7/24/2019 Related Literature Disaster Preparedness

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In addition, Rule 1040 of the Occupational Safety and

Health Standards (as amended) states that each agency provides

for the organization of disaster control groups/health safety

committees in every place of employment and the conduct of

periodic drills and exercises in work places.

More recently, the Department of Education, through

Department Order No. 83, series of 2011, called for instituting

disaster preparedness measures for schools. The said order

mentioned that disaster risk reduction in education must aim at

addressing underlying drivers of disaster risk such as the

following: (i) poorly built school structures; (ii) little

knowledge of teachers about risks and skills in risk reduction;

(iii) low capacity of teachers and administrators in disaster

preparedness and response; and (iv) lack of warning mechanisms

and absence of risk assessments. In addition, it emphasized that

in the schools, where damages of disasters are mostly evident

and where effects to childrens education are strongly felt,

actions had to be taken to mitigate the effects of disasters. It

directed schools to implement the following mitigation measures

for natural disasters such as typhoons, flooding, landslides,

tornadoes among others: