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CHAPTER 17. MITIGATION ALTERNATIVES <br />17-4 <br />Table 17-3. Catalog of Mitigation Alternatives – Earthquake <br />Personal Scale Corporate Scale Government Scale <br />Manipulate Hazard <br />1. None 1. None 1. None <br />Reduce Exposure <br />1. Locate outside of hazard <br />area (off soft soils) <br />1. Locate or relocate <br />mission-critical functions <br />outside hazard area where <br />possible <br />1. Locate critical facilities or functions <br />outside hazard area where possible <br />Reduce Vulnerability <br />1. Retrofit structure (anchor <br />house structure to <br />foundation) <br />2. Secure household items that <br />can cause injury or damage <br />(such as water heaters, <br />bookcases, and other <br />appliances) <br />3. Build to higher design <br />1. Build redundancy for <br />critical functions and <br />facilities <br />2. Retrofit critical buildings <br />and areas housing <br />mission-critical functions <br />1. Harden infrastructure <br />2. Provide redundancy for critical functions <br />3. Adopt higher regulatory standards <br />Increase Preparation or Response Capability <br />1. Practice “drop, cover, and <br />hold” <br />2. Develop household <br />mitigation plan, such as <br />creating a retrofit savings <br />account, communication <br />capability with outside, 72- <br />hour self-sufficiency during <br />an event <br />3. Keep cash reserves for <br />reconstruction <br />4. Become informed on the <br />hazard and risk reduction <br />alternatives available <br />5. Develop a post-disaster <br />action plan for your <br />household <br />1. Adopt higher standard for <br />new construction; consider <br />“performance-based <br />design” when building <br />new structures <br />2. Keep cash reserves for <br />reconstruction <br />3. Inform your employees on <br />the possible impacts of <br />earthquake and how to <br />deal with them at your <br />work facility <br />4. Develop a Continuity of <br />Operations Plan <br />1. Provide better hazard maps <br />2. Provide technical information and guidance <br />3. Enact tools to help manage development in <br />hazard areas (e.g., tax incentives, <br />information) <br />4. Include retrofitting and replacement of <br />critical system elements in capital <br />improvement plan <br />5. Develop strategy to take advantage of post- <br />disaster opportunities <br />6. Warehouse critical infrastructure <br />components such as pipe, power line, and <br />road repair materials <br />7. Develop and adopt a Continuity of <br />Operations Plan <br />8. Initiate triggers guiding improvements <br />(such as <50% substantial damage or <br />improvements) <br />9. Further enhance seismic risk assessment to <br />target high hazard buildings for mitigation <br />opportunities <br />10. Develop a post-disaster action plan that <br />includes grant funding and debris <br />removal components <br /> <br /> <br />