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Promoting Seismic Safety

 

Course Summary

Promoting seismic safety can be challenging because people seem indifferent to its benefits or decision-makers dismiss good ideas about ways to make buildings and communities more resistant to the damaging effects of earthquakes.

Learning Objectives

• Introduction
• Successful Seismic Safety Advocacy
• Earthquake Basics
• The ABC's of Seismic Building Codes
• Policies and Legislation
• Appearing Before Committees
• Informing and Persuading
• Partnerships for Seismic Safety
• Working with Experts
• Effective Risk Communication
• Using the Media

Course Author

Federal Emergency Management Agency

 

 

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