Make a short investment in your safety on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 10:17 a.m. The Lab is participating in the annual earthquake drill with millions of people around the world practicing earthquake safety on the same day.
Lab locations and many of our homes are near earthquake faults. There may be only seconds to prepare, so practice with your colleagues and millions of others.
What:
- The Lab is participating in an international earthquake drill called the Great ShakeOut.
- At the start of the drill, a single LabAlert message will be sent instructing everyone to:
- Drop, Cover, and Hold On.
- Evacuate to their Evacuation Assembly Area (EAA)
- Return to their building only after checking-in
- You should always take essential personal items with them when you evacuate (phone, wallet, keys, badge, etc.).
- You should respond to both the LabAlert notification and check-in at the EAA (if at main hill campus)
- We are conducting a 100% accountability check of all employees. Please respond to LabAlert or we will have to send follow-up LabAlerts and initiate phone trees to managers.
- To find your EAA ahead of time:
- Look for the emergency evacuation poster near building exits
- Select the “Emergency Assembly Area” layer at map.lbl.gov or
- Review the map at go.lbl.gov/eaa
Who:
- All those working onsite are expected to participate, unless exempted (please email emergencymanagement@lbl.gov with questions). Those at offsite locations will take part in the drop, cover, and hold, but will not evacuate their building.
- Those working from home are encouraged to participate and use this time to review their home emergency preparedness plan.
- The drill is managed by the Lab’s Emergency Management group.
When and Where:
- Thursday, Oct. 17 from 10:17 a.m. until approximately 10:37 a.m.
- All occupied buildings at all Lab hill locations (offsite and UC Berkeley campus labs are encouraged to Drop-Cover-Hold).
Why:
- Familiarize everyone with emergency procedures
- Meet DOE requirements for building evacuations
- Meet DOE requirements to perform a quarterly personnel accountability drill
Communications:
- Drill point-of-contact: emergencymanagement@lbl.gov
- Lab employees will be notified of the drill through an email and articles in Elements prior to October 17.
- Drill announcements with protective actions/measures will be made through LabAlert
Feel free to take photos of you participating in the Drop, Cover, and Hold On or evacuation portions of the drill and post to social media using the tag #LBNLShakeOut2024.