Earthquakes strike without notice or warning. With this in mind, faculty and staff should instruct students on general procedures and evacuation from buildings. In the event of an earthquake, certain precautions should be taken in case the building cannot be evacuated.
INDOORS
- Take cover under desks, tables, or heavy furniture.
- Take cover in interior doorways or narrow halls.
- Stay away from windows and beware of falling objects.
OUTDOORS
- Move away from buildings.
- Avoid trees, electrical poles, overhead wires, and fallen wires.
After the earthquake is over, personnel will take charge.
- Evacuate the buildings as soon as possible.
- Do not light a fire until advised by the authority having jurisdiction that it is safe to do so.
- Avoid fallen electrical lines and leaking gas lines.
- Never enter or re-enter a building until it has been determined safe by the authority having jurisdiction.
- Follow instructions from the college administration or authority having jurisdiction.
- Check radio for latest bulletins.