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Earthquake Awareness

Earthquake Awareness

This course is designed to give all staff an awareness of the risk of earthquakes within New Zealand and to assist them in their earthquake preparedness within their workplace and homes.

The Earthquake Awareness content covers:

  • Recent events within NZ
  • Surviving an Earthquake
  • Tsunami risk following an Earthquake
  • Canterbury Earthquakes of 2010 & 2011
  • Civil Defence Structure in NZ
  • Planning for emergencies
  • Managing an event at an organisational level
  • The CIMS structure
  • Personal safety at work and home
  • Personal earthquake preparedness
  • Household emergency plans
  • Survival kits
  • Getaway bags & Grab bags
  • What happens after the earthquake
  • Utilities
  • Sewage & Sanitation issues

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‘Triangle of Life’ advice resurfaces (again)

Many of our course attendees ask us what we think about the triangle of life earthquake advice circulating in cyberspace, originally generated by Doug Copp, a self-professed emergency management expert.  The triangle of life theory usually resurfaces ... 

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Get Ready Get Thru Website

Due to its location and environment, New Zealand faces many potential disasters. In some cases, such as a weather related or volcanic disaster, there may be time for a warning.

But an earthquake or a tsunami close to land ... 

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