Lifesaving Earthquake Safety Tips
54 Lifesaving earthquake safety tips playing cards produced by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, USA, 2005.
Due to the frequency of earthquakes in California, and the need to inform citizens about the dangers, this pack of safety tips was produced in 2005 by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Each card asks a safety or preparedness question and provides the answer or recommendation. The information provided comes from several major sources: FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), US Geological Survey, California Office of Emergency, American Red Cross, Global Earthquake Response Center, and other local Californian agencies. See the box►
Above: 54 Lifesaving earthquake safety tips playing cards produced by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, USA, 2005.
NOTE: California has more earthquakes that cause damage than any other state in the USA because it lies on a fault line, known as the San Andreas Fault, which extends roughly 800 miles through the US state. A fault line is where two tectonic plates come together – in the case of California, the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. When the two sides of a fault slip or creep past each other in opposite directions the friction between the plates can cause an earthquake of varying magnitude.
By Peter Burnett
United Kingdom • Member since July 27, 2022
I graduated in Russian and East European Studies from Birmingham University in 1969. It was as an undergraduate in Moscow in 1968 that I stumbled upon my first 3 packs of “unusual” playing cards which fired my curiosity and thence my life-long interest. I began researching and collecting cards in the early 1970s, since when I’ve acquired over 3,330 packs of non-standard cards, mainly from North America, UK and Western Europe, and of course from Russia and the former communist countries.
Following my retirement from the Bodleian Library in Dec. 2007 I took up a new role as Head of Library Development at the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) to support library development in low-income countries. This work necessitated regular training visits to many sub-Saharan African countries and also further afield, to Vietnam, Nepal and Bangladesh – all of which provided rich opportunities to further expand my playing card collection.
Since 2019 I’ve been working part-time in the Bodleian Library where I’ve been cataloguing the bequest of the late Donald Welsh, founder of the English Playing Card Society.
Activity for Lifesaving Earthquake Safety Tips
Sign in to comment or save this article.
Related Articles
Ampelmann Poker
Berlin’s little traffic light man, Ampelmännchen, dressed up ready for card play.
Whatever you’re up to, stay safe
Safety advice playing cards by New Zealand Police and the Wellington City Council.
Safety playing cards
Safety playing cards designed to reinforce the “Think and Be Safe” concept.
Don’t come back
“Don’t come back” playing cards produced by Hounslow NHS Primary Care Trust and Feltham Young Offend...
Take Control : Drugs
Take Control : Drug advice playing cards produced by Safer Publications, United Kingdom, 2007.
Ministry of Emergency Situations
Emergency response playing cards published by the Kombinat Tsvetnoi Pechati (Colour Printing Combine...
Get Bear Smart
“Get Bear Smart” playing cards published by the Get Bear Smart Society, Canada, 2005.
Think smoking heroin is safe?
“Think smoking heroin is safe?” harm minimisation playing cards.
GAI GIBDD
The State Automobile Inspection of Russian Federal Road Safety Service.
Educación Vial
Educación Vial (Road Safety) card game published by H. Fournier, 1995.
Safety First
Safety First card game embodying the Kerb Drill, published by John Jaques & Son Ltd, 1940s.
BG Bouw Building Company
BG Bouw Dutch Building Company publicity deck manufactured by Carta Mundi, c.1980.
Round Britain
Round Britain card game published by Pepys Games, 1955.
Play it Safe
“Play it Safe” health & safety playing cards.
Ordnance Recognition
Ordnance Recognition Playing Cards cards designed to help people at risk from unexploded bombs
Creciendo Seguros
‘Creciendo Seguros’ road safety awareness playing cards from Argentina, 2006.
Belisha
Belisha, published by Castell Brothers Ltd (Pepys Games) in 1937, was produced with a desire to make...
Capacitación
Health & Safety playing cards designed as a teaching aid to improve safety standards in the workplac...
Survival Playing Cards
Survival Playing Cards for outdoor emergencies by Environs Inc. 1974.
Asociart promotional playing cards, Argentina, 2000
Asociart Insurance promotional playing cards, Argentina, 2000.
Most Popular
Our top articles from the past 60 days
