The College of Chemistry Physical Plant Unit has prepared the following booklet for emergency planning at home, in the office, and in the lab. Comments and recommendations for future editions are welcome and should be sent to S. Slavick, Building Manager (410 Latimer, e-mail slavick@uclink.berkeley.edu). This booklet is also available as an appendix in the "Who Does It! Where To Find It! How To Do It Safely!".

Because of the size of the College of Chemistry (over 1,000 faculty, graduate students, staff and visiting researchers plus many hundreds of undergraduates who use our facilities daily), it is not feasible to maintain personal use first aid or disaster supplies in a single location. It is therefore recommended that groups, units or individuals maintain their own personal use supplies.

Most of the information compiled in the following pages is directed specifically toward preparedness in the home; however, much of the information and many of the various checklist items are applicable to the work site.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The following external resources were used in compiling this booklet:

"Disaster Preparedness Self-Help Checklist", a brochure provided to the University of California Benefits Unit as a public service by KTVU Television, Oakland, California reprinted for University Employees by the UC Benefits Unit with permission of Tom Vacar, Consumer Editor, KTVU Television.

"Food and Water in an Emergency", Federal Emergency Management Agency brochure.

Various University of California Office of Emergency Preparedness Handouts.

The information and views expressed herein are about the preparation for, recovery from, and/or mitigation of risk associated with a major earthquake. All parties utilizing this information should know that neither KTVU Television, the University of California, nor any editor or contributor have any liability or responsibility to any person or entity with respect to loss, damage, injury, or ailment caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information or lack of information in these checklists.