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Preparation <br />• Inspect the facility for items that could fall, spill, break or move during an earthquake. Fasten <br />shelves securely to walls and place large or heavy objects on lower shelves. <br />• Brace overhead light fixtures. <br />• Repair defective electrical wiring and leaky gas connections. (These are potential fire risks) <br />• Repair any deep cracks in ceilings or foundations. (Get professional advice if there are signs <br />of structural defects) <br />• Review processes for handling and storing hazardous material/waste. (Store incompatible <br />chemicals separately) <br />➢ Store weed killers, pesticides, and flammable products securely in closed cabinets with <br />latches and on bottom shelves <br />Identify Safe Places to Shelter Indoors and Outdoors <br />• Identify areas within the facility, away from exterior walls and windows, where associates and <br />customers can gather. <br />• When outdoors, select an area away from buildings, trees, telephone and electrical lines, <br />overpasses, or elevated expressways. <br />• Know when to call 911, police, or fire department and which radio station to tune to for <br />emergency information. <br />• Know how and when to turn off gas, electricity, and water. <br />• Although smaller than the main shock, aftershocks cause additional damage and may bring <br />weakened structures down. Aftershocks can occur in the first hours, days, weeks, or even <br />months after the quake. Each time an aftershock is felt; associates should drop, cover and <br />hold -on. <br />During an Event <br />Indoors <br />• Relocate to a safe area inside the building, drop to the floor and cover your head. It is very <br />dangerous to leave a building during an earthquake because objects can fall. Many fatalities <br />occur when people run outside of buildings, only to be killed by falling objects from collapsing <br />walls. Stay away from windows. <br />• Stay indoors until the shaking stops and you are certain that it is safe to exit the building. <br />• Each time an aftershock is felt associates and customers should drop and cover their head to <br />protect against falling debris. <br />Announcement <br />"Due to an earthquake, Associates and customers must take cover immediately. Get down on the <br />floor and protect your head. (REPEA7) <br />Outdoors <br />• Find a clear spot away from buildings, trees, streetlights, power lines or anything that could <br />fall from above. <br />33 <br />