MikeandDow

Most western countrys do have designated safe area Designate assembly areas or areas, outside your workplace, where employees should gather after evacuating. Make sure your assembly area has sufficient space to accommodate all of your employees. Exterior assembly areas, used when the building must be partially or completely evacuated, are typically located in parking lots or other open areas away from busy streets. Try and designate assembly areas so that you will be up-wind of your building from the most common or prevailing wind direction.

I was giving that as an example there is no diffence between a earthquake and fire drill evacuation there has to be safe areas or there should be !!

Pasakorn Boonyalak, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and his cohorts should be held to the highest account for this incident and replaced with someone who is actually competent enough to know that mitigation means putting measures in place beforehand to ensure the absolute minium impact on human life and infrastructure. I cannot for the life of me remember any time this department has prevented or mitigated any disaster. They only appear to surface after the fact when it's too late. Maybe the department should be renamed to the reactive department of incompetence and complacency.

Well it moved yesterday people dead buildings damaged

Are you ok !! because what you posted is gibberish

what a load of rubish do your research Thailand Seismic Regulation B.E. 2564 Building Categories There are 12 building categories added to the new regulation resulting in a total of 30 building categories required seismic design consideration.

read the news

you definitly never been in a fire drill in a building lets try and spell it out to you the goverment has standards and emergency protocols of what to do, these are mandated into law the company should train employees in the madated emergency protocols 1. Immediate Action Upon Alarm: Evacuate Immediately: Upon hearing the alarm, evacuate the building immediately in a calm and orderly manner. Do Not Panic: Remain calm and follow instructions from fire wardens or emergency personnel. Follow Evacuation Plan: Familiarize yourself with the building's evacuation plan and designated routes. Use Stairs: Always use the stairs for evacuation; do not use elevators. Close Doors: Close doors behind you to help contain the fire and smoke. Leave Belongings: Do not stop to collect personal belongings. Move Away from the Building: Once outside, move away from the building to a safe distance, preferably to the designated assembly point. 2. During Evacuation: Follow Evacuation Routes: Follow clearly marked evacuation routes to the nearest safe exit. Be Aware of Hazards: Be aware of potential hazards, such as smoke and falling debris. Assist Others: If possible, assist others, especially those who may need help evacuating. Stay Calm: Maintain a calm demeanor to ensure an orderly evacuation. Do Not Re-enter: Do not re-enter the building until instructed to do so by emergency responders. 3. At the Assembly Point: Report to Fire Warden: Report to your designated fire warden at the assembly point. Wait for Instructions: Wait for further instructions from emergency responders. Take Attendance: Fire wardens will take attendance to ensure everyone has evacuated. This is not only for fire but any emergency and normally carred out by law every 6 months Thailand does not have this

And you are spot on !! total courption in the thai constuction Industry the almight baht in someones pocket might borrow a clegg hammer from work like to see what the mpa is of some of the concrete around here is

well looking at the news and photos people dont know how to evacute a building they are all milling aroud the front entrance and sitting on the steps instead of going to a safe area away from the building have you never been in a fire drill !! and that is just a dangerous assumption "People already know how to evacuate buildings" and you need the goverment to mandate this

Oh !! and you have news that the crane was maned at the time

People are deaf and have blinkers on

Was i did i say evacuate Bangkok ?? I was talking about emergency responce and evacuation plans which the goverment does not have example how to evacuate a building use stairs not lifts go to the evacuation area ect ect

oh ok !! why did they evacute the people from hospitals ect if they did not need to go anywhere YOU need to clear people or another word for it is evacute to safe areas away from buildings

Who said a cracked MRT I call that BS, Bangkok was declared disaster zone the goverment STOPPED the busses MRT and trains how are people going to get home if that is not stranding people what is Over priced Taxi this was all reported in the press people had to sleep in the parks your post is just total BS

I was replying to a stupid post disagree, I though Thailand handled this very badly, it is NOT how many building colllapes, but how it is Handled !! the emergency responce and evacuation which was zero !! has the PM addressed the people NO ! and the "extenuating circumstances for that collapse" we all know poor workmanship and coruption same as the other 700 cases of structural damage I know and understand the Geology of where i live and again you seem to narrow everything down it is Not eatrhquakes, it Natural Disasters Thailand does not have a clue NO emergency Plans

ok minor! hate to see how Thailand handles a Major eathquake if they can not handle a minor one

This is now being reported in the Thai media as 8.2

You can see how prepared Thailand was for this earthquake !! No emergency broadcast the system did not work!! People struggling to get out of Bangkok no evacuation no buses no trains no mrt just left to try get a triple price taxi, Thailand does not have measures or a response to deal with severe natural disasters.

agree most part but there are shortcuts done every day you can not just apply structural integrity to buildings alone its on the whole of the construction industry, cranes falling of bulidings, flyover beams collapsing, mining caves collapsing, pit holes in the road due to no compaction, guys falling of roof due to no safety harnes The aduit bulding was way behind schedule so what you are saying that there was no shortcuts taken which i doubt knowing this contractor, I am not thai bashing but the thai construction industry as a whole need integrity but untill corution if fixed it will not happen

Thailands building standards are not in question same as thailands quality and safety standards they have a plethora of procedure but what is in question is the implemetation and enforcement of these standards the all might baht will get you approval for a design good or bad stafety standards not implemeted have seen many thai workers on site with fip flop no work boot seen welds no face mask just close there eyes welding we all know the reason safety cost tooooo much money asian lives are cheap building standards are by passed every day to keep the money in the bosses pocket oh we will put a bit less concrete in the mix who will know , I did have the unforgettable experience of being a quality Manager overseeing a project and Italian-Thai Development Corporation being the contractor well it was a wake up call never seen such bad quality of workmanship no pride in what they were doing, workmen Thais and Farang. no dought there are a small few who are decient contractors in Thailnd but the call of the all might baht is the problem

You are correct 100% Thailand BLOCKED these coutrys from seeing the Uyghurs so they can not do the relvent paperwork hang you head in shame thailand

Thailand in 2021 bought in design critera for building that the design was to be Eathquake proof But typically No enforement of the regulation and of course the baht will get you aproval

Dont need to Paint the whole industry as "in the dark ages" and "corrupt" because it is. Proof look around you or do you have blinkers on !!

Since 21 the Thai building code requires that new Building design is to be earthquake proof But there is again NO enforcement and the Baht will buy you approval as can be seen by that building collapsed. you are correct Thailand is certainly not earthquake prepared, people were trying to get out of the city but no buses no trains no mrt taxi fares trippled being rip off this was the goverment emergency declaration to strand people