Key Takeaways:

• Learning the dangers of earthquakes
• Knowing the actions to take to prepare for an earthquake
• Comprehending the actions to take when an earthquake occurs
• Learning the actions to take after an earthquake

Course Description

This course will provide information on the dangers of earthquakes in the workplace and the actions you should take to prepare in advance of a quake. As well, it will teach you what to do during and after a quake so that injury risks are reduced.

Earthquakes occur frequently across the globe, but more of them are fairly small. The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) have stated that there are several hundred small earthquakes happening everyday, which are easy to miss. Major earthquakes happen more than once a month, while massive earthquakes occur around once per year. Depending on your area, earthquakes might not be a common threat, but they are nonetheless worth preparing for. Think about one of the devasting earthquakes in the last decade and how they destroyed some city or country. Nobody wants to be a death statistic in those situations.

By taking this course, you will learn the techniques to increase your likelihood of survival in an earthquake setting. The preparatory, during, and post actions that you will see have the potential to keep you and others safe when the ground is shaking and debris is falling from the sky. No matter your location, preparing for earthquakes through this course will give you life-long survival strategies.