2012 Nagoya University Earthquake Drill

Starting at 11:30 AM
Thursday, November 8th, 2012

Campus‐Wide Simultaneous Evacuation Drill
Drill Objectives& Requests

Earthquake Early
Warning (EEW)

Nagoya University buildings are designed to withstand earthquakes of a certain seismic intensity
and are thus unlikely to collapse in any single earthquake, but there is still a risk that strong
tremors could damage buildings and cause ceilings to fall, unsecured furniture to topple, or items
to fall off shelves.
In this year‘s campus-wide simultaneous evacuation drill, we will use our outdoor and indoor
public-address systems to broadcast Earthquake Early Warnings. Ensuring that everyone
proceeds in a safe and orderly manner, we will evacuate to the primary designated evacuation
areas outside each building. Please read the following instructions carefully to learn what actions
you will need to take during the drill.
By conducting this drill, we aim to verify that a large-scale, simultaneous evacuation is, in fact,possible. We will improve our evacuation plan if any problems should arise. We need everyone toparticipate in this drill so that we can confirm that safe evacuation from the campus buildings ispossible.
After the Earthquake Early Warning sounds, you will need to be ready to take safety actions
without hesitation or confusion in 10 seconds; the EEW is designed to sound 10 seconds before
strong tremors begin. Make sure you formulate an appropriate response for different scenarios.
For example, what would you do (1) if in the middle of an experiment, (2) if in a research room
surrounded by book shelves, (3) if halfway up a flight of stairs, or (4) if in an elevator?

3-step Safety Actions 1-2-3

Safety Actions

Drills with these three safety steps have been
conducted in the United States, with a total of 9.5
million people taking part, and have also spread toJapan. Please take the appropriate action without
feeling embarrassed.

Safety actions will differ depending on where you are. If you
are in a classroom, you will typically cover your head under adesk while holding the desk so it doesn't move. (See picture onleft.)If you are in a laboratory where there may be chemicals orother potentially harmful substances, you should make every
effort to exit the room and take shelter in a safe place.
This drill assumes that an earthquake will begin 10 seconds
after the Earthquake Early Warning and that intense shaking willcontinue for two minutes. Imagine the ground is shaking and takethe necessary safety actions during this time. (Refer to thedamage to Tohoku University on the other side of this sheet.)

Evacuate toSafety

SafetyConfirmation
System Drill

Once the shaking subsides, follow the instructions of your instructor
and evacuate the building. There is no need to hurry. Remember the"Four Don'ts" and evacuate in an orderly manner.
Primary evacuation areas and evacuation routes are designated foreach School/Graduate School or building. If you encounter a fire brigadeon the evacuation route, follow its instructions.

Don't push
Don't runDon't talkDon't go backAfter evacuation, roll will be called, and you will be dismissed from the evacuation drill following
instructions through a broadcast system, etc. At noon, there will be a training session for inputting yoursafety information via the Safety Confirmation System. (See other side.)
Everyone is responsible for informing the University of their safety during a disaster. Please log in tothe Nagoya University Portal using your mobile phone or computer and enter your safety information.
The Safety Confirmation System is used to relay information about your condition in real time, whenyou input it after securing your safety. You may update your information as many times as necessary.

Safety Confirmation System (Nagoya University Portal) https://mynu.jp/k/Registration of Information into Safety Confirmation System via
Nagoya University Portal (Example of procedures using mobile phone)(1)

Access the Nagoya University Portal (https://mynu.jp/k/). You may
also visit the site using the barcode on the right. Please bookmark
this site so you can access it at any time.

(2)

From the initial page, click "Survivor Confirmation" to enter the Safety
Confirmation System. Then select "Enter Safety Information.“(3)

Login with your Nagoya University ID (or ID known as "Zengaku ID")and password. If you don't remember your ID and password, you canalso authenticate your identity with your date of birth. Confirm yourname and affiliation on the user confirmation screen.

(4)

Select or enter your current status and contact information. Click the"Register" button to finish. If your situation changes, you can log
back in to update your records as needed.

Top floor of 4‐story building
sustained damage

3rd‐floor pillar in multi‐story
building demolished

Damage Inflicted by Great East Japan
Earthquake on Tohoku University

Fire outbreak in laboratory

1st‐floor support column in 2‐
story building fractured

Hole pierced through a wall by rescue
team as inward‐opening door got stuck

Conditions inside a laboratory: a draft
chamber was moved by the earthquake
and lab instruments were scattered acrossthe floor.

The quake also moved heavy lab equipment.
Anyone standing behind it would have beencrushed.

Tables crushed under the weight ofcollapsed book shelves