On the occasion of National Safety Week, SI organized an awareness seminar on Earthquake Safety for VK Group employees on 16th March, in association with Walter P Moore Leading diagnostics engineering division. This hour-long in-person seminar aimed to spread awareness about safety tips before, during and after an earthquake.
Ashish Sapre, a senior associate at Diagnostic services started the session by busting some common myths about earthquake. Contrary to what many people believe, earthquakes cannot by accurately predicted. We have no control over the intensity or place where it would be affected so one should be always prepared to reduce our vulnerability to the hazard.
Using clips of live reactions of people during earthquakes in different scenarios, he explained how an actual earthquake feels like and what one should and shouldn’t do in that situation. He also advised to have a survival kit ready at all times and shared some simple tips to earthquake-proof one’s home to reduce the damages.
By educating common people about how to respond in an earthquake, with little effort one can prepare themselves and their family to reduce chances of injury and improve the capacity of survival.