On Friday 5 June 2015 a large scale emergency drill will take place for all students and staff at the OCU Sugimoto Campus. To further raise awareness for the need to prepare for natural disasters, a panel exhibition focusing on disaster prevention will be held on the ground floor of the Media Center. At the exhibition, which is open to anyone, donations will be collected for support to victims of the earthquake in Nepal.

Schedule

Osaka City University Sugimoto Campus emergency drill

To prepare for the eventuality of a disaster, OCU will hold a large scale emergency drill for all students and staff at the Sugimoto campus. The drill will take place during the lunch break. The assumption for the drill is an earthquake of 6 on the Japanese scale directly hitting Osaka. We will practice evacuation from the buildings and test the Safety Confirmation System that was introduced at OCU last year. The system will send out emails to the mobile phones of all registered users asking them for a confirmation of their safety. The drill will test all responsibilities, including a triage practice to treat any wounded and the use of rescue mats to carry wheelchair users.

images of the drill last year

Panel exhibition ‘Preparing for an imminent large earthquake’ and donation collection

The exhibition aims to raise awareness for the necessity to prepare for a large earthquake. It will show measures people can take to prepare for the imminent Nankai earthquake, preparation measures taken by OCU, support measures for the local community by the Center for Disaster Education and Research for Urban Residents and the preparations by the University Hospital which is appointed to serve as an emergency facility at the time of a disaster.
Last but not least, donations will be collected at the exhibition for support to the victims of the earthquake in Nepal.

　　　
　images of the exhibition last year