From the efforts of Special Research II "Disaster Prevention Education Exercise"
From the fall semester of the 2022 academic year, "Special Research II Disaster Prevention Education Seminar" has started.
Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes such as the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake, as well as heavy rain disasters caused by approaching large typhoons.In the near future, a Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake is expected to occur, and advanced disaster prevention and mitigation measures, as well as reconstruction measures for the stricken areas, have been developed around the world.
In the disaster prevention education exercise, we will focus on disaster prevention education as the passing on of lessons learned from disasters, and we would like to learn practically how to conduct evacuation drills at schools and other facilities, and how to set up and operate evacuation centers in the event of a natural disaster.In addition, as a summary of the exercise, we plan to participate in disaster prevention classes at elementary schools and regional comprehensive disaster prevention drills as a reality of regional disaster prevention.
First of all, I worked on creating an evacuation drill plan for an elementary school.A simulation was conducted to see how teachers would protect the lives of the children and themselves and evacuate safely if a large earthquake occurred during class.By actually role-playing, contradictions and deficiencies arise in the movements you thought.
- In a real big earthquake, I think there are many children who can't move like "get under the desk and protect your head."A teacher's instruction is absolutely necessary.
- In order to relieve children's anxiety, it is necessary for the teacher to reassure them while they are shaking.However, I'm worried about whether I can actually respond calmly.
- It is important to confirm the number of children.Attendance is confirmed on a computer at the site, but I felt the need for a paper-based roster that can be used in the event of an earthquake.
- If there is an injured child, I'm worried whether I can give first aid using things nearby.
- I realized that evacuation drills are not for children, but for teachers.
voices were heard.It was seen that the teachers were thinking about evacuation in the event of a natural disaster from the perspective of a teacher.
By revising the evacuation drill plan and actually conducting simulated evacuation drills, we were able to find more specific points that needed to be improved.Of course, it is important to conduct evacuation drills, but I felt that by summarizing, reviewing, and evaluating the drills, we can find issues and areas for improvement in the next drill and make improvements.I actually played the role of a homeroom teacher in a role-play, and I learned many things that I had to devise, such as how to communicate with children, how to move around, and how to talk to them. 《From the retrospective of “Preparing an evacuation drill plan”》
I don't think I would have noticed any problems or issues that needed to be improved even if I read the disaster prevention manual without experiencing the "disaster prevention education exercise".I had a lot of realizations because I had a lot of worries and troubles when I played HUG (evacuation center management game) last time.The primary role of teachers in the event of a natural disaster is to ensure the safety of children and to normalize educational activities at an early stage.I thought that it was necessary to create a standard for school reopening and a manual for school reopening when creating an evacuation center operation manual.
《From the retrospective of “Evacuation Center Management and School Reopening”》
In the future, the disaster prevention education exercises will focus on evacuation center management, school reopening, disaster prevention and mitigation learning classes, and practical learning.
