1. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS SUPPLIES - EARTHQUAKE
We’ve spent a lot of time during these past months talking about how a business can get up to speed on
earthquake preparedness and one very important part of the equation is that of disaster preparedness
supplies.
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know that we take earthquake preparedness extremely
seriously. It’s where we live. We constantly encourage you to secure all of your equipment to prevent
damage or loss, and it’s just as important to make sure that you have disaster preparedness supplies on
hand for your employees.
Too often businesses located in active seismic zones go about their day to day operations completely
oblivious to the threat of earthquakes and consequently they ignore the need to be prepared, which
includes having disaster preparedness supplies.
We can’t stress enough how crucial it is to have disaster preparedness supplies on hand and to store
them where you can easily get to them.
The bottom line is that a business relies on its workforce to sustain its productivity and if that
productivity is interrupted because of an earthquake, the employees will be a vital cog in eventually
getting the business back on track.
And in order to ensure that those employees are in a position to help restore operations, they will first
need to get through the critical 72 hour period immediately after a quake. That’s why we have
developed a variety of disaster kits to meet the needs of any business, large or small.
Disaster Preparedness Supplies
As we’ve pointed out in previous articles, an earthquake preparedness checklist is a good thing to have
because it provides a guideline on steps to follow such as identifying potential hazards around your work
space and securing them, and ensuring there are disaster preparedness supplies for your employees.
Let’s assume that you’ve done the right thing and have undertaken a non-structural interior mitigation
program to secure all your equipment and in doing so you have made the work environment safer for
your employees. Let’s say you have also instigated an earthquake preparedness plan so that everyone
knows what to do during and after a quake.

2. Now the only thing left to do is to make sure you have enough disaster preparedness supplies for your
workforce.
If you’re in an earthquake zone, these are all things that you absolutely should do if you’re serious about
being prepared and enhancing your business continuity plans.
When you do the math, it becomes crystal clear that if your business is temporarily set back by an
earthquake the fastest, most efficient and least expensive way to get back on track is with a fully
functional workforce and the smartest way to ensure that happens is to have disaster preparedness
supplies for them at work.
An earthquake preparedness checklist is a must and if you haven’t done anything about it yet, you
should bring in seismic mitigation experts.
Seismic Protection Products and Services
Earthquakes are unpredictable, so being prepared is the most practical course of action to take. If your
equipment is unsecured it could be damaged or lost and the best way to prevent that from happening is
to take action now to avoid major financial and logistical headaches later.
Similarly, if you don’t have enough disaster preparedness supplies on hand for your employees, the
process of restoring your operations will be delayed.
QuakeHOLD! Industrial is the leader in seismic fastening programs and earthquake preparedness. Check
us out and research the full range of seismic protection products and services that we offer.
And regardless of the size of your business, a free site survey and evaluation will determine how best to
meet your needs.

3. If your business is based in an earthquake zone, don’t put off earthquake preparedness any longer. Get
your disaster preparedness supplies in order and get started today.