Typhoon No. 15 confused due to planned suspension, such as “no company instructions” half of October 6, 4:09
In September, the “planned suspension” of the railway in the Tokyo metropolitan area when Typhoon No. 15 approached, and many people waiting for resumption of operation were stuck in the station, causing confusion. In response to this, Associate Professor Satoshi Sakurai of the University of Tokyo, specializing in urban disaster prevention, conducted an Internet questionnaire in late September and heard opinions on “planned suspension” and “company response”.
Planned suspension about 90% agree
Prof. Sakurai first asked about 9,500 people living in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama prefectures about the planned suspension.
As for the railway companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area, “Appropriate” and “Somewhat appropriate” reached 87.4%, and most people agreed.
Announcement of time to resume operation
On the other hand, regarding the announcement of the operation resumption time after the planned suspension, 42% of the cases were “not appropriate” and “not appropriate”, indicating that almost half of them feel the problem. It was.
About 85% of attendance even during planned suspension
When we asked about the situation of sunrise work where "planned suspension" was actually done, except for those who were on a business trip who were not in the Tokyo metropolitan area or who were originally scheduled to take a holiday, "I went to work as usual" It was about 85% in total, and we found that the majority of people were working.
About half do not have clear instructions
In the questionnaire, about 9,500 people who were scheduled to attend work or attend school were selected, and more than 500 people were asked in more detail so as not to be biased by generation or gender.
When we asked “whether there was an instruction regarding work attendance from the company, etc.” during the planned suspension, 44.7% responded that “There was no particular instruction / contact” or “I decided by myself”, about half of them It was found that no one had received clear instructions.
About 40% are “no rules for attending or attending school”
In addition, when a company at work, etc. asked, “Do you decide in advance rules regarding attendance and school attendance in the event of a disaster such as a typhoon?”, “No rules have been decided, and there is no decision from the company to be contacted.” The largest number of respondents was 40.3%.
15% of respondents answered, “I do n’t know if there ’s a rule”.
Associate Prof. Sakurai pointed out, “Without clear instructions, it is actually difficult to leave the company on a voluntary basis. Making rules is the first step to prevent confusion.” The
86% want to take a break
About 500 people who had planned to go to work or attend school also asked what they would like to do when implementing planned suspension.
As for the companies and schools during the “planned suspension”, 86.3% of the people thought that they wanted to take a break.
80.5% of the respondents thought that they would like the government to keep the entire society in line, for example, by creating guidelines for attendance.
About 80% "If you get confused, you don't have to restart again"
Also, in response to the fact that the driving resumption time was greatly deviated and confused, when asked, “If it causes a confusion, there is no need to urgently resume operation,” 43.2% said “I think so” ”Was 34.3%, with nearly 80% of the people in favor.
"Need to think about the mechanism in society as a whole"
Associate Professor Sakurai said, “This survey has revealed that there are challenges in how society perceives and responds to planned suspensions. The country and the capital are mainly used as a means to handle disasters wisely. It is necessary to think about the mechanism of stopping the function of the city as a whole, such as creating guidelines that serve as a reference for companies. ”