Local Residents' behaviors on Municipalities' Evacuation Order for Accidents in Chemical Factories

Focusing on Petroleum Industrial Complexes Special Accidents Prevention Areas

Abstract

A questionnaire survey was conducted with local residents in response to a fire accident at a chemical factory in the special accident prevention areas. The purpose is to clarify the evacuation actions in the event of the accident, future evacuation intentions and the relationship between those and the response required of local government. As a result, approximately half of the respondents were evacuated according to the instructions at the accident, however those who did not evacuate tended to obtain information from the media and contacted local governments. Furthermore, it was indicated that information might be required to be provided to residents even at uncertain stages at the time of accident.