If you are in the house after the
earthquake and you need help it is possible that relief and
rescue workers may not be able to reach your area immediately,
as a result, you can protect your own and your relative’s life
with observing some recommendations.
The
Operations that should not be done:
-Don’t turn on electric key, and if
you smell gas, don’t use match and lighter and uncovered-flame
systems.
-Don’t touch fallen electrical wire
or the objects that are in touching with them.
-Use telephone at necessary time.
Prevent eating uncovered-foodstuffs near broken windows.
-Don’t cook at house and use coal’s
brazier outside building.
-Don’t go out for surveying, keep
open the street for traverse of transport services.
-Don’t move injured people, otherwise
their situation is dangerous.
The operations that should be
done:
-Make yourself ready for aftershocks.
- Control injured for first-aid.
- Control firing’s dangers If you
smell gas close gas at main switches.
- Control the electrical supplies and
building’s wiring affairs and turn off electrical fuse.
-Control the water’s pipes, if they
were broken or water leaks, close water at main switches.
-Control sewage’s pipes, if they were
broken, don’t use lavatory’s water.
- Control building based on
destruction, if it seems dangerous, leave there.
-Don’t use elevator If it is
possible.
-Wear safe shoe and clothes after an
intensive earthquake.
- Glass’s pieces may be thrown around
.
-Use portable and automobile radio
for receiving the latest information.
-Open the closed doors, open the
cabinets cautiously and be careful of falling of the objects.
-Reply positively to request of
police and fire station, the Red Crescent and also the rest of
organs.
- You should have sincere cooperation
with rescue workers.
-Be confident from the healthy of
your family and help them in necessary time with observing
safety points.
Safety
recommendations after an earthquake in official buildings
After earthquake’s
occurring, if you are in department with remembrance of some
safety directions and with their help, you can try to save
your own and your cooperators life.
-When you smell gas, prevent touching
electrical keys or turning on electrical and gas systems,
because it may produce a spark and its gas inflames the broken
pipes.
-Inform fire station officials by
breaking a glass on alarm bell during firing.
Use telephone if necessary.
-Don`t smoke.
-Get away from the unstable regions
of building that have descend and also get away from dangerous
and insecure places.
-Use radio for gaining the latest and
emergency information.
-Because of probable next shaking,
stay in your safe place and don’t try to exit from the place
some moments after main shaking.
Safety recommendation after an earthquake at
schools
With previous
recommendations, you learn how to make schools resistant based
on safety points? Now, you will learn about your duty for
helping your own and others after an earthquake?
-When you smell gas, prevent touching
electrical keys or turning on electrical and gas systems,
because it may produce a spark and its gas inflames the broken
pipes.
-Inform fire station officials by
breaking a glass on alarm bell during firing.
-Use telephone if necessary
-Get away from the unstable regions
of building that have descend and also get away from dangerous
and insecure places.
-Use radio for gaining the latest and
emergency information.
-Because of probable next shaking,
stay in your safe place and don’t try to exit from that place
some moments after main shaking.
The safety
recommendations for Public places
In this part we teach you how to make yourself secure against
dangers when you are in public places
Outside the building
-If you are outside walking near the
building, take shelter under the door’s, shop’s and building’s
frame and protect your own from objects such as brick, stone’s
view and glass and building’s decorations that might fall on
you.
-Take shelter away from the
building’s balcony, tress, broken walls and objects that might
fall on you, also shops and windows.
-Get away from tall buildings, deck
bridges and high voltage cables also near street light poles.
-In narrow streets and alleys, sit
against an outside wall of a single-story building and put
your hands on your head and neck.
Inside automobile:
During an earthquake in a moving
vehicle pull over to the right side of the street at safe
place and remain there until shaking is over. Be sure that
your safe place is away from trees and under pedestrian
bridges and crossover, the street light poles and high voltage
cables and tall building. Stay at your authomobile and in the
mood of sitting, lean your head over your knees and cover your
head with your hands. The authomobile’s radio should be turned
on for gaining the latest emergency information, and stay at
your authomobile until the earthquake stops during an
earthquake.
In the shop:
If you are in the shop, don’t rush
toward exits, sit in safe place away from the objects that
might fall on you and cover your head with your hands. Don’t
take shelter under the shop facades or near shop windows.
In Cinema:
During an earthquake in public
places, such as cinema, theater, sport saloon, crowd’s rushing
toward exits is dangerous. So find a place for sheltering.
Otherwise, remain on your chair, lean your head over your
knees and cover it with your hands.
(Source: IIEES
website)
