We are conducting a disaster drill in order to ensure the safety of our students, faculty and staff members, verify the disaster response system, and improve our response capacity in the case of a large-scale earthquake. Please participate to the extent that it does not interfere with your work.
The assumed disaster scenario is that an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 6 or lower occurs in Tsukuba City at the end of the second period (11:25 a.m.).
11:25 a.m. (end of the second period) November 12, 2024 (Tuesday)
~ 11:45 a.m. (simultaneous evacuation drill, announcements over the outdoor public address (PA) system)
~ 12:45 p.m. (Emergency Headquarters Drill)
*For the University of Tsukuba Hospital, a drill will be conducted separately.
Students, faculty, staff, employees of the Disaster Prevention Center, and employees of contractors and welfare programs on campus who are eligible to participate
Intensity 6 lower earthquake within Tsukuba City
※ When the timing of the implementation comes, an announcement about the earthquake will be made according to each department’s circumstances.
On the day of the event, (1) through (4) shall be conducted, and other drills shall be conducted as appropriate.
| (1) Ensuring Safety Immediately after an Earthquake
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During a disaster, secure your own safety for a period of about 2 minutes including taking cover under a desk. Persons near fire equipment should extinguish the fire. Those near the door should open it and secure the evacuation route.
*Announcement of the occurrence of an earthquake (indoor PA system, etc.) will be made at the time of implementation, depending on the situation in each department. |
Everyone |
| (2) Evacuation Drill
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・Based on instructions from the evacuation guide (in the case of students, this will be your class instructor), seek refuge in the nearest outdoor evacuation area.
・Evacuation guides shall report the status of the evacuation to the person in charge at the evacuation area. ・Faculty, staff, and others will inspect the student dormitories and other buildings to check for those who have not evacuated, those who are trapped, and the injured. |
Everyone |
| (3) Drill set by the Emergency Headquarters and report and communication drill | ・The “University-wide Disaster Response Headquarters” will be established in the Annex Building of the Headquarters.
・The “Department Emergency Headquarter” will be located in each department, etc. ・Conduct a report and communication drill between the headquarters and the departments. (Walkie-talkie, IP walkie-talkie use) |
Faculty members and employees |
| (4) Safety Report Drill
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Conduct a safety report drill using the University of Tsukuba Safety Confirmation System (ANPIC). A “safety confirmation email” will be sent by a mass email from ANPIC so register from the URL in the mail text or the ANPIC website mentioned in the official website, etc.
(Until November 14(Thursday) 17:00)
University of Tsukuba Safety Confirmation System (ANPIC)
※In using ANPIC for the first time, file the initial registration. Click here to learn more about ANPIC initial registration |
Students
Faculty members and employees |
| (5) Initial Firefighting Response | Each faculty member and employee should learn about first-aid fire fighting with online educational materials provided by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Fire Prevention and Crisis Management e-College: First-aid fire fighting (Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) https://www.fdma.go.jp/relocation/e-college/cat67/cat49/cat43/1-14.html (References) ・How to use fire extinguishers (Office of Occupational Health and Safety Management website) ・Fire extinguishers installed in each building (Office of Occupational Health and Safety Management website) (on-campus use only) ・How to use Indoor Fire Hydrant (Office of Occupational Health and Safety Management website)
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Students
Faculty members and employees |
| (6) Safety Confirmation of Evacuation Routes | Confirm the evacuation route for each organization in the event of a disaster, and dispose any items, etc. that may hinder evacuation.
*This must be done no later than Friday, November 29 from the date of this notice. |
Faculty members and employees |
| (7) Check and inspect the handling of emergency supplies | Check the handling of equipment, etc. (including wireless equipment, IP wireless equipment, air tents, emergency stoves, emergency toilets, etc.) used during a disaster, inspect the emergency supply storehouse, etc.
*This must be done no later than Friday, November 29 from the date of this notice. |
Faculty members and employees |
| (8) Others | ・Each one should learn about fire prevention, disaster prevention, and first aid with online educational materials provided by the Tokyo Fire Department.
Tokyo Fire Department Electronic Learning Office https://www.tfd.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/learning/index.html |
Everyone |
※In addition to the above drills, it is possible to have a unique approach for each organization.
Whether or not the drills will be implemented will be announced at 9:30 on that day.
※In case of rain, (2) Evacuation Drill, (3) Drill set by the Emergency Headquarters and report and communication drill will not be conducted, but other drills will be conducted as scheduled.
For details, please refer to the Tsukuba Disaster Drill Implementation Guidelines and related materials (for on-campus use only).
The following drills are also scheduled for the day of the event, and we invite you to participate and experience them.
[Administration Center North Parking Lot]
11:45 a.m. – Evacuation drill with smoke experience, hands-on water extinguisher training
(References)
・YouTube 東京消防庁公式チャンネル「リモート防災訓練 キュータと学ぼう！避難のしかた」（about 2 minutes）
・YouTube 東京消防庁公式チャンネル「リモート防災訓練 キュータと学ぼう！消火器の使い方」（about 2 minutes）
[Main Entrance of the Administration Center]
12:30 p.m. – Hands-on indoor fire hydrant training
(References)
・YouTube 公式アカウント都城市「【消すのはあなた!!＃6】屋内消火栓の使い方」（about 3 minutes）
[Conducted online using Zoom]
2:00 p.m. – Lecture on “Disaster Prevention Work for Students with Disabilities, etc.” (including actual examples)
After the training, each department shall verify the content of the training and report its requests and remarks to the Division of Risk Management, Department of General Affairs by November 29 (Fri.) using the attached Form 1.
