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Case report of disaster response training in private companies
Application of Incident Command System in provide companies
2019 Volume 68 Issue 2 Pages 75-80
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2019 Volume 68 Issue 2 Pages 75-80
This study reports on two cases regarding private companies' responses to large-scale natural disasters: an application of Incident Command System (ICS) in Todenfuel Co., Ltd. and practical training in 3M Japan Ltd.
Todenfuel has changed its organizational structure based on the ICS concept in order to be more practical and effective after the experiences of the Great East Japan Earthquake. ICS training at Todenfuel has produced a 98% satisfaction rate.
3M Japan owns an Emergency Response Team organized by employees (3M ERT) and contributes toward society by providing a practical disaster response training course to other companies. Regarding 3M ERT at 3M Japan, 96% of participants answered that “real” disaster response training was useful.
Through realistic training and exercise, participants realize the importance of safety and health management for employees and show a tendency to initiate self-responses toward disasters.
In the future, it is essential to develop a disaster response leader who can make decisions at disaster sites as well as employees who have the ability to respond.
