# PWR-231 — Disaster readiness: learner worksheet Release: Revision 7T · Full Tutorial Edition Estimated time: Estimated 46 min reading and worksheet pass Difficulty: Advanced Equipment: Common household or practice equipment — Current local emergency-management, weather/warning, utility and public-health sources.; A household roster with minimum necessary support needs, contact permissions and pet/care responsibilities.; Dependency/supply table, paper or offline plan, torch tested normally, tabletop cards and review calendar. Space: Room-scale practice space Automated structural checklist: 10 of 10 structural checks present Evidence quality/context: G1; Deep research depth Automated method-quality band: Comprehensive Method-rating basis: Structure coverage, instruction/check specificity, alternative distinctness, source troubleshooting, comparison depth and whether purpose/check fields are authored rather than derived. Editorial review: Pending manual editorial sign off ## Before you begin - [ ] I read the tutorial authority and stop conditions. - [ ] I have the required equipment/space or a declared accessible alternative. ## Canonical source context This lesson teaches a narrow preparedness method: lock the jurisdiction and official alerts, choose one relevant hazard, map people and essential supports, identify service dependencies, audit supplies, preserve an offline plan, prepare shelter/evacuation decision cards, run a calm tabletop and close gaps. It does not simulate danger or replace incident command. Target outcome: The household produces and retrieves a current one-hazard plan with official sources, roles, essential supports, offline contacts, supplies, meeting points, stop/escalation rules and one corrected tabletop gap. ### Authority and setup conditions - Choose one local hazard or benign service failure; do not create it. - Ask household members how they want to participate and what information may be recorded. - Record emergency number, official alert routes, date checked and the rule that live official instructions override the worksheet. ### Required or supplied materials - Current local emergency-management, weather/warning, utility and public-health sources. - A household roster with minimum necessary support needs, contact permissions and pet/care responsibilities. - Dependency/supply table, paper or offline plan, torch tested normally, tabletop cards and review calendar. ## 1. Lock local authority Write the jurisdiction, official emergency number, warning sources, utility contacts and date checked. Why: Preparedness advice is local and perishable. Success check: Every source is official, current and reachable without an unexpected message link. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Write the jurisdiction, official emergency number, warning sources, utility contacts and date checked.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “Every source is official, current and reachable without an unexpected message link.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 2. Choose one hazard and decisions Name the hazard, likely official instructions and the household decisions that may be required. Why: An all-disaster plan becomes too vague to trigger a clear first action. Success check: The plan covers one hazard and does not predict incident command. Accessible alternative: A supported, seated, reduced-range or slower version of “Name the hazard, likely official instructions and the household decisions that may be required.” is equivalent only when it keeps the same trained or measured target, declared configuration and success check: “The plan covers one hazard and does not predict incident command.” If any of those change, record it as a related alternative rather than an equivalent repetition. Alternative relationship: Conditional equivalence requires target and configuration check Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 3. Map people and support Record who may be present, communication/mobility needs, essential medicines or powered supports, pets/care and who has agreed to help. Why: Preparedness is a configured household capability. Success check: Roles and privacy permissions are explicit; no helper is assumed. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Record who may be present, communication/mobility needs, essential medicines or powered supports, pets/care and who has agreed to help.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “Roles and privacy permissions are explicit; no helper is assumed.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 4. Map essential dependencies For information, water, food, medicine/device, light/power, communication, mobility and care, record normal, backup, manual and safe-stop routes. Why: Supplies matter only when tied to a function. Success check: Every essential function has a route or an honest external-help gap. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “For information, water, food, medicine/device, light/power, communication, mobility and care, record normal, backup, manual and safe-stop routes.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “Every essential function has a route or an honest external-help gap.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 5. Build an alert ladder Set primary official alerts, official broadcast/radio or website backup, a support-person route and paper numbers. Why: One channel or network can fail. Success check: At least two independent verified information routes exist. Accessible alternative: A supported, seated, reduced-range or slower version of “Set primary official alerts, official broadcast/radio or website backup, a support-person route and paper numbers.” is equivalent only when it keeps the same trained or measured target, declared configuration and success check: “At least two independent verified information routes exist.” If any of those change, record it as a related alternative rather than an equivalent repetition. Alternative relationship: Conditional equivalence requires target and configuration check Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 6. Audit supplies and access For each locally recommended item, record purpose, location, user access, expiry/charge, owner and replacement date. Why: Owned but flat, expired or unreachable items do not close a gap. Success check: Every item can be found and used by its intended person. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “For each locally recommended item, record purpose, location, user access, expiry/charge, owner and replacement date.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “Every item can be found and used by its intended person.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 7. Create the offline plan Print or save locally the minimum contacts, meeting points, official numbers, support instructions and version date; protect sensitive details. Why: A dead or locked phone must not erase the plan. Success check: The plan opens without internet and old copies are retired. Accessible alternative: A supported, seated, reduced-range or slower version of “Print or save locally the minimum contacts, meeting points, official numbers, support instructions and version date; protect sensitive details.” is equivalent only when it keeps the same trained or measured target, declared configuration and success check: “The plan opens without internet and old copies are retired.” If any of those change, record it as a related alternative rather than an equivalent repetition. Alternative relationship: Conditional equivalence requires target and configuration check Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 8. Prepare shelter and evacuation cards State whose instruction controls, what must travel, accessible transport, pet/care route, meeting/contact points and when outside help takes over. Why: Pre-event decisions reduce improvisation without pretending to command a live event. Success check: The card never instructs entry into danger or defiance of officials. Accessible alternative: Replace small or visual-only information with enlarged text, high-contrast display, spoken description or tactile/verbal cueing while preserving the same decision and success check. Store copies where intended users can reach and operate them; use a trusted support person without making participation compulsory. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 9. Run a calm tabletop Use a fictional six-hour phone or power outage; at each card ask what is known, who has authority, which dependency fails and what route applies. Why: Tabletops expose missing contacts, routes and supplies without creating hazard exposure. Success check: The household identifies at least one gap and no real service is disabled. Accessible alternative: Complete “Use a fictional six-hour phone or power outage; at each card ask what is known, who has authority, which dependency fails and what route applies.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “The household identifies at least one gap and no real service is disabled.” Provide alerts and plans in large print, audio, captions, vibration, pictures, plain language and needed languages. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 10. Assign and verify correction Give the largest gap an owner, due date and proof check, then update plan version and tell participants. Why: Finding a gap is not readiness until it is corrected and retrievable. Success check: The correction passes a repeat tabletop and the old plan is superseded. Accessible alternative: Complete “Give the largest gap an owner, due date and proof check, then update plan version and tell participants.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “The correction passes a repeat tabletop and the old plan is superseded.” Include accessible transport/shelter, mobility, communication, medication/device and support-person requirements in every route. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## Reflection What changed? ________________________________________________________________________________ What remains difficult? ________________________________________________________________________________ What will I repeat, adapt, ask for help with, or stop? ________________________________________________________________________________ --- Completion of this worksheet demonstrates tutorial participation only. It does not establish capability, qualification, safety clearance, diagnosis, treatment or independent validation.