Development of Contextualized Safety Training on Disaster Preparedness

The descriptive survey design was employed in the study. This design facilitates the assessment of participants' awareness about disaster preparedness, their associated practices. The study primarily involved teachers, students, parents and significant community members. Survey questionnaires and structured interview were the main instruments utilized in gathering the needed data in the study. The primary data which were obtained via a survey questionnaire, were statistically analyzed using suitable tools and measures. Responses from the structured interview were presented qualitatively. The study arrived with the following conclusions: The awareness of the four groups of respondents ranges from moderate to high levels. The participants were mostly challenged on the planning and preparations of their belongings for evacuation and the inadequate resources in the evacuation centers such as food, bathrooms and water supply. The contextualized safety training was timely conducted as a response to the needs of the individuals in Puting Sapa in responding to the occurrence of disasters. The participants of the contextualized safety training were very satisfied about the drills, simulations and other activities conducted by the trainers. The selected participants rated the content of the training module as excellent.The recommendations were: The contextualized safety training hereby conducted be one of the sources of information and basis for future researches. The training module be considered as one of the important reading material to gain relevant information, and guide about disaster preparedness. The findings and the evaluation results of the contextualized safety training may be used as references of other researchers in conducting another study relative to the present one.