At Home

1.) Reinforcing shelving, fixing tall furniture to the wall and keeping items low and safe will make your living environment a safer place.

2.) Recognizing the shelters and their routes both at home and nearby.

3.) Recognizing the place of switch for gas and electricity and how to turn off.

4.) Preparing an emergency box and fire extinguishers. Let all the family members know where they located and how to use them.

5.) In case of any problem in the building, ask licensed engineers or agencies to check and retrofit it.

6.) Check the equipments for fire fighting and exercise the plan for disaster prevention and rescue regularly if you are living in a high-rise building.

In a Public Place

1.)Propose an emergency plan and assign the staffs or servers to take in charge of the disaster prevention and emergency response.

2.) Check the equipments for fire fighting regularly.

3.) Exercise the disaster prevention regularly.

4.) Check the billboards and the house from the sun or any dislodged item constantly.

Indoors

The key to effective disaster prevention is planning. Stay calm and do not rush out in panic. When you are inside a structurally sound building or home, you must stay there.

1.)  Turn off gas. electricity and water supplies.

2.) Using an appropriate exit to keep away from any congestion in a public place.

3.) Open the door in order to avoid that the door is jammed by the large deformation in an earthquake.

4.) Stay away from the glass window and find a safe shelter.

5.) Sit or lie down beside or underneath a table or bed to protect against possible falling objects.

6.) Incase of fire, put it out right away.

7.) Do not use the elevators and use only the stairs.

Outdoors

1.) If you are driving a car or riding a bike, do not stop immediately and instead, drive to the roadside and find an open space.

2.) If you are walking down the street, run into an open space.

3.) Keep away from gas station, glass curtain wall, vending machine, electric post and construction site.

4.) Look out for any possible falling objects and cover your head.

5.) If your are on a bus or a train, do not panic and stay inside the bus while covering your head.

6.) Stay away from the hill, riverside and seaside then find an open space.

7.) If you are crossing the overpass and underpass, walk away calmly.

1.) Help each other for the disaster rescue. Take a look in nearby buildings people inside the buildings might need your help.

2.) If electricity is has recovered from a blackout, do not use any electric devices right away. Check if there is a gas leak first to avoid fire.

3.) Listen to radio and watch television.

4.) Do not use the telephone unless somebody has been injured or if there is any damage in the building.

5.) Inspect the house for cracks.

6.) If the gas pipeline is damage or there is a smell of gas, do not use any gas or electric device. Leave the house immediately.