Earthquake & Natural Disaster Preparedness
A practical workplace preparedness workshop that helps employees understand natural-disaster risks, respond safely during emergencies, evacuate effectively and support organisational readiness before, during and after a disaster.
What your team walks away with
- Understand common natural disaster risks affecting workplaces
- Understand basic earthquake preparedness and response principles
- Recognize workplace hazards associated with natural disasters
- Apply appropriate protective actions during an earthquake
- Identify emergency exits, evacuation routes and assembly points
- Understand emergency communication and escalation procedures
- Prepare basic emergency resources and personal preparedness kits
- Understand the roles of workplace emergency response teams
- Participate effectively in disaster preparedness and evacuation drills
- Understand basic post-disaster response, accountability and recovery procedures
Earthquake & Natural Disaster Preparedness
This practical workplace workshop equips employees with the awareness, knowledge and response skills required to prepare for earthquakes and other natural disasters that may affect people, workplaces and surrounding communities.
Participants learn how to identify disaster risks, prepare before an emergency, respond safely during an earthquake or other natural hazard, follow evacuation procedures, communicate during disruptions and support recovery efforts after an incident.
Workshop Focus
- Understanding natural disaster risks
- Earthquake preparedness and response
- Flood, cyclone and severe-weather awareness
- Emergency preparedness planning
- Safe evacuation and assembly procedures
- Emergency communication and escalation
- Emergency kits and essential resources
- Workplace emergency roles and responsibilities
- Business continuity and operational preparedness
- Post-disaster response and recovery awareness
The session uses practical scenarios, demonstrations and preparedness exercises to help employees understand what to do before, during and after a natural disaster.
Session outline
- 01
Natural Disaster Risk Awareness
20 min- Natural hazards
- Earthquakes
- Floods
- Cyclones
- Severe weather
- Workplace vulnerability
- Risk awareness
- 02
Earthquake Preparedness & Response
25 min- Earthquake preparedness
- Before an earthquake
- Dropping and protecting yourself
- During an earthquake
- After an earthquake
- Secondary hazards
- 03
Evacuation & Emergency Communication
20 min- Emergency exits
- Evacuation routes
- Assembly points
- Emergency communication
- Alarm systems
- Accountability
- Emergency contacts
- 04
Workplace Disaster Preparedness
20 min- Emergency kits
- Emergency supplies
- Workplace preparedness
- Emergency roles
- Coordination
- Working safely during disruption
- 05
Business Continuity & Recovery Awareness
15 min- Operational disruption
- Business continuity
- Employee communication
- Essential functions
- Recovery planning
- Post-disaster reporting
- 06
Practical Disaster Scenario & Drill
20 min- Earthquake scenario
- Emergency response exercise
- Evacuation practice
- Assembly-point exercise
- Headcount
- Communication drill
- Corrective actions