing school buildings that were not designed and constructed to meet modern building codes 
  d.. How to secure "non-structural" elements of the school facility 
  e.. How to apply "incremental seismic rehabilitation" to protect buildings and ensure occupant safety 
  f.. Why "incremental seismic rehabilitation" is an affordable alternative for school safety
Target Audience 
  a.. School officials, teachers, facility managers, and other local stakeholders interested in school safety and continued operations.
When 
  a.. Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 2:00 pm EST
Where 
  a.. Webinar Link: Adobe Connect Pro Meeting Login 
  b.. Audio Line: 1 (877) 241-4296 
  c.. Participant Code: 34167944
System Requirements 
  a.. If you have never used Adobe Connect Pro before, please Test Meeting Connection prior to joining the webinar.
To register and learn more about the upcoming Great ShakeOut, visit www.shakeout.org. 
For more information regarding NETAP, visit National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program. 

For questions regarding this webinar, please contact fema-nehrp at fema.dhs.gov. 
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