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| Div Com reviews disaster safety measures | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, DEC 6: To review the earthquake preparedness and response plan under the Urban Vulnerability Reduction Programme a sub component on United Nation Development Programme Divisional Commissioner Sudhanshu Pandey today convened a meeting with the administrators and staff of Government Medical College and various other private Medical Institutions at Government Medical College Jammu.
While discussing the crucial role of hospitals during the time of disasters, Pandey stressed on the need of assessing the various structural and non structural components related to the Emergency support Systems so that necessary actions can be taken to identify and estimate any potential hazards in the hospitals. He exhorted the need for taking concrete steps like Sensitization –understanding earthquake and safety requirements, Earthquake Hazard Identification in hospitals, Hazard Survey and Prioritization and reducing non structural Hazards to ensure safety in hospitals during earthquake
He said that hospitals and other emergency services have greater responsibilities in dealing with the crisis and an important planning component of disaster management involves action plans for emergency support structure in the state .He said that “we have the knowledge of dealing with the disasters but the need of the hour is to create a culture of safety where right institutionalized reform help dealing with calamities keeping Right systems at the right place during the time of need.”
During the meeting various issues related to Hospital Preparedness plans, Mock Drills, Seismic Safety & Earthquake Resistant Construction Practices in Hospitals, Sesmic Safety of non structural elements and contents in hospitals and infrastructure to meet disasters were also discussed. He directed the concerned authorities to undertake surveys of all the critical buildings and provide feedback in a time bound manner so that steps can be taken to ensure that structural interventions can be made to ensure smooth functioning of emergency support systems. |
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