[Disaster Prevention Day] Are BCP measures being developed?

Today, September 9st, is Disaster Prevention Day.

2023 will also be a milestone year, marking 1923 years since the Great Kanto Earthquake (100).

Japan is a country that experiences many natural disasters, and Disaster Prevention Day is a good opportunity for companies to think about disasters and preparations.
Additionally, starting next year, nursing care and welfare businesses will finally be required to formulate a BCP.
This is your last chance to formulate your plan, so please use this article as a reference.

BCP formulation status for nursing care and welfare providers

According to a survey by NTT Data Management Research Institute, Inc.
As of March 4, just over 3% of respondents said they had no plans to formulate it yet.

It seems that the number of businesses that are making preparations is increasing now that it has been made compulsory.
In nursing care and welfare businesses that are busy with on-site responses, it has become clear that BCP formulation has not progressed sufficiently.

Thinking about the risk of natural disasters

In Japan, we cannot avoid the risk of natural disasters such as earthquakes and fires.
When reviewing, please consider the following items:

■ Earthquake resistance confirmation

Let's review the earthquake resistance measures of the business office.

Since Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, the earthquake resistance of newly built properties has been improved.

However, in the case of business establishments that utilize existing properties, are they compliant with current earthquake resistance standards?
You may need to confirm again.

In particular, for buildings constructed before 56,
It was built according to the so-called "old earthquake resistance standards", which were before the earthquake resistance standards stipulated in the Building Standards Act were strengthened.

Since there are many items with insufficient earthquake resistance,
First, conduct an earthquake resistance diagnosis to understand the earthquake resistance of your own building.
If the earthquake resistance diagnosis shows that the building is not sufficiently earthquake resistant, consider earthquake retrofitting or rebuilding.

■ Inspecting buildings and equipment, conducting disaster prevention drills

If a fire breaks out and the sprinklers don't work or the fire extinguisher is out of date, neglecting to inspect it will cause more damage.
It is essential to not neglect statutory inspections of buildings and equipment as well as daily inspection work.
Make sure to perform regular inspections.

In order to be able to take appropriate action when a disaster occurs,
It is also important to conduct disaster prevention drills regularly and be prepared.

■ Strengthening collaboration with other facilities

After implementing the disaster prevention measures listed above,
In order to ensure a smooth transition to business continuity and recovery after a disaster occurs, consideration of branch distribution is one of the measures.

Assuming a situation where it would be difficult to continue business on your own, such as the collapse of a facility or business office or the damage to a large number of employees,
We are required to build cooperative relationships with all parties involved on a daily basis.

If you have a network of mutual support in your area, please consider joining.
Information is often posted on government websites, etc.

In addition, we have prepared a collaboration agreement, etc., and have discussed matters that have been considered and matters that should be prepared in the future so that we can cooperate and support each other in the event of a disaster.
By writing this information in advance, you will be able to respond quickly in the event of an emergency.

Don't be satisfied with just formulating a BCP; in order to function effectively in an emergency.
We regularly read the information among employees to ensure thorough understanding.
By regularly reviewing and making improvements, you can improve your disaster prevention literacy.

Starting today, which is Disaster Prevention Day, please start preparing for the formulation of your BCP.

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