During 2010 we wrote a ton of stuff about earthquake preparedness as it relates to businesses with a focus on offices, labs and data centers, so now it’s time to look at warehouse seismic mitigation for your business.

If it’s one of those things that you haven’t considered yet, the time has come for you to do so now.We can’t emphasize enough that because earthquakes are so unpredictable, you need to be ready for the unexpected. The best thing you can do for your business is to plan ahead by making sure that all the potential hazards in your warehouse are secured and the best way to do that is through warehouse seismic mitigation.

Earthquake safety is vital in the warehouse environment. High profile conditions require specialized equipment fastening and there are several innovative and cost effective fastening techniques that promote warehouse seismic safety.QuakeHOLD! Industrial has its own in-house engineering department and can custom design rack, shelving and floor fastening non-structural seismic mitigation systems for every component of your warehouse.

You might not necessarily think so, but securing that part of your business is every bit as important as fastening equipment in your office, lab or data center.

Warehouse Seismic Mitigation

When you think about it, there are many moving parts in a warehouse that are susceptible to earthquake damage. Some examples include pallet racks, contents on shelves, tanks and bottles that contain chemicals and flammable cabinets.

It all needs to be fastened down so that you don’t end up with a huge mess to clean up and you’re not left with a huge bill to replace everything that gets smashed in an earthquake.

Warehouse seismic mitigation comprises systems that have been specifically developed to secure valuable equipment and other items from toppling over in an earthquake.

These systems feature recommended fastening techniques that are used to brace equipment to the wall or floor so that everything will stay in place in the event of an earthquake.

Non-structural seismic mitigation will benefit your business in three main ways. It will create a safer work environment, will help you to comply with OSHA safety codes and it will enhance your business continuity plan.Warehouse seismic mitigation programs are cost effective and in essence represent inexpensive insurance when compared to the cost of replacing all the fittings, racks and so on in a warehouse.

Your company might already carry liability insurance and perhaps you also provide health insurance for your employees, so wouldn’t it also make good sense to ensure that your business can continue to function after an earthquake?

Seismic Protection Products and Services

Again, earthquakes are unpredictable, so being prepared just makes good business sense.If your work environment isn’t secured, you could suffer damages or loss, as well as risk injuries to your employees, so the best way to prevent those possibilities from becoming reality is to take action now to avoid major financial and logistical headaches later.

QuakeHOLD! Industrial is the leader in warehouse seismic mitigation. We have more than 50 years’ combined experience and you can research the full range of seismic protection products and services that we offer by going to our website (see our contact information).

And regardless of whether your business is large or small, a free site survey and evaluation will determine what’s best for you.If your business is based in an earthquake zone, don’t put off earthquake preparedness any longer. Get with the warehouse seismic mitigation program today.

Earthquake preparedness is not always uppermost in the minds of business owners, often because of things like budgets and neglect of the threat of earthquakes, but seismic mitigation is a must if you’re in an earthquake zone.

Let’s face it, it’s probably not a hot button issue for some people and there is a cost involved, but given the unpredictability of earthquakes, preparedness is essential and part of being prepared is undertaking seismic mitigation programs.

Irrespective of how large or small your business is, you really can’t afford to ignore the need for seismic mitigation as it will ensure that you stay in business in the event of an earthquake.

If you’ve been paying attention to the repeated warnings from all the experts that we’re overdue for a big one, then you should also heed their advice about the need for seismic mitigation.

That’s right. They may not always use that exact phrase, but when earthquake experts across the United States talk about the need for earthquake preparedness they talk about the #1 thing to do which is to secure your space. That means your equipment should be fastened down.

Data Center Seismic Mitigation

Let’s use data centers as an example. If your business stores data, either for your own purposes or for other companies, you can’t afford to run the risk of losing it all should an earthquake literally knock over your mainframe computers, LAN cabinets or communication equipment racks.

Needless to say that would be devastating. It could be so massive that you couldn’t recover from it, leaving you out of pocket and out of business.

So how do you guard against a potentially crushing blow of that magnitude? You make sure that everything that can be fastened down is secured in place. And how do you do that? Bring in the seismic mitigation experts.

Many methods of fastening have been developed for large items through the access floor to the concrete subfloor. Fasteners can have a quick-disconnect feature so the equipment can be removed for maintenance. Many computer room access floors do not have braced vertical supports, making them susceptible to lateral collapse in an earthquake.

These problems and many others can be overcome.

Auxiliary framing, cable rack and fiber duct installation, as well as bay, cabinet and rack anchoring are all jobs that can be handled right there on your campus. All work can meet Seismic Zone 4 standards, or better and fastening systems can be designed and built to your specifications.

A site survey and evaluation will determine what needs to be done to secure your equipment. Installation services are available for large and small computer rooms.

Seismic Protection Products and Services

So how do you get started? A good beginning would be to call in the seismic mitigation experts who can recommend the right solutions to meet your needs.

If you run a business in an earthquake zone you need to be prepared and we strongly encourage you to start the process of seismic mitigation today.

Lately we’ve been covering specifics of applying earthquake preparedness methods to labs, data centers and warehouses so now it’s time to review the overall benefits of undertaking a seismic fastening program for your business.

The main purpose of this blog is to provide you with information on how best to position your business so that it can withstand the unpredictable nature of earthquakes.  Your best shot at minimizing the impact of a quake is to be prepared.  It’s key to ensuring that you continue operating after an earthquake.

A seismic fastening program will ensure that all of the potential hazards around your office and work space are secured in place to prevent loss or damage.  And those hazards could include equipment that you probably haven’t even thought of as being a potential problem.

Making the decision to secure equipment prior to a major seismic event will enhance your employees’ safety and your business continuity plans.  It’s that simple.

We’ve been at this for a long time at QuakeHOLD! Industrial, so you can rest assured that we know what we’re doing.   In fact, this year we’re celebrating our 20^th anniversary of being in business.

Our expertise is in non-structural seismic mitigation systems including laboratory fastening, clean room fastening, data center seismic mitigation, and office equipment safety fastening.  Our innovative countertop fasteners, floor fasteners, and laboratory restraints will protect your employees from seismic risks within your workplace.

Seismic Fastening Program

Even though it makes sense for a business in a high risk seismic threat zone to undertake a seismic fastening program, many business owners haven’t done it yet.  They insist on rolling the dice in the mistaken belief that the chances are slim to none of an earthquake impacting their business.

Not so say the experts.  USGS scientists tell us the threat of a ‘big one’ is very real, particularly on the West Coast, Midwest and the South, so it would be wise for businesses anywhere within those earthquake zones to take action now before it’s too late.

What’s that old saying about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure?

Non-structural seismic mitigation has several benefits.  The #1 benefit of course is that it will keep your equipment secure.  By fastening your office furniture and equipment, you eliminate the risk of it all crashing down in an earthquake rendering it ineffective, not to mention destroying valuable data in the process.

As mentioned above, a seismic fastening program will also create a much safer work environment for your employees.  On top of that, a seismic fastening program is cost effective and provides inexpensive insurance as opposed to the high costs of replacing everything that has been damaged or broken beyond repair.

Our fastening systems feature recommended bracing techniques that are used to secure equipment to the wall, floor and desktop so that everything stays in place in an earthquake.

Special floor mounts and wall mounts have been developed to secure the heavier pieces, while flexible straps, quick-release buckles and industrial strength adhesives are used to brace smaller desktop equipment and appliances.

Seismic Protection Products and Services

Earthquakes are unpredictable, so being prepared is the most practical course of action to take.  If your equipment is unsecured it could be damaged or lost and the best way to prevent that from happening is to take action now to avoid major financial and logistical headaches later.

QuakeHOLD! Industrial is the leader in seismic fastening programs.  You can research the full range of seismic protection products and services that we offer by going to our website

And regardless of the size of your business, a free site survey and evaluation will determine how best to meet your needs.

If your business is based in an earthquake zone, don’t put off earthquake preparedness any longer.  Get with a seismic fastening program today.

The Earthquake Preparedness team from Quake Hold Industrial stated that what puts their fastening system head and shoulders above anything else is that it features flexible nylon straps.

But what’s special about that? Well, flexible straps enable tall and top-heavy equipment or furniture to sway back and forth during an earthquake without crashing to the floor. The straps also act as shock absorbers to some degree as they can absorb some of the energy from a quake.

If, on the other hand, equipment or items of furniture are braced with metal brackets they could be ripped from the wall during shaking because metal is rigid and has no give in it, effectively defeating the purpose of securing the item in the first place. Therefore this special earthquake preparedness program will secure each and every furniture that can be a potential cause of injury during earthquakes.

Another unique feature as described by the earthquake preparedness team from Quake Hold Industrial is the Thumb Lock design in their seismic mitigation systems. This system consists of buckles and tear-proof locking straps with pre-cut holes. The buckles attach to the item to be secured and to the surface using extra strength 3M adhesive and the straps lock in place inside the buckles.

The buckles can be moved and locked in either direction on the strap, providing unlimited adjustments for securing unusual sizes and shapes. The United States Navy has been using this system for years to secure valuable equipment on its fleet of vessels. The constant pitching and yawing of a ship is not dissimilar to the affects of an earthquake and can cause items to fly off shelves or topple over if not secured. Hence, the new earthquake preparedness program introduced by Quake Hold Industrial should ensure complete security to both home and business.

September is National Preparedness Month. It’s a time when we’re encouraged to not just think about being prepared for an emergency, but to actually do something about it and earthquake preparedness is one of the focal points.

In proclaiming National Preparedness Month, President Obama spoke of the need to strengthen the USA’s security and readiness for the full range of hazards that we face, including natural disasters, cyber attacks,

pandemics and terrorist attacks.

The President said that by empowering people with information about the risks we face, we can take action to protect ourselves, our families and the country.

Among the many things that he said we can do is to prepare a family emergency plan, have emergency kits on hand and get involved in community preparedness efforts.

This advice is also very much applicable to the workplace.

Non-Structural Seismic Mitigation

Our focus this month, as always, is on earthquake preparedness as it relates to businesses. There are seven steps to earthquake safety. The first step is what’s technically known as non-structural seismic mitigation. What that means in layman’s terms is securing the contents of your office, data centers, labs and so on.

Tall, top-heavy pieces of equipment should be secured, along with other things around the office such as computers, TVs and file cabinets, so that they won’t topple over.

An earthquake can set you back big time or maybe even ruin your business altogether if you lose valuable equipment and data that isn’t secured.

Safety for your employees is another huge benefit from bracing equipment and office contents. Securing potential hazards results in a safer environment for your work force because it minimizes the risk of injuries

to employees from falling objects.

If your business is located in an earthquake zone, you can’t afford to put off earthquake preparedness for one more day. If an earthquake were to strike tomorrow how would your business fare?

Disaster Supplies

Apart from securing all of your equipment, you should also be thinking about disaster supplies and emergency kits for your employees.

You can avail a variety of kits to meet different situations. There is a 10-person Site Safety Kit for the office and workplace. It contains emergency items to sustain up to 10 people for 72 hours.

Toy can also avail Evacuation Kits that are designed for individuals to take with them when they’re evacuated from office buildings. Each kit has enough food, water and other essential items in it for one person for 24 hours.

And there is the Survive-All Vest, a post disaster survival kit that’s a wearable vest. It contains a three-day supply of food and water for one person, plus a host of other emergency items. It is particularly useful for safety and facility managers. It is essential for earthquake preparedness.

This blog is all about earthquake preparedness and we’ve given you lots of information on how to secure valuable equipment in your office, lab and data center, but hospital seismic mitigation is another important topic that needs to be covered.

Think about it.  There are many moving parts in a hospital that are critical to its ability to function on a daily basis and deliver the health care services it’s designed to provide.

A hospital is unquestionably a facility that simply cannot afford to lose any of its vital equipment, hence the need for hospital seismic mitigation.

One of our constant themes is that earthquakes are extremely unpredictable, therefore being prepared is the key element to ensuring your business continues to function after an earthquake.  If you are a safety manager, facility manager or EH&S person at a hospital, the very best thing you can do is to make sure that all the potential hazards in your facility are secured in place to prevent loss or damage.

That’s where hospital seismic mitigation comes in to play.

As technology forces higher capital investments, it's essential to ensure protection from disaster through non-structural seismic mitigation, such as clean room fastening, laboratory fastening, and countertop and floor fastening.

QuakeHOLD! Industrial's Hospital and Laboratory Installation Division has showcased the importance and significance of securing costly equipment.

We are celebrating 20 years of being in business in 2011 and in that time we have custom designed rack, shelving and floor fastening non-structural seismic mitigation systems for every component of a hospital.

Hospital Seismic Mitigation

Obviously, hospitals play a significant role in a community after an earthquake, or any major emergency, because that’s where the injured are taken for treatment; therefore they need to remain operational at all times.  If a hospital’s ability to care for patients is hampered because of damaged equipment lives could be put at risk.

Non-structural seismic mitigation will benefit a hospital immensely.  It will help to keep its patients’ lifelines intact, as well as make for a safer work environment for its staff.

Hospital seismic mitigation programs are cost effective and in essence represent inexpensive insurance when compared to the cost of replacing all the sensitive equipment and appliances in a hospital.

Everything needs to be fastened down so that a hospital’s vital life-saving equipment doesn’t end up as a pile of junk on the floor.

Our fastening systems feature recommended bracing techniques that are used to secure equipment to the wall or floor so that everything will stay in place in the event of an earthquake.

A hospital carries out necessary and commendable work in patient care, so ensuring that it can continue to do that after an earthquake must be a priority.

Seismic Protection Products and Services

Earthquakes are unpredictable, so being prepared is the most practical course of action to take.  If the hospital environment isn’t secured equipment could be damaged or lost, which in turn could cause complications or worse for patients.  The best way to prevent those possibilities from occurring is to take action now to avoid major financial and logistical headaches later.

QuakeHOLD! Industrial is the leader in hospital seismic mitigation.  We have more than 50 years’ combined experience and you can research the full range of seismic protection products and services that we offer by going to our website (see our contact information).

And regardless of the capacity of a hospital, a free site survey and evaluation will determine how best to meet its needs.

If your facility is based in an earthquake zone, don’t put off earthquake preparedness any longer.  Get with the hospital seismic mitigation program today.

The purpose of the exercise was to promote awareness of earthquake preparedness and more precisely to show the public what to do beforehand.

Businesses across California, along with schools, federal and state agencies and the general public will all stop what they’re doing at 10:21am on 10/21 to ‘Drop, Cover and Hold On’.



Also part of this year’s ShakeOut theme is the crucial ‘Secure Your Space’ message.

Secure Your Space

QuakeHOLD! Industrial partnered with the San Diego Office of Emergency Services, the County and the San Diego Police Department to get the earthquake preparedness message out via the media.

A local Middle School hosted the event where the Big Shaker, the world’s largest mobile earthquake simulator, was front and center. QuakeHOLD! Industrial simulated quakes of magnitude 6.8-7.5 in order to demonstrate to students and the media alike the benefits of taking the time to secure potential hazards around the home and office.

From a business standpoint, securing items in data centers, server rooms, clean rooms and labs is probably one of the smartest things you can do if your operations are located in an earthquake zone.

And by the way, it’s not just the West Coast of the US that is susceptible to quakes. Check out the New Madrid Fault and how many states would be affected if that fault was to rupture.

Many businesses have done little to get prepared and they may well regret their inaction.

The most recent study conducted by researchers at UCLA found that the vast majority of Californians haven’t done very much at all to get prepared for an earthquake and when the big one comes, and the experts tell us it will, they could wind up out of business because they weren’t prepared.

Seismic Protection Products

In an earthquake top-heavy things that are unsecured will crash to the floor, as will unsecured desktop appliances and equipment. That’s why it’s vitally important for a business to undertake non-structural seismic mitigation.

To start with, you could consider utilizing seismic protection products and services such as those offered at QuakeHOLD! Industrial.

The expertise of Quake Hold Industrial encompasses floor fastening systems, lab equipment fastening and countertop fasteners. We also specialize in emergency supplies such as vacuation kits for employees.

There is
much more information on the various products and services offered by Quake Hold Industrial on their website www.quakeholdindustrial.com



Risk Assessment

To help figure out your needs you can contact QuakeHOLD! Industrial to schedule a risk assessment of your premises.

QuakeHOLD! Industrial has been reminding you repeatedly during the past few months, if you

run a business in a seismically active zone, you need to become pro-active about earthquake preparedness and suggesting you to start today.

This article is an exponent concern of the potential parameter of Earthquake Preparedness Mechanism built with “non – structural seismic mitigation” portability to safe-guard human used valuable equipments & resources if  located at  intense  earthquake zone.

Earthquake Preparedness is much more than a state of mind. It’s a combination of many things geared to get you and your business through an earthquake and these days many more states

are taking it much more seriously.

Authorities in states in the South, including Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas, and in the Midwest, such as Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, realize the very real threat of earthquakes and are becoming

proactive about educating residents on the importance of earthquake

preparedness.

 In case you’re wondering why this is, there’s a little matter of the New Madrid Fault that runs through or near those states that’s the reason.

If you’re not familiar with the fault’s history, back in 1812 it ruptured in such a major way in a series of shocks that it caused sections of the Mississippi River to temporarily run backwards.

Nearly 200 years later, emergency management authorities throughout that part of the country are doing what they can to get people prepared because outside of the West Coast, it is the nation’s most active

seismic zone.

On top of that, earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 or greater strike along the New Madrid every 200-300 years and experts say there’s a 25% chance of that happening by 2040.

Non Structural Seismic Mitigation

So, if you own and operate a business anywhere within the New Madrid strike zone, or in any earthquake zone for that matter, you ought to be thinking about how you can protect your investment.

Non-Structural Seismic Mitigation is the solution and it’s really the only way to safeguard your data and equipment against damage or loss in an earthquake. It will also enhance your business continuity plan.

What it entails is a program of seismic mitigation of your valuable equipment. You start the process by identifying all the potential hazards on campus and then securing them.

A professional earthquake preparedness company can take all the stress out of that process because they will have the solutions.

Equipment in data centers, server rooms, labs and such like that could crash to the floor need to be secured.

We’ve been in the business of seismic mitigation for a combined 50 years.

You can may also research the full range of seismic protection products and services that are available to you by visiting our website www.quakeholdindustrial.com

Risk Assessment

To help determine your needs you may contact a professional earthquake preparedness company to schedule a free risk assessment of your business.

As we’ve been reminding you repeatedly this year, if you run a business in a seismically active zone you need to become pro-active about earthquake preparedness and we strongly encourage you to start today.

Amazingly, even though the area from Seattle south to Vancouver sits adjacent to the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a seismically active region, very few people there have done anything about being prepared. The people living there have not yet understood the value of earthquake preparedness.

And given that damage estimates were put as high as $4 billion from the magnitude 6.8 Nisqually earthquake in February 2001, we were astonished to find that folks in the Pacific Northwest have become rather blasé about the possibility of another big shaker rocking their part of the world. It is always said that precaution is better than cure hence people living in this zone should be educated about earthquake preparedness.

They seem to think that California is the only part of the West Coast where earthquakes pose a threat, yet the reality is that western Washington gets about a thousand earthquakes every year. Therefore, if your business is located in that part of the state, make sure you discuss about your earthquake safety with an earthquake preparedness specialist.

While not every temblor is going to be severe enough to cause extensive damage, the problem is that we just don’t know when the next big one will strike, so a word to the wise is be prepared because if you’re not, your business may not survive a big earthquake. So to protect the business and the employees from potential hazards of earthquake have an expert earthquake preparedness team organize and secure your home and office.

Unsecured tall, top-heavy pieces of equipment can easily topple over and crash to the floor, lab equipment can smash and data can be lost forever. Any one of these things can be a major setback for your business, but when combined they can put you out of business altogether.

The bottom line is that seismic activity is not uncommon in the Pacific Northwest, but the good news is that damage to or loss of equipment can be avoided by undertaking a non-structural seismic mitigation program. Contact an earthquake preparedness expert today to eliminate the unnecessary hazards.