• Document Number：Decree No. 56 of the Tianjin Municipal People's Government
• Area of Law： Geology & Mining
• Level of Authority： Local Government Rules
• Date issued：10-16-2012
• Effective Date：12-01-2012
• Issuing Authority： People's Government of Tianjin Municipality
• Status： Effective

The People's Government of Tianjin Municipality
(Decree No. 56)
The Administrative Measures of Tianjin Municipality for Mass Participation in Earthquake Monitoring and Prevention was adopted at the 95th Executive Meeting of the Tianjin Municipal Government on October 8, 2012 and is hereby promulgated. These Measures shall go into effect as of December 1, 2012.
Huang XingguoMayor of Tianjin
October 16, 2012
Administrative Measures of Tianjin Municipality for Mass Participation in Earthquake Monitoring and Prevention
Article 1 These Measures are enacted in accordance with the provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction and in the light of the local conditions of this Municipality with the aim of improving the mechanism for mobilization of the masses for the earthquake prevention and disaster reduction, taking precautions against and reducing the disasters of earthquake, and regulating the mass participation in the monitoring and prevention of earthquake.
Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the mass activities of monitoring and prevention against earthquake conducted in areas under the jurisdiction of this Municipality.
The phrase "mass participation in the monitoring and prevention of earthquake" refers to acts by masses of monitoring and preventing earthquake.
Article 3 The work of mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention shall uphold the principles of giving full play to the government guidance, mass participation, and integration of monitoring with prevention with priority given to prevention, and day-to-day work with earthquake rescue.
Article 4 People's governments at all levels shall strengthen leadership of mass participation in monitoring and preventing earthquakes, study and address the major problems in the mass participation in monitoring and preventing earthquakes on a regular basis and set up a sound contingent of earthquake monitors and fighters.
The Municipal, district and count people's governments shall incorporate the operational funds for mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention into the general operational funds for earthquake prevention and disaster reduction to meet the actual needs of mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention.
Article 5 The competent departments of the Municipal, district and county earthquake work shall be in charge of the organization, coordination and management of the mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention work in the areas under their respective jurisdiction.
The relevant administrative departments of construction, state land and housing management, financing, civil affairs, science and technology, health, meteorology and agriculture shall do a good job within the scope of their responsibility in the mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention.
Article 6 The Municipal competent department for earthquake shall, in the light of the actual situation of the work regarding earthquake prevention and disaster reduction, draw up a plan for the construction of a city-wide grid network of mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention and submit it to the Municipal People's Government for approval before implementation.
The district and county competent departments for earthquake shall, on the basis of the plan of the citywide grid network of mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention, draw up plans for construction of the grid network of mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention for the local district and county and submit the report to the people's government of the same level for approval before implementation.
Article 7 The township and town people's governments and the sub-district committee shall designate a fulltime or part-time assistant for the earthquake prevention and disaster reduction work, whose duty is to organize and guide the concrete efforts regarding earthquake monitoring and prevention in the locality.
The villagers' committee and the neighborhood committee shall assist the township and town people's governments and the sub-district committee in doing a good job in the publicity drive to disseminate the scientific knowledge of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction, and report immediately to the related department when earthquake macroscopic abnormal phenomena that might indicate an imminent earthquake are detected.
The producing and storing units of hazardous chemicals and radioactive Articles shall, in the light of the actual situation of the said units, designate a fulltime person to be in charge of the aforesaid matters.
Article 8 The district and county competent departments for earthquake in setting up monitoring spots at strategic points, shall make full use of the existing resources of meteorology, environmental protection, hydrology and geology, animal husbandry and breeding, fishery and aquatic production.
The township and town people's governments and the sub-district committee shall, in accordance with the requests of the State and the Municipality, determine the strategic monitoring points for earthquake and designate a fulltime person to do a good job in monitoring and reporting the earthquake macroscopic abnormal phenomena that might indicate an imminent earthquake.
Article 9 The monitor for earthquake macroscopic abnormal phenomena shall report immediately to the district or county competent department for earthquake when he detects any abnormal phenomena in the ground water, gas, animal and plant, meteorology and weather; where the abnormal phenomena occur suddenly, in a mass scale and extremely serious, he may report the situation to the government of a higher level.
Units and individuals other than the earthquake monitor may report the aforementioned earthquake-related abnormal phenomena by means of telephone, telegraph, telex, email, etc., to the competent department for earthquake of the local district and county governments and may report it to the government of a higher level when they detect the aforementioned abnormal phenomena that might be related to an imminent earthquake.
The Municipal, district and county competent departments of earthquake shall, upon receiving the report, register it and organize an investigation and verification.
Article 10 The earthquake prediction put forward by units and individual other than the competent department of earthquake shall be reported to the Municipal earthquake competent department in writing. The latter shall register the prediction and produce a certificate of receipt when it receives the report in writing.
No unit or individual may disseminate the earthquake prediction to the public.
Article 11 The district and county earthquake competent departments shall be responsible of setting up a network of immediate reporters for earthquake disaster and a data bank for immediate reporters. Every incorporated village and community shall designate one to two immediate reporters for earthquake disaster.
Article 12 When an earthquake strikes, the immediate reporter for earthquake disaster shall immediately report to the competent department for earthquake regarding the degree of tremor, or casualties and destruction of buildings, and so on.
Article 13 The district and county competent departments for earthquake shall provide necessary material guarantee for efforts to monitor abnormal phenomena of a mass scale and the immediate report of earthquake disasters so as to ensure the timeliness and accuracy in reporting the earthquake macroscopic anomaly information and the earthquake disaster information.
Article 14 The township and town people's governments and the sub-district committee shall, by making use of the cultural center and broadcasting station, propagate and popularize the knowledge of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction, raise the public awareness of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction and the increase their self-rescue and mutual rescue ability.
Article 15 The township and town people's governments and the sub-district committee shall advise the villagers and residents to make preparations against earthquake, and make a plan for family emergency response and evacuation in case of earthquake. They shall determine the evacuation place and mark it with signs and organize masses of people to drill for emergency response in case of earthquake.
Article 16 The township and town people's governments shall advise the villagers to build quake-proof houses of their own use, organize the training of building artisans and popularize the standard blueprints of civilian buildings capable of resisting earthquake and enhance the earthquake resistant properties of farmers' houses in a gradual way.
Article 17 The Municipal, district and county competent departments for earthquake shall run training programs on a regular basis for persons engaged in mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention such as the assistants of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction, monitors of earthquake-related abnormal phenomena of a mass scale, immediate reporters of earthquake disaster situation and propagandists of the scientific knowledge of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction, with a view to raising their professional level and work abilities.
Article 18 The Municipal, district and county competent departments for earthquake shall make an inspection and examination of the mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention work, and commend or award units and individuals that have distinguished themselves in one of the following aspects:
1. Making outstanding contributions to the administrative work in mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention;
2. Timely reporting the earthquake macroscopic anomaly information, which has played an important role in formulating a prediction of earthquake;
3. Promptly reporting the disaster situation after an earthquake strikes and making an outstanding contribution to fighting against earthquake and disaster reduction;
4. Achieving substantial results in publicity of the scientific knowledge of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction; and
5. Making outstanding contribution to the mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention in other aspects
Article 19 Where a unit that bears management responsibility in the work of mass participation in earthquake monitoring and prevention delays reporting, hides the truth in making reports, makes a false report or handles the matter improperly, resulting in bad influences, the related department shall give sanctions to the competent person that is directly held responsible and other responsible persons according to law.
Article 20 Where anyone spreads rumors about earthquake, and disrupts normal public order, he shall be penalized by the regulations governing public security administration; where the offense is serious enough to constitute a crime he shall be investigated for criminal responsibilities according to law.
Article 21 These Measure shall go into effect as of December 1, 2012.