Extra Edition September 2023
- One Hundred Years Since the Great Kanto Earthquake Be Prepared for an Earthquake

This year marks one hundred years since the Great Kanto Earthquake.
It is time to check our home earthquake preparedness once again.

◆ Do You Have a Disaster Survival Kit? …………… 1◆ Measures to Prevent Furniture Toppling ……… 2◆ Precautions Regarding Elevators During Earthquakes … 3◆ Precautions Regarding Elevators During Earthquakes (Continued) Emergency Risk Assessment ……………………… 4Main Items to Prepare

Do You Have a Disaster Survival Kit?
FoodWater (approximately 3-liters per person per day), canned food, retort pre-cooked
food, chocolate and other items that can be eaten without being heated.

Fuel

Portable cooking ring with spare gas canisters, etc.

Valuables

Cash(such as 10-yen coins for using public telephones),bank account passbooks,
insurance certificates, drivers’ license, etc.
Adhesive plasters, sterilizer, over-the-counter medicine, household medicine,
bandages, drug history handbooks, etc.

Emergency Supplies
Clothing

Coats, underwear, socks, etc.

Daily Supplies

Trash bags, toilet paper, tissue paper, wet tissues, diapers, sanitary items,
handkerchiefs, towels, kitchen wrap, toothbrush sets, masks, etc.

MiscellaneousRadio, flashlight, portable toilet, dry batteries, work gloves, disposable heat pads,
cigarette lighter, can opener, paper plates, paper cups, etc.

The items required during earthquakes differ between individuals (spectacles,dentures, milk, baby bottles, etc.).
Make sure that you prepare the items that will be needed. Enough supplies
to last approximately
three days to one week should be prepared.
All items should be kept in a rucksack or other bag that leaves both hands
free when evacuating, etc., and the bag should be placed in an easily accessible
location in preparation for emergencies.
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Preventing Furniture from Falling OverWe never know when an earthquake will strike! Check these four
key points and check the safety of your home.
Key point１

Ensure asafe space.

Key point 2

Install and use
furniturecorrectly.

Key point 3

Prevent furniture
and appliancesfrom falling over.

□ Reduce the number of furniture pieces.
□ Do not place furniture with wheels near the entrance to a room.
□ In order to prevent fire after an earthquake, do not place furniture
anywhere around fire.
□ Avoid placing furniture in bedrooms and rooms used by small children
or elderly persons.
□ Do not place objects on top of furniture.
□ Position furniture so it will not fall onto the place where
you sleep.
□ Place furniture so that it will not block your escaperoute if it falls over.
□ Do not place tall furniture on a rug or tatami mat.
□ Store heavy items at the bottom to make falling over less likely.
□ Install furniture so that it leans backward rather thanforward.

Falls onto
the bedFalls awayfrom the bed□ Select the fixtures used to anchor furniture according to the furniture weight and shape.
□ Anchor furniture at top and bottom with at least 2 types of fixtures. [Pole typeand stopper type]□ Be sure to use a bracket and connect furniture that is separated into top andbottom parts.
□ Do not place furniture in high places or unstable places.
[Pole type]Install on the inside.

Furniture[Stopper type]Install on bothsides of furniture.

[Connecting bracket]

WallFurniture

Furniture

Floor

Key point 4

Prevent items
inside fromflying out.

□ Install door-opening stoppers on furniture that has opening doors.
□ Apply shatter-proof film to glass doors.
□ Apply a non-slip sheet to cupboard shelves to prevent dishes from flying out.
□ Apply an adhesive mat that absorbs vibration between the TV and TV stand.
□ Install fall-prevention bars and fall-prevention tape on storage furniturethat does not have doors.

When creating screw holes in a wall for a screw fixture used to prevent furniturefrom falling over, you will not be required to restore the wall to its original conditions aslong as the hole is no larger than diameter 9 mm and depth 2.5 cm.
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Precautions About Elevators During an Earthquake
Do not use elevators during an earthquake.
An elevator is equipped with earthquake sensors, and when it detects
an earthquake it will stop at the nearest floor, open the doors and turn off
the lights to encourage people to get out. The doors will thenautomatically close after a certain length of time (15 – 20 seconds), butthey can be opened again by pressing the [Open] button.
Depending on the size of the earthquake, the elevators may resumeservice after being inoperative for a time. However do not attempt toevacuate using an elevator when there is the possibility of anearthquake or aftershocks.

What to do if you are trapped in an elevator during an earthquake...
Press and hold the emergency call button in theelevator for around 5 seconds or longer to connect
to and speak with the elevator maintenancecompany, management office, or intercom locatedin the first floor elevator hall.
Never attempt to pry open the doors. There is therisk of falling into the elevator shaft.

If an earthquake occurs when a supervisor is not on-site,please check whether there is anyone trapped in the elevator.
1．Use the intercom to check whether there is anyone trapped in the elevator.
When there is an intercom at the 1st floor landing, use it to call the elevator and check whether
anyone is trapped inside.

2．Check whether anyone is trapped inside from the floor where the elevator stopped.
(1) Check the floor where the elevator is stopped from theindicator lamps and use the security window to look in andsee if anyone is inside.If you find that someone is trapped
inside the elevator at the floor where the elevator stopped,
tell the person to try pressing the [Open] button to open thedoors. If the doors do not open, contact the elevator
maintenance company.
(2) If the floor indicator is not functioning, it is not possible todetermine which floor the elevator is at. Got to each floorand call out towards the elevator.If there is a user trapped inside, contact the elevator
maintenance company.

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Elevator return to service after an earthquake
When an earthquake of seismic intensity 4 or higher occurred, the elevator maintenance company
will attempt to first return one elevator to service in each building to ensure the minimum necessary
path of vertical movement. (This reduces the time required by around 30% compared to restoring service in all elevators.) At this time, the top priority is rescuing persons who are trapped andreturning an elevator to service in buildings used by sick and other infirm persons, buildings of ahighly public nature, and high-rise apartment buildings
around 60 m (20 stories) or taller.
Therefore please understand that in buildings lessthan 60 m tall (19 stories or less) or where there are multiple elevators, time will be required before all elevators canbe returned to service.
When an earthquake of seismic intensity 4 or higher
occurred, the elevator maintenance company will come andrestore the elevators to service in sequence even without
being called.

Emergency Risk Assessment After aMajor Earthquake
In the event of a major earthquake, JKK Tokyo will immediately begin emergency risk assessment. Depending on the scale of the earthquake, some time may be required before assessment is completed. When anearthquake occurs, first ensure your personal safety, go to an evacuation site without waiting for the assessment results, or take other appropriate action according to the circumstances.

What is Emergency
Risk Assessment?
Earthquakes consist of a main quake and aftershocks. In the event of a major earthquake, there
is a large possibility of aftershocks that are nearly the same strength as the main quake. The Emergency Risk Assessment is conducted to determine the risk of earthquake-struck buildings collapsingor falling in an aftershock or due to other disasters as promptly as possible and serves the purposeof preventing secondary disasters caused by aftershocks, etc. by means of sharing information on
the risks of using buildings prior to their permanent recovery.

Do not approach.
Danger

Evacuate to anevacuation site.

Caution

There is a risk ofsecondary disaster.
Do not approach thebuilding unless absolutelynecessary(depending on thedamage conditions).

Investigation
completed

No issues involving
danger or caution.

Residents of a building where an assessment was issued should take appropriate action according to theassessment results.

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