The Readiness of Factories to Avoid Earthquake Risks

Abstract

The study aims to identify the magnitude of Saudi factories' resistance to natural environmental hazards, and to clarify security and safety procedures followed by Saudi companies to resist the risk of earthquakes. Besides, identifying the procedures followed by the Saudi Electricity Company in terms of security and safety and the readiness of the Saudi Electricity Company for measures to resist earthquake risks. To achieve the aim of the study, it relied on the descriptive analytical method, in addition to approaches of Crisis management and total quality management. The importance of this study that its results ought to be taken into consideration in identifying the readiness of the Saudi Electricity Company to resist the risk of earthquakes, to avoid them if possible. Therefore, the study includes four chapters, the first is the methodological framework of the study. And also, the second chapter dealt with the conceptual framework of the study. According to the third chapter, it focused on methodological procedures. At last, the fourth chapter dealt with results of the field study.