DRILLS

Gujarat School Safety Initiative
Enhancing emergency response

through mock drill/ Simulation Exercise
SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Learning objective
• Define the mock drill or exercise
• Need and importance of the mock drill
• Explain the phases to organize mock drill for
earthquake
• Precaution need to taken in organizing mock drill
• Define requirements for managing evacuation and
rescue operations
• Demonstrate the mock drill

What is Mock Drill ?
Mock drill is a exercise / scenario organized to

assess the level of preparedness and check the
response procedure pertaining to any disaster
is followed

Why Mock drill or Exercise ?

• To test emergency preparedness level of the school
• To correct mistakes of various role players in the school.
• To avoid misunderstanding in roles and responsibilities
• For better coordination among the teams
• To make it accustom so as to react instantly/correctly
• To check the proper functioning of instruments used by

disaster response teams (Task forces) as per SDMP.
• To test various elements of the SDMP and train teachers,

school staff and students on how to practice proper actions.

Mock drill can be organised for all the

disasters
Earthquake Management Drill

Phases of Drill
Phase 1: Alarm
Earthquake shaking warning is
given for one minute.
This will be a pre-arranged

signal such as siren/bell which
is known to whole school.

Phase 2: Response
Duck, cover, hold

& other response
action will be
performed in class
rooms
If outside go
away from tall
buildings/

Phase 3: Evacuation
Once the “shaking” warning

signal stops, teachers and
students should Check the
building damage and take
decision to evacuate the
building following proper
evacuation procedures
or
If building is damaged stay in
the building.

Phase 4: Assembly
Whole school Staff /teachers/ students will assemble as per

their class at the pre determined assembly point.

Phase 5: Head ount
Teachers will take

the attendance and
check with daily
attendance sheet.
Make list of
absentees and
activate the search
and rescue team
/first aid team

Phase 6. Evaluation
An evaluation of the drill must be conducted to identify

problems encountered during the drill and how this can
be corrected in future earthquake drills.

Precaution
• Display the Dos & Don'ts and Evacuation Plan of
your school building with safe and unsafe places.
• Every class must be oriented & a movie on mock

drill should be shown.
• Observers should be located at danger places to

prevent any injury

• All Students & staff members must be aware about

assembly point & warning sign for drills.
• Each class room should be checked for damaged

benches & other furniture which may harm students
during drill.
• Identify safe & danger zone in school & find out the
solution for danger zone.

• Explain evacuation plan to students, teachers &

other staff of school
• Give specific instructions on what to do during an

earthquake e.g., Duck, Cover & Hold.
• Give specific instructions about what to do as soon

as the shaking stops e.g., Don’t run walk fast.
• Inform students & teachers about evacuation route &

assembly point.

Actual conduction of drill
• Prior to drill identify & assign observer at various

point.
• A bell/siren will be blown for one minute, which
signifies earthquake shaking.
• During the warning all the students /teachers will do
Duck, Cover & Hold.
• As soon as warning signal stops, the teacher of
particular class check the building damage if any
and decide to evacuate the pre determined assembly
point
• Class teacher and class leader will leave the room in
last.
• School’s Evacuation task force will guide in

evacuating the building.
• Those who are assumed to be injured will remain in
their class.
• Teacher will ensure that all person have evacuated
properly.
• After head counting is done different task forces will
be activated as below,

Search & Rescue Task Force

First Aid Task Force

Fire Safety Task Force

Building Evacuation Routes

Orientation Programme for Teachers

Orientation Programme for Students

Earthquake Drill
Duck, Cover, Hold Demonstration

Assembled after Evacuation

Light Search and Rescue of Missing Student

DRILLS

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

DRILLS

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

DRILLS

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Gujarat School Safety Initiative

Enhancing emergency response

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

What is Mock Drill ?

Mock drill is a exercise / scenario organized to

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Why Mock drill or Exercise ?

• To correct mistakes of various role players in the school.

• To avoid misunderstanding in roles and responsibilities

• For better coordination among the teams

• To make it accustom so as to react instantly/correctly

• To check the proper functioning of instruments used by

• To test various elements of the SDMP and train teachers,

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Mock drill can be organised for all the

Earthquake Management Drill

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

This will be a pre-arranged

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Duck, cover, hold

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Once the “shaking” warning

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Whole school Staff /teachers/ students will assemble as per

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Phase 5: Head ount

Teachers will take

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

An evaluation of the drill must be conducted to identify

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

• Every class must be oriented & a movie on mock

• Observers should be located at danger places to

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

• All Students & staff members must be aware about

• Each class room should be checked for damaged

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

• Explain evacuation plan to students, teachers &

• Give specific instructions on what to do during an

• Give specific instructions about what to do as soon

• Inform students & teachers about evacuation route &

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Actual conduction of drill

• Prior to drill identify & assign observer at various

• School’s Evacuation task force will guide in

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Search & Rescue Task Force

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

First Aid Task Force

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Fire Safety Task Force

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Building Evacuation Routes

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Orientation Programme for Teachers

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Orientation Programme for Students

SEEDS for disaster resilient communities GSDMA

Duck, Cover, Hold Demonstration