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““Earthquake Preparedness Earthquake Preparedness Initiatives for School Safety in Initiatives for School Safety in Major Cities of Bangladesh”Major Cities of Bangladesh”
Dr. A. S. M. Maksud Kamal
National Expert, Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness Component, Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP),
Ministry of Food and Disaster Management
&
Md. Anisur Rahman, Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)
• Children are amongst the most vulnerable group;There is a multiplier effect of educating the public through the children;
• Schools are often used as evacuation centers during a disaster event;
• Educational institutions are a major public infrastructure, which can create long-lasting impact on future generations
Why School…………….?
• 5,953 educational institutions were affected during Pakistan Earthquake (17th November 2005), which killed around 19000 students and 875 teachers in the territory
Damage at Charleston College, 1886 Earthquake of August 31, 1886, Charleston,
South Carolina, U.S.A A student is Trapped inside a collapsed school building in 2008
Sichuan earthquake
Damage to Academic Institutions
Considering the Reality, Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP), under the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management of Bangladesh Government has taken initiatives for School safety with Regard to Earthquake in three Major Cities
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is implementing the initiative through……….
Preparation of Seismic Hazard Maps and School Building Assessment
Training for school teachers on earthquake preparedness programming for school children
Dissemination of information on earthquake preparedness fo
r school children.
Earthquake Safety Drills
Identification of Evacuation Route
School Specific safety Programme in Bangladesh
School Building Assessment
Earthquake Vulnerability assessment of 60 buildings in three Cities
School building Assessment Using Smith Hammer, Ferro scan, altar sonic devise
28 schools
ToT: 60 teachers
Students received direct
training of the drills: 2800
Preparation of Earthquake Evacuation Plan for School
Activities• Survey of Schools
considering layout of the
school buildings, fields and
surrounding environment.
• Use of Signs at required
places to guide the students
towards evacuation places.
• Evacuation plan is hanged at
main areas of each school so
that students can
understand the plan and
follow it.
ToT Training for school teachers on earthquake preparedness programming for school children
Activities• Development of “Training Manual for
Earthquake Safety and
Preparedness” – for the teachers
• Orientation workshops for school
principals and technical officers
• Train the teachers practically in the
field to prepare for earthquake
evacuation and drill practice.
Dissemination of information on earthquake preparedness for school children
Activities• Class lecture for school
children to disseminate ideas
about earthquake and
preparedness in this regard
• Train the students to prepare
for Mock drill exercise in the
schools along with the
teachers.
Earthquake Safety DrillsActivities:• Students were divided into
several groups to play different role during an earthquake.
• Demonstration took place in the respective schools premises where evacuation routes were identified earlier and marked with different arrows.
• Awareness raising poster for wide disseminations of the training in simplified way
• Involvement of school curriculum board with the training
• Involvement of city corporations with the training
• Institutionalizing of the training through inter-ministerial process
Sustainability of the Training
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