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Earthquake scenario

 

The WIS security center will send SMS messages to all residents on the mailing list:
WIS Security Center: “Earthquake alarm, please make your way to open ground.”
SMS messages from the security center will be sent to all mobile phone numbers listed in the Internal Services system.

Residents living on the Institute campus can add mobile phone numbers for family members living with them. Click on the link Weizmann residents’ numbers for emergencies to update your mobile phone number(s).

These guidelines are provided by Home Front Command. For more information, see the Home Front Command website, or download this file for information in English.

If you are inside a building and feel that the floor moving, move quickly to a safe place, prioritized as follows:

  1. Open space - if you can leave the building quickly, go outside to an open area (mostly relevant for those in a single-story building or when located on the ground floor).
  2. If you cannot quickly exit the building, enter the MAMAD. Leave the MAMAD door open.
  3. If you cannot quickly exit the building and there is no MAMAD – go to the stairwell. If possible, descend the stairs and exit the building.
  4. Only if you cannot exit the building, take shelter under a heavy piece of furniture or sit on the         floor next to an interior wall.

Additional guidelines:

  • Before leaving the building, disconnect the main gas and electricity switches.
  • On your way to the safe space, keep away from exterior walls of the building, windows and shelves.
  • Do not use the elevator during and after an earthquake - it could get stuck.
  • If you are in a wheelchair - after you have reached the safe space, lock the wheels and protect your head.

If you feel an earthquake when outside a building, stay in an open area and keep away from buildings, bridges and electricity poles.