Condominium Disaster Prevention (Disaster Prevention Measures for Condominiums and High-rise Buildings)

In the event of a major earthquake, condominiums and skyscrapers are expected to cause damage such as shutting down elevators, window glass, office equipment and furniture, and shutting down the public utilities of electricity, water and gas.
If you live in an apartment or high-rise building, or condominium Neighborhood Association or Residential Association, use disaster prevention videos to prepare for disasters.

In the disaster prevention measures for condominiums (chapter version), you can watch videos by theme (about 5 minutes per bottle).

• Strengths of Condominiums
• Assumption and Preparation
• About evacuation at home
• Preparation as a condominium organization
• Collaboration with evacuation shelter

　On higher floors, slow shaking can last very long.
　Make sure to prevent furniture and office equipment from falling over.

　If the elevator stops, it will take a long time to recover, making it difficult to get up and down and transport things, and may be isolated from houses and offices.
　Be sure to have things that you need in the event of a disaster, such as food, drinking water, and toilet packs.

　Stopping elevators and electricity, water, gas, and other public utilities, can cause various obstacles to life.
　Condominium residents, Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Associations, Residential Association, etc. discuss disaster prevention manuals, disaster drill, and daily preparations,safety confirmation, andevacuation shelter, etc.

　The P-wave type earthquake control operation device is a device in which a detector detects the initial wave of an earthquake, automatically stops the elevator to the nearest floor, and safely evacuates passengers. Elevators newly established after 2009 are required to be installed, but if not installed, some elevators can be installed due to renovation, etc., so consider installing equipment.

　If you feel shaking in the elevator, first press all the buttons on the destination floor and make sure that you get off at the first stop.
　Recovery rules for one building per building
　The elevator will be restored by the maintenance staff of the maintenance company. In order to recover the functions as soon as possible in as many buildings as possible, we will restore only one building and proceed with restoration work on other buildings, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

For details on elevators, please see the website of the Japan Elevators Association (outside site) (outside site).

　Yokohama City will certify condominiums that are implementing disaster prevention measures as "Yokohama Disaster Prevention Power Improvement Condominiums" in order to plan the formation of condominiums that are resistant to disasters and improve disaster prevention capabilities, including the surrounding area.
　Please refer to the disaster prevention measures for condominiums, including the hardware aspects.

　Yokohama Disaster Risk Reduction Learning Center is the only facility in Yokohama, where citizens can learn about the importance of self support and community support by experiencing various contents such as earthquake shaking, initial-stage fire-fighting techniques., evacuation from smoke and simulated disasters.
　Please take advantage of the earthquake, storm and flood damage experience tours and various experience programs.