Re:Ask HN: Are thousands of Bay Area workers going to die in...
by mchannon on Friday May 25, 2018 @07:15PM
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When I started a software dev contract in a Southern California high-rise, I had to undergo 2 hours of earthquake safety training before I could start working.
I think it would be unusual for any Bay Area employer to require any earthquake safety procedures, despite a far higher potential for risk to life and limb.
Very few buildings will collapse in a Bay Area earthquake, but the number is not zero. Far more will be "damaged" and that may still involve plenty of lives lost.
San Francisco I'm not as worried about- the east bay and parts of the peninsula (esp. Foster City) would concern me more.
I think it would be unusual for any Bay Area employer to require any earthquake safety procedures, despite a far higher potential for risk to life and limb.
Very few buildings will collapse in a Bay Area earthquake, but the number is not zero. Far more will be "damaged" and that may still involve plenty of lives lost.
San Francisco I'm not as worried about- the east bay and parts of the peninsula (esp. Foster City) would concern me more.
Best link I've found: http://gis.abag.ca.gov/website/Hazards/?hlyr=liqSusceptibili...