1. The document outlines a schedule of engineering activities needed to reduce disaster risks for school buildings, including surveys, investigations, design preparation, and mitigation measures. 2. Specific risk reduction measures are recommended for parts of school buildings like entrances, electrical systems, stairs, windows, doors, and walls. Safety measures include emergency exits, protective wiring covers, fire alarms, and slip-resistant stair surfaces. 3. The document also provides multi-hazard guidelines for reducing risks from earthquakes, tropical cyclones, flooding, rainfall, subsidence, landslides, and tsunamis through appropriate site selection, building design, and construction methods. The overall goal is to minimize losses to life, property,

1. Building Risk Reduction Requirements
Glend Jhon R. Cananea
Ph.D. School Plant Management
glendjhon@yahoo.com
09283231346

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“risk reduction”,
“vulnerability reduction”,
“capacity building”
and
“mitigation”
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A schedule of detailed engineering activities shall include the following:
1. Survey
2. Site Investigation
3. Foundation Investigation
4. Soil and Materials Investigation
5. Preparation of Design
6. Preparation of Specifications
7. Preparation of Quantity and Cost
Estimates
8. Preparation of Program of Work
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5. Cont.
9. Preparation of Proposed Construction
Schedule (and estimated Cash Flow for Projects
with schedule over six (6) months)
10. Preparation of Site or Right-of-Way Plans
including Schedule of Acquisition
11. Preparation of Utility Relocation Plan
12. Preparation and Submission of Design
Report
13. Environmental Impact Statement For
Mayor Project
14. Preparation of Bid /Tender Documents

6. Hazard Resilient Approaches
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•# 2
Risk Reduction for Parts
of a School Building and Amenities

7. Risk Reduction for Parts
of a School Building and Amenities
Main Entrance / Gate
- Shall be located preferably on a secondary
road and must be designed swing-in to the
school property
- Provide separate entrance for the
pupils/students and guests
- Main entrance shall provide enough
clearance for the trucks and medical vehicles
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1

8. Electrical Fixtures
- Require protective covering for all wiring and fixtures
- Install a fire alarm system that is affordable
- Provide environment friendly fire extinguishers
- Report any defective electrical wiring and fixtures to
experts
- Hang curtains in the classroom away from wall-mounted
fans

9. Stairs / Handrails
– distance between railings shall not be more than
100mm (4 inches ) so that pupils/students cannot
squeeze through
-For abrupt change in floor elevation, provide
ramp to avoid freak accidents
-To minimize the chance of slipping, avoid smooth
or polished steps surfaces and provide non-slip
nosing
-Always provide a landing with railing between a
doorway and a stairway

10. Windows
- windows shall be provided with security grills with
emergency exit

11. Doors / Exits
- Classroom shall always be provided with two swing-
out Doors at the opposite sides of the classroom

12. Walls
- Walls shall be smooth finished to prevent injury to
highly-active, playful and mobile primary grades
pupils.

13. Mitigation- refers to measures that can reduce or
eliminate the vulnerability of the built environment to
hazards, whether natural / man made
GOAL: is to minimize loss of life, property and function
due to disasters
Risk Assessment- the fundamental process of
identifying what can happen at a given school
location
- How can it affect the teaching-learning
activities
- What the potentials losses could be
Hazard Resilient Approaches
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14. Multi-Hazard Guidelines:
• Earthquake
• Tropical Cyclones and Tornados
• Flooding
• Rainfall and Wind-Driven Rain
• Different Settlement (Subsidence)
• Landslide
• Tsunami

15. Earthquake
• Building design will be influenced by the level of
seismic resistance desired
Tropical Cyclones / Tornado
• Building roof, windows and to design the structure to
withstand the expected lateral and uplift forces.
Flooding
• Proper site location away from floodplains, elevated
above expected flood levels to reduce the chances of
flooding

16. Rainfall and Wind-Driven Rain
• Keep the interior space dry
Differential Settlement (Subsidence)
• Careful site location, foundation must be appropriately
constructed basement, and other below-ground
projections must be minimized Landslide
• Select non-hillside or stable slope sites
• the impact can be mitigated through urban/land planning,
community preparedness, timely warnings, and
effective response
Tsunami

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