In the international Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Professor Maruya and his team have continued research on the topic of Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Business Continuity Plan (BCP), Countermeasures/ policies for disaster risk reduction (DRR) by companies/organizations, and policies of national and local governments for DRR, since October of 2013.
This website of study on Business Continuity and policies for DRR consists of the following contents:
It provides commentary of concept, promotion and improving measures, spread measures and useful information of BCM and BCP.
Companies and organizations are required to implement countermeasures of disaster risk reduction (DRR), such as ensuring proper protection of employees, preventing damage to their property, and contributing to the local society. This website prevents our study on these countermeasures. In fact, the countermeasure partially overlap with BCM and BCP. Father more, we believe companies and organizations must implement both simultaneously like a pair of interlocking wheels.
It is necessary that all local members cooperate with one another and exert their maximum effort when crisis phenomena occur. Otherwise, emergency response and recovery will be delayed, and restoration will not progress quickly enough. Therefore, collaboration among industry, government, academia and private sector should be fostered both in normal times and during crisis. We examine how this collaboration can be achieved.
Our other study themes are:
1) Problem of people being stranded due to mass transit disruptions during disasters and crisis events in cities,
2) Activities of companies and organizations when Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information (Megaquake Alert) is issued,
3) Activities of volunteers at a time of disaster,
and so on.
