Structural Safety

This guide first lays out the relevant building codes in force in Colombia for small and medium scale construction projects. Subsequent sections discuss factors affecting earthquake vulnerability of masonry structures and mitigation strategies, factors in

A wind shelter is an interior room or other space within a building, or even an entire separate structure, that is designed and constructed to protect its occupants from high winds, usually those associated with tornadoes or hurricanes. Wind shelters are

A variety of factors can cause emergencies, such as natural disasters or man-made disasters. Whatever the cause, Public Safety Canada works to reduce their impact.

Learn more about what Public Safety Canada is doing in the following areas:

* Disaster

Este manual se ha realizado, por lo tanto, con el propósito de que sirva como una guía técnica idónea en donde se presentan alternativas de intervención o rehabilitación sísmica para disminuir la vulnerabilidad de las edificaciones existentes de adobe y

A report from the workshop: 17-22 August 2008, Tamil Nadu, India

Post tsunami initiatives across South Asia have taken a long journey from recovery to development, and are now focusing on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Initiatives and responses from

This booklet is a guide for children that deals in a narrative way, with the earthquake problem. It gives definitions of: earthquake, magnitude, epicenter, furnace, fault, plate tectonics, waves, after-shock, seismograms, Richter and Mercalli scales

This guide aims to strengthen the Educational sector and the national system in the prevention of disasters through the definition of school plans for emergencies in which students, teachers, administrative staff and family have a specific function to

ERRA’s health policy delineates guiding principles, guidelines and strategy for reconstruction in the earthquake-affected districts. The health component of Government’s ‘Build Back Better’ policy is based on the Humanitarian charter for minimum standards for health care, including the right to ‘health for all’ and respect of the dignity of the population affected by the disaster.

This detailed report analyzes El Salvador overall situation before the 2001 earthquake and assesses the effects of the disaster, specifically for the health services and for the salubrity of the environment. It also considers the management of the

This handbook was made to provide simple information to home owners, designers and builders, and building monitors to teach principles of good design and good construction in a natural hazard prone area. Thoroughly studied, they will also guide on whether to repair or rebuild damaged houses. The descriptions are followed by a code of minimum standards for construction of houses in Aceh and Nias Islands.