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Preparing for Earthquakes: Effective Emergency Plans to Ensure Worker Safety

This article discusses the planning considerations and actions necessary to prepare for the impact of a major earthquake. It emphasizes the reduction of risk and injury to workers, including inspections of at-risk facilities, employee training on evacuation techniques, and the importance of secure income after an earthquake.

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Preparing for Earthquakes: Effective Emergency Plans to Ensure Worker Safety

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  1. Planning Considerations to Prepare for the impact for a Major EarthquakeGroupGale E. Brehmer Aura IncJacques Lassalle AlmaMario Gonzalez Kemnis Aura Inc.

  2. Subject for the Emergency Plan Reducing the risk of causing injury to workers product of an Earthquake Inspect all areas or facilities at risk of damage arising from earthquakes Train all employees on the best techniques and Evacuation action after an earthquake, allowing for a secure income.

  3. ACTIVIDADES RELEVANTES DE LOS PLANES DE EMERGENCIAS • Identify buildings and facilities risk. • Reducing the risk of causing injury to workers product of an Earthquake • Inspect all areas or facilities at risk of damage arising from earthquakes • Train all employees on the best techniques and Evacuation action after an earthquake, allowing for a secure income.

  4. METODOLOGY B) Inspecciones: Planned Performed by Manager, Supervisors and Paritario Comites and Health and Safety Audit Employers Mutual or certifying agencies Iso 9,000. 14,000 OSHAS 18001 A) Investigación: Check type of facilities we and risks Identify which products are risks themselves as Flammability Past experience in front of earthquakes Medidas de Control Reduce the risks of injury equjipos and facilities Training Staff Practical Exercises of Evacuation Plans for evacuation routes Contacts with external agencies.

  5. PROFESIONAL O TECNICO A CARGO DE OPERAR EL PLAN DE EMERGENCIAS. • Managing as ultimate authority responsible • Or Technical Safety Engineer • Supervisors • The Comites Security • All workers

  6. ACCIONES DE CONTROL • Compliance with rules and regulations Chileans and Americans. • U\se oxgen deficiency monitor • Procedures for the storage of dangerous goods: • Segregate oxidants and oxidizing. • Reducing amounts to a minimum. • Signs of containers. • Ventilation in the compound. • Emergency Procedures: and Emergency Kit in situ • Plans for emergencies. • Protection against fires and earthquakes. • Staff training. Every week • Dissemination and understanding of the plans with guides • Practices and located in all areas. • Profesional Nurse in Duty permantent in the mountain • Use Sattellite Phones • Work Order with personal tracking

  7. ELEMENT FOR THE EMERGENCY PLAN A). Emergency Coordinator. B). Procedures for response. C). Contents of a response plan. Scope introduction. Measure to notify and give warning. Disclaimer coordinator at the scene of an accident. Elimination of hazardous materials. Outside the Telescope Technical control and decontamination. Inventory resort. Personal Accounting Public Relations: 1. Sources: Staff appropriate equipment. 2. Strategies, techniques and action plan. 3. Handling response: Leadership, cooperation and communication 4. Review the Fema Instruction EMergency Hanbdbook

  8. EXTERNAL COORDINATION • Contact visits Corps and Fire Brigade and Emergency companies • Contact and coordination with the Carabineros OS 7. • Coordination with Onemi. OREMI • Contacts Centers for medical care • Contact and support of Employers Mutual • Enterprise Open Communities Social, Religious sector. • Open Door Policy Effective • Financial support for these agencies and professionals

  9. Conclusions • The Observatories have a moral commitment to the Safety and Health Care Environment • Chile Seismic country needed effective plans fronts Earthquakes • The priority of the Plans are people • They must ensure a safe workplace and inspected after an emergency.

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