Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. NAA, JAL, and Keio University held their first earthquake disaster prevention exercise at Narita Airport on December 6th.

[Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.] NAA, JAL, and Keio University conduct their first earthquake disaster prevention exercise at Narita Airport on December 6th ​
JAL Press release: November 22, 2024 NAA, JAL, and Keio University held their first earthquake disaster prevention exercise at Narita Airport on December 6th.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30684/1136/30684-1136-8a865bf65dce581309369cedb0323a9b-2181×203.png November 22, 2024 Keio University Narita International Airport Co., Ltd. Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. Narita International Airport Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “NAA”), Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “JAL”), and Keio University will conduct an earthquake disaster prevention exercise at Narita Airport on December 6, 2024. This is the first time that three parties have collaborated to conduct an earthquake disaster prevention exercise. This exercise assumes that a large-scale earthquake with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher is observed at Narita Airport, and is designed to help employees working in the passenger terminal building (hereinafter referred to as “airport employees”) respond to the initial response and assist customers. The purpose of this event is to improve disaster prevention awareness, gain a common understanding of how to respond in the event of an earthquake, and practice initial response to safely guide customers to evacuate. . To conduct the exercise, we will create a scenario that simulates damage caused by an actual earthquake under the supervision of Associate Professor Satoko Oki of Keio University’s Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, who specializes in seismology, disaster information, and disaster prevention education. . The scenario was carried out without informing airport employees of the scenario in advance, and various customer roles such as foreign tourists and injured persons were placed throughout the exercise area in order to respond to the increasing demand for visitors to Japan. By doing so, you will have a practical training content where you will be able to think flexibly and take action on your own. At Narita Airport, we have been working to strengthen our disaster response capabilities by conducting training for airport employees to guide customers in evacuation three times a year (two fire drills and one disaster prevention drill). This exercise is a practical application training in which participants think and act on their own based on the situation. In addition, the exercises were recorded with video and audio, and the Seiko Oki Research Group of Keio University will analyze these records at a later date to identify issues, areas for improvement, and what has been accomplished, in order to improve the effectiveness of disaster prevention. We will utilize this information in planning and future exercises (*) to further improve Narita Airport’s disaster response capabilities. (*) A second disaster prevention exercise based on the issues in this exercise is scheduled to be held in 2025 ■ Overview Implementation date: Friday, December 6, 2024 14:00-14:20 Location: Narita Airport Terminal 2 Building Exercise content: Evacuation drill inside the airport Exercise participants: 1. Approximately 60 airport employees including JAL Group employees 2. Approximately 40 students from the Seiko Oki Research Group (acting as customers, etc.) *Scene from an earthquake and tsunami disaster prevention exercise conducted at another airport in collaboration with JAL and Keio University
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30684/1136/30684-1136-3593cb0a4707eccde6c6a54fea2cf9e8-1426×327.png Comment from Associate Professor Oki after the exercise More