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NEW ZEALAND SHAKEOUT CHAMPION’S GUIDELINEHow you can help spread the word and get others involved in the largest earthquake drill in New Zealand’s history!
IntroductionThank you for deciding to promote New Zealand ShakeOut. You are making an important contribution to our aim of having 1 million people do an earthquake drill at 9:26am on 26 September, and making New Zealand better prepared for an earthquake, wherever it occurs. We could not achieve our aim without organisations and individuals joining in, promoting New Zealand ShakeOut and being ambassadors for the campaign.
This guideline provides information to help you spread the word. It includes:• Things you need to know about New Zealand ShakeOut
• Key messages
• Resources
• Guidelines for volunteers and champions
• Useful contacts
• Example of a plan to engage staff in New Zealand ShakeOut.
Things you need to know about New Zealand ShakeOutOur aimOur aim is to have 1 million people do the “Drop, Cover and Hold” earthquake drill at 9:26-26:9 (9:26am on 26 September 2012)!
How it will workThe 9:26-26:9 earthquake drill is the focal point of New Zealand ShakeOut because it is a clear, simple action thatpeoplecantaketohelppreparethemselvesforanearthquake.Itisalsoafirststep,anditencouragespeople to look at their preparedness in more detail.
The drill is supported by a dedicated New Zealand ShakeOut website. The website is where individuals, families, community groups and organisations can sign up to participate and get information. It also includes a whole range of resources that you can use to help promote the campaign. You get to it from www.getthru.govt.nz.
There is also a Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/NzGetThru,Twitter account http://twitter.com/nzgetthru, paid radio and TV advertising starting in July, and promotional activity.
Crucial to the success of New Zealand ShakeOut is organisations and people joining and encouraging others to be involved. To help that happen, the campaign is working with businesses, local government, schools, central government agencies and other organisations.
We need you to use opportunities in your business, group and community to share the key messages and use the resources.
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Key messagesIt’s easy as 1, 2, 3!
1. Sign up now – go to www.getthru.govt.nz (it takes only two minutes).
2. Spread the word (share with friends, family and workmates via word of mouth, Facebook, Twitter, email and other methods).
3. Do the drill Drop, Cover and Hold drill on 9:26-26:9.
General messages• ThiswillbethefirstevernationalShakeOutearthquakedrillintheworld.
• We aim to have one million people participate in the ‘Drop, Cover and Hold’ drill at 9:26am on 26 September 2012.
• It is a proven approach. It started in California in 2008 and now more than 8 million people are involved in that state.
• We need you and your business/school/organisation/family to be involved.
Who is participating?• Everybody in New Zealand!
• It is coordinated by central and local government but it is everybody’s’ drill.
• We want businesses, schools, families, individuals – everyone – to think about what they would do if there was an earthquake at 9:26 on 26.9 and then, on the day, drop, cover and hold.
What is Drop, Cover and Hold?• Drop, cover and hold is the right action to take in an earthquake in New Zealand.
• After the Canterbury and Christchurch earthquakes it is still the best earthquake advice for New Zealand.
• The basic drill is the same if you are at home, work, on holiday – anywhere.
How are you going to get one million people to do that? How can I be involved?• We need everyone in New Zealand to get involved. We are working with media, councils, businesses,
emergency services, schools and community organisations to have them take part and for them to provide information and encourage others to take part.
• We have built a dedicated website where people can register and get information about how to be involved and how to prepare for earthquakes. Get to it from www.getthru.govt.nz.
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• We will be using social media (Facebook and Twitter) to promote New Zealand ShakeOut and share information.
Why are we doing this?• We know earthquakes happen in New Zealand. We want to build on this awareness to help people
understand the right actions to take in an earthquake.
• Everyone in New Zealand needs to know what to do in an earthquake.
• People could be on holiday, working or studying in other parts of the country. The drill is the same wherever they are.
• We want people to know what the drill is, practice it and be able to do it quickly.
• We are building on the awareness of the Get Ready Get Thru campaign.
• It is an excellent opportunity for businesses and organisations to develop, review or test their emergency plans.
• Families can write and test their household emergency plans.
When is it?• The Drop, Cover and Hold drill is at, 9.26am on 26 September (9:26-26:9).
How do I get information?• Go to the New Zealand ShakeOut website www.getthru.govt.nz to register and get information.
• Get Ready Get Thru www.getthru.govt.nz is the place to go for information about how to prepare for what to do before, during and after disasters.
• See our simple fact sheet about how to Drop, Cover and Hold http://www.shakeout.govt.nz/downloads/shakeout-dropcoverhold-A4poster.pdf
• Twitter http://twitter.com/nzgetthru
• Facebook http://www.facebook.com/NzGetThru.
ResourcesTV and radio advertising
July 1- September 29: Broadcasting of new Get Ready Get Thru generic earthquake TV and radio commercials.
July 29-September 26: BroadcastingofNewZealandShakeOutspecificradiocommercials.
Resources page on website (http://www.shakeout.govt.nz/resources/)The resources page contains resources for you to use. They include:
• Drillplanningdocuments
– Countdown to ShakeOut for organisations Use this countdown to ensure everyone in your organisation takes part in the New Zealand ShakeOut earthquake drill at 9.26am on Wednesday, 26 September (9:26-26:9). All organisations are invited to participate.
about the drill from www.getthru.govt.nz
to obtain their buy-in and plan what level of drill your organisation will conduct and who will participate. Consider either:
▪ simply doing a Drop, Cover and Hold earthquake drill at 9:26-26:9, or ▪ doing other earthquake preparedness activities as well as the drill.
Other earthquake preparedness activities could include practicing an evacuation, gathering emergency supplies at work, identifying key business information and off-site backup and storage, and reviewing business continuity plans.
as an official participant in New Zealand ShakeOut at www.getthru.govt.nz ▪ Register the number of people participating organisation-wide ▪ Download information your organisation can use to plan for the drill from
www.getthru.govt.nz ▪ Encourage staff to also participate if at home and register as a family ▪ Encourage staff to invite their friends and neighbours to register.
that describes what your drill will consist of (even if just Drop, Cover and Hold), what you expect to happen during the drill, and a feedback session after the drill to identify strengths and weaknesses.
Include in your plan informing staff (and any others you choose to have participate) of the date and time of the drill (9:26-26:9), your expectations for their participation, and the benefits of the drill.
and others in your network to participate – as a means of protecting your organisation – and share New Zealand ShakeOut resources with them. Consider other tasks that can protect your organisation, e.g. arrangements with suppliers to ensure that services or products you rely on will be available after a disaster, off-site storage and backup of key information etc.
▪ Display New Zealand ShakeOut posters and flyers at your organisation to encourage and remind employees, vendors, and customer to participate
▪ Initiate an email campaign to employees, staff, and customers with information and tips on how to prepare at home and work
▪ Consider having a New Zealand ShakeOut-related message on outgoing email messages, such as “Participate in the New Zealand ShakeOut at 9.26am on Wednesday, 26 September”.
Before 9:26-26:9, practice the Drop, Cover and Hold drill and review how well it went.
Soon after the drill, hold discussions to hear what people learned and plan next steps.
Countdown to new Zealand Shakeout for organiSationSUse this countdown to ensure everyone in your organisation takes part in the New Zealand ShakeOut earthquake drill at 9.26am on Wednesday, 26 September (9:26-26:9). All organisations are invited to participate.
7. Get information
6. Meet with department heads or your management team
5. Register your organisation
4. Create a plan
3. Encourage suppliers, vendors, contractors, partnering organisations
2. Create an employee awareness campaign
1. Practice and review
0. Hold your New Zealand ShakeOut at 9:26-26:9!
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– Drop, Cover and Hold is still the right action to take Preliminary research into actions taken by people during the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010and2011isconfirmingthatDrop,CoverandHoldistherightactiontotakeduringanearthquake. This is the drill that has been taught to school children for many years, and is what civil defence agencies have promoted around the country.
– One million people doing an earthquake drill? How you can help A two-page fact sheet explaining New Zealand ShakeOut and how to get involved.
– Participation guidelines for Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups Detailed guidelines written by the New Zealand ShakeOut Planning Team. In total, they contain more information than most organisations need but plenty of gems to pick up.
• Postersandflyers There are a variety of ShakeOut posters available for printing in various sizes. A black and white version is also available.
• Customisedflyersfordifferentgroups Therearecustomflyersfor18differentcategories
– Individuals and families
– Pre-schools
– Schools
– Youth organisations
– Tertiary eduction
– Government agencies
– Local authorities
– Iwi
– Iwi (Te Reo Maori)
– Emergency services
– Community groups
– Businesses
– Health and disability sector
– Non-government organisations
– Animal shelter/service providers
– Agriculture/livestock industry
– Volunteer/service clubs
– Media organisations
– Science/engineering organisations
• Webbanners A number of web banners have been developed, which are available for download for use on your website and in email signatures. These are suitable for Mac and PC.
• Additionalgraphicsandlogos Graphics, including the ‘Drop, Cover and Hold’ image available for you to download to use on web pages and printed material. New Zealand ShakeOut logos are not available as downloads from the website but can be provided on request.
Examples of how your organisation can promote New Zealand ShakeOut• Greater Wellington Regional Council is using its Facebook page to promote New Zealand ShakeOut:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1459953463#!/GreaterWellington
• The Department of Internal Affairs has a ShakeOut banner on its website homepage: www.dia.govt.nz
At the end of this guideline is an example of a generic plan that can be used to engage staff in New Zealand ShakeOut.
If you are in an earthquake in New Zealand, Drop, Cover and Hold is still the right action to take. This is the drill that has been taught to school children for many years, and is what civil defence agencies have promoted around the country. The advice has been reviewed and is still:
▪ If you are inside a building, move no more than a few steps, then Drop, Cover and Hold. Stay indoors till the shaking stops and you are sure it is safe to exit. In most buildings in New Zealand you are safer if you stay where you are until the shaking stops.
▪ If you are outside, move no more than a few steps away from buildings, trees, streetlights, and power lines, then Drop, Cover and Hold. Stay there until the shaking stops.
▪ If you are driving, pull over to a clear location, stop and stay there with your seatbelt fastened until the shaking stops. Once the shaking stops, proceed with caution and avoid bridges or ramps that might have been damaged.
Respond quicklyIn a severe earthquake it is absolutely vital that people respond immediately. Confusion about what to do can result in people being seriously injured or killed.
Look around you now, before an earthquake. Identify safe places such as under a sturdy piece of furniture or against an interior wall in your home, office or school so that when the shaking starts you can respond quickly.
An immediate response to move to the safe place can save lives. And that safe place should no more than a few steps or less than three metres away, to avoid injury from flying debris.
Building codeNew Zealand experiences about 15,000 earthquakes every year. Most are too small or too deep to be noticed but over 100 earthquakes a year are big enough to be felt, and a severe one can occur at any time.
The 1932 7.8 Hawke’s Bay earthquake caused significant damage and loss of life, and resulted in New Zealand’s first earthquake-resistant building design code. Several times since 1931 the code has been upgraded and strengthened. It will be further strengthened with lessons learned from the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
However, we know from earthquake tragedies in the United States, Taiwan, Japan and Canterbury that the best building codes in the world do nothing for buildings built before the modern codes were enacted. Fixing problems in older buildings – retrofitting – is in most cases the responsibility of the building owner. Planned well, small improvements can make big differences.
When earthquake shaking exceeds the design limit of the building there is a risk of catastrophic collapse. In these rare cases there are few actions that will guarantee survival.
Drop, Cover and Hold is still the right action to takeInjuriesGround shaking during an earthquake is seldom the direct cause of injury. Most earthquake-related injuries and deaths are caused by collapsing walls, flying glass and falling objects caused by the shaking.
Preliminary research into actions taken by people during the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 is confirming that Drop, Cover and Hold is the right action to take during an earthquake. New Zealand and international researchers have been assessing the responses of individuals to the earthquakes, injury data and closed-circuit television footage in their analysis.
In a major earthquake much masonry and glass falls off buildings and into the streets. If you are inside, Drop, Cover and Hold – do not run outside. If you are outdoors when the shaking starts, you should find a clear spot away from buildings, trees, streetlights, and power lines, then Drop, Cover and Hold. Stay there till the shaking stops.
Discredited earthquake safety information You will find other information (not Drop, Cover and Hold) on the Internet about what to do in an earthquake. Much of it has been discredited, and does not apply to New Zealand. However, be aware that after any major earthquake such information resurfaces and is widely emailed.
One email (which has been widely discredited), often known as the “triangle of life”, goes as far as discouraging people from taking cover under sturdy furniture. Research from the United States, Taiwan, Japan and Christchurch (all places with modern, earthquake resistant building design codes), recommends the same message for New Zealand: Drop, Cover and Hold is right action to take in an earthquake.
More information ▪ For what to do before, during and after an earthquake, go to
www.getthru.govt.nz ▪ www.eq-iq.org.nz (home>earthquake>be prepared) provides
information about how to make your house quake safe.
You can also contact your regional, city or district council to get local information about earthquake preparedness in your area.
John Hamilton Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management
Published March 2012 by the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, with advice from GNS Science and the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering.
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New Zealand Shake Out
Participation guidelines for Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups
Prepared by the New Zealand ShakeOut Planning Team, April 2012
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REGISTER NOW AT WWW.GETTHRU.GOVT.NZ
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New Zealand ShakeOut 9:26am, 26 September, 2012
At 9.26am on Wednesday 26 September (9:26-26:9), we aim to have 1 million people throughout New Zealand participate in the New Zealand ShakeOut earthquake drill. You could be anywhere – at home, at work, at school or on holiday. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the drill wherever you are at 9:26-26:9.
DROP down onto your hands and knees (before the earthquake knocks you down). This position protects you from falling but allows you to still move if necessary.
COVER your head and neck (and your entire body if possible) under a sturdy table. If there is no shelter nearby, get down near an interior wall (or next to low-lying furniture that won’t fall on you), and cover your head and neck with your
arms and hands. If you are outside, move no more than a few steps away from buildings, trees, or power lines, then drop, cover and hold. If you are driving, pull over to a clear location, stop and stay there with your seatbelt fastened until the shaking stops. Once the shaking stops, proceed with caution and avoid bridges or ramps that might have been damaged. If you are in a mountainous area or near unstable slopes or cliffs, be alert for falling debris or landslides.
HOLD on to your shelter (or your position to protect your head and neck) until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the shaking shifts it around.
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1 How to participateHere are simple things the agriculture/livestock industry can do to participate in New Zealand ShakeOut. More guidelines and resources can be found at www.getthru.govt.nz.
Today: ▪ Register at www.getthru.govt.nz to be counted in
the ShakeOut drill, get email updates, and more. ▪ Note the time and date in your diary (9.26am on
Wednesday 26 September 2012).
As a registered New Zealand ShakeOut participant you will:
▪ Learn what you can do to get prepared ▪ Be counted in the largest earthquake drill New
Zealand has ever seen ▪ Receive ShakeOut news and other earthquake
information ▪ Set an example that motivates others to participate.
▪ While you are doing the drill, imagine that it is real and what might be happening around you. Consider what you might need to do before a real earthquake happens to help protect yourself your workmates and/or your business.
▪ Practise what you will do after the shaking stops. ▪ After your drill is complete, have discussions about
what was learned and apply these lessons to your emergency plan.
▪ Share your stories and photos with others.
4 Share the ShakeOutInvite others to register for the New Zealand ShakeOut. With your help this can become the largest earthquake drill in New Zealand history!
2 Between now and 26 September: ▪ Consider what may happen when an earthquake
shakes your area. Plan what you will do now to prepare, so that when it happens you will be able to protect yourself, your staff and your business, and then recover quickly.
▪ Talk to others in your industry about what they have done, and encourage them to join you in getting more prepared.
▪ Practise the Drop Cover and Hold drill.
3 9.26am on 26 September do the Drop, Cover and Hold drill
Everyone can participate! To register go to www.getthru.govt.nz
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One million people doing an earthquake drill?
You, your family, your school and your work can be involved and “own” your part of the drill. This will be the world’s first nation-wide ShakeOut drill and the biggest earthquake awareness campaign ever held in New Zealand. The focal point will be the nationwide, public Drop, Cover and Hold earthquake drill.
The drill will be supported by a dedicated website, accessed via www.getthru.govt.nz. This is where individuals, families, community groups, businesses and organisations can register to be involved and receive information about earthquakes, preparedness and the Drop, Cover and Hold earthquake drill. As we get closer to 9:26-26:9 more and more information and resources will be added.
The website and the drill will be promoted through a multi-media campaign that will use news media, paid advertising and social media.
Crucial to the success of New Zealand ShakeOut will be central and local government agencies (including mayors, councillors and chief executives) promoting New Zealand ShakeOut through the networks of organisations and communities they work with.
In turn, all these organisations and communities are encouraged to promote the drill to their own staff at work and at home, and to other organisations, sectors, and communities they work with. In short, we want New Zealand Shakeout to spread right through the country! The ultimate aim is for New Zealand to be better prepared to “Get Thru” an earthquake.
How can I, my business or organisation get involved?Talk to people about New Zealand ShakeOut, spread word of the website, and take information from this article and show it to others, including your staff, friends and other organisations you work with.
Remember, not everybody has Internet access, so any way we can get information to those people will really help to share the ShakeOut.
Already, the Ministry of Education is working with all schools to encourage them to hold an
earthquake drill at 9:26-26:9 and to have lessons about preparing for disasters, and about historical disasters, during that week.
Why are we having a nationwide earthquake drill?Everyone in New Zealand needs to know what to do in an earthquake. People could be on holiday, working or studying, away from home, in other parts of the country. The drill is the same wherever we are: Drop, Cover and Hold.
New Zealand began preliminary planning for a nationwide New Zealand ShakeOut two years ago. The Canterbury earthquakes showed what a terrible impact a large earthquake can have and reinforced the need for such a campaign.
The earthquakes have given people in New Zealand an increased awareness of the risk we all face. New Zealand ShakeOut aims to build on that awareness and have people learn what we need to do in our workplaces, schools, homes, or wherever we may be. That is why the drill is timed for a weekday morning when people will be going about their normal day to day business.
New Zealand ShakeOut encourages people to know what the drill is, practice it, and be able to do it quickly. This is also an excellent opportunity for businesses and organisations to develop, review or test their emergency plans. Families can write and test their household emergency plans.
Where does “ShakeOut” come from?New Zealand ShakeOut is based on the highly successful Great California ShakeOut, which began in 2008 and is now an annual event involving over 8.6 million people in that State alone.
The ShakeOut concept is spreading to other states in the U.S.A and to other countries including Canada, New Zealand and Japan. In New Zealand, the West Coast held its own Great West Coast ShakeOut in 2009 as part of a civil defence exercise.
How you can helpNew Zealand ShakeOut aims to have 1 million people in New Zealand do an earthquake drill at 9.26am on Wednesday 26 September (9:26-26:9).
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Guidelines for championsHere are some guidelines to help you understand your, or your organisation’s, role as a volunteer or champion for New Zealand ShakeOut.
Things to do to help promote New Zealand ShakeOut• Look for opportunities to distribute New Zealand ShakeOut key messages and resources to your staff,
people you work with, customers or clients, and community.
• Use New Zealand Shake Out messages and resources in your existing communications, including:
– reception areas or waiting rooms
– newsletters
– mail outs
– websites
– email signatures
– notice boards
– staff meetings
– referring to New Zealand ShakeOut at conferences and seminars
– talking about New Zealand ShakeOut at organisations you belong to (e.g. Chamber of Commerce, trade organisations, clubs etc.)
– promotional events you might be involved in
– announcing your involvement to local media.
• Create your own messages about why you are involved in New Zealand ShakeOut, what you will be doing and encouraging others to follow suit.
• Have practice drills.
• Involve your management team or health and safety staff – they can look at how you can use New Zealand ShakeOut as a trigger for your business or workplace to review or test its emergency procedures.
Some things not to doThere are some things you should not do when promoting New Zealand ShakeOut.
• Do not include messages about your business or other activity in New Zealand ShakeOut resources. As a rule of thumb, volunteers and champions are endorsing New Zealand ShakeOut, New Zealand ShakeOut is not endorsing any goods or services.
• Do not charge people or organisations for New Zealand ShakeOut resources or information – being a volunteerorchampionisanotforprofitactivity.
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Useful contactsIt is important, and helpful, to keep in touch with others in your area who might also be promoting New Zealand ShakeOut. You can share ideas, time activities so that they complement each other and do not clash, and support each other.
Your best local contact is at your city or district council. Depending on where you are, this is likely to be either the council’scommunicationsunitoritsemergencymanagement(orcivildefence)office.TheywillknowwhatNewZealand ShakeOut activities are happening in your area. For regional activities, get in touch with the regional Civil Defence Emergency Management Group in your part of the country, and nationally, contact the New Zealand ShakeOut Coordinators. These people can also help you with ideas for your promotion. The table below outlines the best people to contact about New Zealand ShakeOut in your region.
Also, please tell your contacts at your council, regional Group or the New Zealand ShakeOut Coordinators what you are doing so we share that with others to help them and boost publicity.
Region Contact Phone Email
Northland Graeme MacDonald 09 438 4639 [email protected]
Auckland Ivan Threthowen or 09 301 7762 [email protected]
Jamie Richards 09 307 6040 [email protected]
Waikato Paul Blewman 07 838 6940 [email protected]
Bay of Plenty Krista Plews 0800 884 881 x 8337 [email protected]
Gisborne Richard Steele 06 867 2049 [email protected]
Taranaki Taranaki Emergency ManagementOffice
067581110 [email protected]
Hawke’s Bay Nigel Simpson 068715201 [email protected]
Manawatu-Wanganui Stewart Davies 063568199 [email protected]
Wellington Craig Hamilton 063706325 [email protected]
Nelson-Tasman Debbie DeGeus 035469525 [email protected]
Marlborough John Foley 035207476 [email protected]
Canterbury James Thompson 03 341 4047 [email protected]
West Coast Nichola Costly 03 768 0466 [email protected]
Otago Graeme Hall 03 470 7400 [email protected]
Southland Craig Sinclair 032115115 [email protected]
Chatham Islands Rana Solomon 033050033 [email protected]
National Jo Guard and Anita Komen (04) 473 7363 [email protected]
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Example of an Emergency Preparedness Awareness Programme for New Zealand ShakeOut 2012
Month Monthlytheme Targetaudience Objectives
July Personalpreparednessinthehomeandoffice
Management/ Health & Safety rep
• Initiate a campaign to staff and others as appropriate, with information and tips on how to prepare for earthquakes at home and work (www.getthru.govt.nz).
• Get creative with competitions to encourage participation. For example, all staff could send in photos of their emergency survival items and there could be a challenge to see who has the most unique item!
All staff • Create, or review a Household Emergency Plan (including a plan for how to contact family, colleagues, and friends).
• Create, or review household Emergency Survival Items and Getaway Kits.
• Get your car ready.• Quake Safe Your Home (Fix, Fasten, Forget).• Create,orreviewGetawayKitsintheoffice(awalkaroundauditofkits
is suggested).• Consider a plan for how to get home following an earthquake (taking
into account possible blocked roads, lack of transportation, and weather).
August Organisationalpreparedness
Management/ Health & Safety rep
• Ensure your staff (and other key persons) contact details are up to date.
• Create, review and/or test your Business Continuity Plan/Workplace Emergency Plan.
• Remind staff (and others as appropriate) of workplace procedures in the event of an earthquake (evacuation procedures, expectations of staff and others).
• Remind staff of where emergency survival items in the workplace are stored (these may need to be created/reviewed).
• Providerefreshertrainingforfirewardens/firstaidrepresentativesifrequired.
All staff • Ensure familiarity with workplace procedures in the event of an earthquake.
September Drop,CoverandHold!
Management/ Health & Safety rep
• Remind staff (and others) about what the right actions to take in an earthquake are (Drop, Cover and Hold).
• Lead staff (and others) in the Drop, Cover and Hold drill at 9:26-26:9. Consider evacuating the building and/or carrying other procedures as per your workplace emergency plan immediately following the drill.
• Review the Drop, Cover and Hold drill and preparedness actions taken leading up to the drill. Consider what actions you may need to do to in order to ensure your organisation continues to be prepared.
All staff • Participate in the New Zealand ShakeOut Drop, Cover and Hold drill at 9.26 am on Wednesday 26 September 2012.
AwarenessRaising: Activities with the primary goal of sharing information with staff, to increase their general awareness. This may include prompting staff to complete tasks.
Practice: Activities with the primary goal of actively practicing an activity - to achieve greater knowledge and understanding of the activity, test assumptions and identify areas for future work.
