@article{Editor_1998, title={Post-earthquake building safety 
evaluation procedures : Preparedness checklist and
 response plan
 for territorial authorities }, volume={31}, url={https://bulletin.nzsee.org.nz/index.php/bnzsee/article/view/547}, DOI={10.5459/bnzsee.31.2.103-121}, abstractNote={<p>The primary aim of this document is to provide Territorial Authorities with an outline response plan so that safety evaluations of damaged buildings can be activated efficiently and effectively following a major earthquake (or any other disaster which affects buildings). Services such as drainage, water supply and roading are not included within the scope of this document.</p> <p>Territorial Authorities have the responsibility for providing the planning framework, within which a range of professional groups can operate. These include structural and civil engineers, building inspectors, and loss adjusters.</p> <p>It is intended that these Building Safety Evaluation Procedures will be adopted by all New Zealand Territorial Authorities to avoid the need for each to formulate their own.</p> <p>National acceptance of these procedures will also mean that only one set of forms, placards, information management systems, training resources etc. need be prepared. A common standard also makes the use of external inspection resources more practicable.</p> <p>This document confines its scope to Territorial Authority planning for building damage assessment during the emergency phase of a disaster. Further plans for activities arising in the restoration phase are also required. They include:</p> <ul> <li>definition of structural standards for the repair of damaged buildings</li> <li>streamlined procedures for building consents</li> <li>streamlined procedures for resource consents, including debris disposal and land use</li> <li>transfer of information to insurance firms</li> </ul>}, number={2}, journal={Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering}, author={Editor}, year={1998}, month={Jun.}, pages={103–121} }