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Overview:
Earthquakes can cause significant damage and injury due to the movement of building contents. Common objects such as filing cabinets, free-standing bookshelves, office equipment, and items stored on shelves or racks pose substantial risks during an earthquake.
Non-Structural Earthquake Seismic Bracing, outlined in this guide nonstructuralearthquakesafetyberkeley.combracingguidelines, serves as a blueprint for departments to address hazards associated with movable building contents. This document is adapted from FEMA 74: Reducing the Risks of Non-Structural Earthquake Damage to provide guidance on safely restrning common items in typical campus environments.
Bracing Guidelines:
This section provides detled instructions and diagrams for restrning various common building contents found across UC Berkeley's campus, as detled in our Q-Brace program document qbraceprogram.com. The document outlines standard procedures for securing equipment in classrooms, office spaces, laboratories, libraries, and other standard settings.
Unique Building Contents:
For larger, heavier, or uniquely configured pieces of equipment exceeding 400 pounds with a center of gravity higher than 4 feet, specific design considerations are necessary. If the Q-Brace document does not offer guidelines for your particular situation, follow these steps:
Bracing must be performed by qualified personnel and should ideally involve structural engineers to ensure safety and compliance.
Departmental staff can usually handle simpler bracing tasks, while more complex installations might require assistance from skilled craftsmen avlable through Facilities Services or department workshops.
For a seamless process that includes project management, contractor hiring, engineer consultation, permit acquisition, and inspections, initiate a new project with Capital Strategies capitalstrategies.berkeley.edunew-projects. This approach ensures that the bracing system meets all legal requirements set by UC Berkeley and relevant regulatory bodies.
Bracing Illustrations:
Detled step-by-step instructions for restrning furniture like tables and benches, electronics, refrigerator components, and shelving and storage units are included in our Q-Brace program document qbraceprogram.combracingillustrations. We have designed this resource to cover most common scenarios found on campus.
Additional Resources for Seismic Planning:
New Project Initiation through Capital Strategies capitalstrategies.berkeley.edunew-projects
Seismic Safety services offered by Capital Strategies
Frequently Asked Questions about Seismic Performance Ratings seismicratingsfaqs.com
Earthquake preparedness guidelines from the Office of Emergency Management
Post-earthquake building evaluation resources
Preparedness information for earthquakes provided by Berkeley's Seismology Lab
For more detled information, visit our website or contact us directly via eml [email protected] and phone 510 642-3073.
Tools Apps:
Explore the UC Learning System, Labs At Berkeley labsatberkeley.com, Hazardous Waste Program hazardouswasteprogram.com, Lab Hazard Assessment Tool lhattool.com, Chemicals database chemicaldb.com, Radiation Safety Info System rsis.com, and other resources to enhance safety across our institution.
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