Ash Impact Posters
Volcanic ash is the most widespread hazard of explosive volcanic eruptions and the most likely to affect towns, cities and farmland in the North Island of New Zealand. Ash fall can cause considerable disruption, which in some cases continue long after the volcanic eruption is over. Below are a series of posters, commissioned by the Auckland Lifelines Group (ALG), providing concise best practice information for critical infrastructure managers to effectively prepare for, respond to, and recover from ash-producing volcanic eruptions. Content is based on the latest international research and informed by observations from around the world. We are proud that New Zealand is at the forefront of volcanic ash impacts research, focussing in particular on impacts on critical infrastructure such as water and electricity supplies and transport networks, and thank the ALG for making these posters available.
Volcanic ash fall advice in PDF poster versions for:
- Wastewater Managers VISGPoster_WastewaterManagers_v3.pdf (1.83 MB)
- Water Supply Managers VISGPoster_WaterSupplyManagers_v3.pdf (1.49 MB)
- Roading Managers VISGPoster_RoadNetworkOperators_v3.pdf (1.88 MB)
- Airport operators Advice_for_Airport_Operators.pdf (243.23 kB)
- Power Transmission and Distribution System Operators Advice_for_Power_Systems_Operators.pdf (210.30 kB)
- Power Plant Operators Advice_for_Power_Plant_Operators.pdf (187.06 kB)
- Facilities Managers: Buildings VISGPoster_FacilitiesManagersBuildings_v2.pdf (1.43 MB)
- Facilities Managers: Gensets and HVAC Advice_for_Facilities_Man_GenSets_HVAC.pdf (242.52 kB)
- Facilities Managers: Computers and Electronics Advice_for_Facilities_Man_Comp_and_Electronics_.pdf (260.50 kB)
- Urban Clean-up Operations Advice_for_Urban_Cleanup.pdf (1.58 MB)
Volcanic ash fall advice in HTML poster versions for:
- Advice for waste water-managers PDF The PDF version of this file has been updated. This HTML version is not yet updated.
- Advice for water supply managers The PDF version of this file has been updated. This HTML version is not yet updated.
- Advice for roading managers The PDF version of this file has been updated. This HTML version is not yet updated.
- Advice for airport operators
- Advice for power transmission and distribution system operators
- Advice for power plant operators
- Advice for facilities managers: buildings The PDF version of this file has been updated. This HTML version is not yet updated
- Advice for all facilities managers: gensets and HVAC
- Advice for facilities managers: computers and electronics
- Advice for urban clean-up operations. This HTML version is not yet updated.
Additional Information
- Global Volcanic Ash data resource http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/ash/
- Volcano Status and Information (GeoNet) http://www.geonet.org.nz/volcano/
- Volcano Health Network http://www.ivhhn.org/
- Auckland Engineering Lifelines (Volcanic Impacts).
- Impacts and hazard mitigation for New Zealand’s primary production industries including agriculture. (Link).