OECD Publication "Keeping Schools Safe in Earthquakes"

• The Report:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Recognising the obstacles to improving seismic safety of schools
  • Part II: Defining seismic safety principles for schools
  • Part III: Assessing vulnerability and risks to schools and other public buildings
  • Part IV: Identifying strategies and programmes for improving school seismic safety
  • Part V: Taking an initial step towards improving earthquake safety in schools: ad hoc Experts’ Group Report on Earthquake Safety in Schools
• Press Conference, Release of "Keeping Schools Safe in Earthquakes", World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 3 August 2004
• Download the pdf version of this book
• Available in Chinese from the China Development Research Foundation

Further reading

• Large-scale Disasters - Lessons Learned
• Educational Facilities and Risk Management - Natural Disasters

A review of OECD countries’ implementation of the Recommendation Concerning Guidelines on Earthquake Safety in Schools, featured in the report and approved by OECD Council in 2005, is under way.

Additional References: Bloomberg: China's Student Quake Deaths Spark Anger at School Construction; Herald Tribune: China earthquake brings faulty school design to the fore; New York Times: Earthquake in China Highlights the Vulnerability of Schools in Many Countries. 

For more information, please contact Hannah von Ahlefeld, e-mail: hannahvonahlefeld@oecd.org