Mason Training Program on Earthquake Resistant Building
Construction
National
Society for Earthquake Technology – Nepal (NSET) in association with
the World Vision International Nepal (WVIN) conducted a five day 'Mason
Training Program on Earthquake Safety Construction ' at Bungmati, Lalitpur
from 10 - 14 September 2007. Enhancing knowledge and skills of masons and
construction workers of Lalitpur District on the earthquake-resistant construction
technology was the main objective of the program. The additional objectives
of the program were a) Capacity enhancement of construction technicians
for incorporating earthquake-resistant construction technology, disseminating
the technology and in implementing earthquake risk management activities;
b) Dissemination of earthquake resistant construction technology including
the retrofitting technology for existing buildings to the key role players
of the building construction process. Altogether 24 masons were trained
on earthquake resistant construction techniques through this program.
