Risk
About
Landslides
What are my risks?
Mitigation
What can I do
at home?
What can
I do at work?
Local Mitigation
Activities
Preparation
Are you prepared?
Weather Advisories
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What can I do at work?
Although
the physical cause of many landslides cannot be removed, geologic
investigations, good engineering practices, and effective enforcement
of land-use management regulations can reduce landslide hazards.
USGS
scientists continue to produce landslide susceptibility maps
for many areas in the United States. USGS and DLNR hydrologists
with expertise in debris and mud flows are studying landslide
hazard.
- If a detailed
site analysis is desired, contract with a private consulting
company specializing in earth movement. Such companies usually
specialize in geotechnical engineering, structural engineering,
or civil engineering.
- As a business
owner there are currently no landslide insurance policies
available, therefore the only way to mitigate landslide
hazards is to be aware of the land that your current of
future business is on.
- Avoid building
or purchasing a business near the base of slopes, base of
minor drainage hollows, base or top of an old-filled slope,
base or top of a steep-cut slope, or a developed hillsides
with leach-field septic systems.
- Business owners
can also utilized proper maintenance procedures that will
improve drainage conditions and increase slope stability.
- Plant ground
cover on slopes. The roots of plants can help secure dirt
to the slope.
- Support your
local government in efforts to develop and enforce land-use
and building ordinances that regulate construction in areas
susceptible to landslides and debris flows. Buildings should
be located away from steep slopes, streams and rivers, intermittent-stream
channels, and the mouths of mountain channels.
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more information you can visit the following websites:
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