EARTHQUAKE
DRILL
ORIENTATION
A. General
To ensure the safety of employees/occupants during and
after a damaging earthquake;
To help the institution Disaster Action Team (DAT) to
design a specific response plan for earthquakes;
To train employees/occupants on how to practice proper
action and responses during earthquakes;
And
To test various elements of the response plan designed by
the institution Disaster Action Team (DAT).
B. Specific
To be able to execute the earthquake drill in accordance
with the plan/drill scenario and mechanics;
To be able to depict the proper actions and responses
required of drill participants such as;
Seeking shelter and protecting selves
Doing the “duck, cover and hold” and the “crouch and tuck head”
techniques
Evacuating using buddy-buddy system and walking faster than
normal
Head counting and checking of bodies for sustained injuries
Reporting to the DAT Team Leader
A 30-second earthquake
with a magnitude of 8.2
in the Richter Scale
struck Davao Oriental. It
is felt at Intensity VII in
Davao City
In reaction to the earthquake
occurrence, the institution must effect its
Emergency Evacuation Procedures and
activate its Disaster Action Team (DAT) to
ensure a safe and orderly evacuation in order
to prevent loss of lives and injuries to its
employees/occupants.
•45-second alarm
Signals the occurrence of the “main quake”
(start of the drill)
All employees/occupants to seek shelter
and protect themselves where they are
situated
Employees/occupants to perform “duck,
cover and hold” under desk, tables and chairs
and remain in such position until the
“shaking” stops.
•20-second full period
Evacuation of occupants from the building/s to the designated
evacuation/assembly areas using pre-determined routes
Establishment’s DAT to effect a fast but safe and orderly
evacuation:
Evacuation of employees/occupants must be buddy-buddy
system
Employees/occupants should not run or walk casually
They should walk faster than normal
Employees/occupants must utilize the shortest but safest route
to the evacuation/assembly area
•15-second alarm
Signals the occurrence of an “aftershock”
Employees/occupants still in the process of evacuating ( in
corridors or outside the building but not yet in open spaces), to
crouch and tuck heads”
• The evacuation process must be completed
• Employees/occupants must assemble at the designated
evacuation areas by department/division/section
• At the evacuation/assembly areas, employees/occupants
must check themselves of any sustained injury and report any
knowledge of somebody missing to the DAT
• The DAT must check and ensure that all
employees/occupants are accounted
(The giving of the “ALL CLEAR SIGNAL” by the DAT Team Leader
signifies the termination of the Earthquake Drill)
• Employees/occupants shall return to the building/s only after
the “All Clear Signal” is given by the DAT Team Leader
An evaluation of the drill must be conducted to identify
problems encountered during the drill and how these can be
corrected in future earthquake drills.
Thank You!