Did you know around 70 - 80% of the total repair cost to a building after an earthquake is usually due to damage from falling objects ? While the structural soundness of buildings is often first priority - securing internal dangers is just as important! Not only this, as a business or building owner, you're responsible for everyone in your building. Whether it's employees, customers or visitors - their safety is in your hands. So it's vital for you to take practical steps to minimise and eliminate the potential hazards where possible. Click here to read more about Seismic Restraints
The 2016 survey released to RNZ by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) - after it previously refused media requests - is the first official confirmation of industry warnings of massive non-compliance to the standards for securing non-structural elements (for a full list of these, see the list at the bottom of the story). It examined 41 floors in 20 commercial buildings four storeys or higher and less than 60 years old in Wellington and Auckland. It showed a 100 percent failure rate in Auckland of earthquake bracing of fire sprinklers and pipes, and a 73 percent failure rate in Wellington. Click here to read more about this seismic restraints article .