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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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