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Disaster risk reduction initiatives Safe Hospitals New wind hazard map for the Caribbean basin

Learn about safe hospitals initiative and the importance of mitigation measures for natural hazards. Also, explore the new wind hazard map for the Caribbean basin to aid in structural design for safety.

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Disaster risk reduction initiatives Safe Hospitals New wind hazard map for the Caribbean basin

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  1. Disaster risk reduction initiatives • Safe Hospitals • New wind hazard map for the Caribbean basin Dana van Alphen, MD

  2. Safe Hospitals Since 1976: 1,961 health facilities damaged (nearly 1 in 8 out of approx. 16,000) US$3.12 billion in direct losses (From CD47/INF/4 “Progress Report” 2006 and Resolution CD45.R8 Disaster Preparedness and Response” 2004) New Hospitals are still being build without attention to mitigation measures for natural hazards

  3. Safety evaluation checklist for Hospitals developed Looks at 1.Location 2.Structural safety 3. Non-structural safety 4. Organisation and management of the institution

  4. Safety index form

  5. Safety index

  6. Safe Hospitals Initiative

  7. Application • Used in over 500 Hospitals • Used to certify hospitals in Mexico • Helps to set priorities but does not replace an in depth vulnerability survey done by engineers • Use outside the region in Iran, Indonesia

  8. New Wind Hazard Maps for the Caribbean Basin(3-second mph at 33ft) Principal researcher – Applied Research Associates (Peter Vickery) Regional coordinator – Tony Gibbs (CEP International Ltd)

  9. Why do we need a new Caribbean Wind Hazard Map?1 The only pan-Caribbean wind hazard maps ever produced for application in the design of structures were from 1984. New reliable data available.2 The present project the includes the Caribbean coastlines of South and Central American countries.  In several of these cases there is no presently available wind hazard guidance for structural design purposes

  10. Design purpose:Basic Wind Speed adjusted for:1 topography2 ground roughness3 height above ground4 size of structure5 desired level of safety

  11. Wind hazard map • The further we go South the less frequent the events but higher in intensity • Hospitals should be built for 1700 years return period for hurricanes • http://www.paho.org/english/dd/ped/caribbeanwindhazardmaps.htm

  12. Camion de 50t CUBA Gustav 340 km/h

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