EARTHQUAKE
1. Bookcases, filing cabinets, shelves, racks, cages, storage cabinets
and similar items over four feet tall are anchored to the wall.
2. Shelves have lip or other seismic restraints.
3. Portable machines or equipment secured against movement
using chains, lockable casters, or other appropriate means.
4. Top-heavy equipment or apparatus bolted down or secured to
withstand accelerations typically expected in an earthquake.
These items should be secured to wall studs with large screws
(1/4 or 3/16 shank).
5. Large & heavy objects stored on lower shelves or storage areas.
6. Valuable equipment sensitive to shock damage, such as
instruments, computer disks and glassware are stored in
latched cabinets or otherwise secured to prevent falling.
7. Storage areas uncluttered – providing clear evacuation routes in
the event of an emergency.
8. Cabinets and lockers containing hazardous materials equipped
with positive latching or sliding doors.