Business continuity planning support system

The business continuity planning support system addresses resource management inefficiencies in disasters by automatically switching to disaster mode and allocating resources to essential areas, ensuring extended facility function and timely information dissemination.

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Application Number
JP2021092744
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-06-02
Publication Date
2025-02-12
Estimated Expiration
2041-06-02

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing business continuity plans fail to efficiently manage and allocate limited resources such as electricity and water during disasters, leading to difficulties in maintaining facility functions and communication of critical information to users.

Method used

A business continuity planning support system that automatically switches to disaster mode, predicts resource availability, and allocates resources to essential areas, while providing real-time information to mobile terminals and large monitors, ensuring minimal supply to critical areas.

Benefits of technology

Extends the maintenance period of facility functions by efficiently utilizing resources and enabling quick dissemination of critical information during disasters, thereby enhancing disaster management.

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Abstract

To provide a business continuation plan support system that prolongs a maintenance period of facility functions by efficiently using resources in disasters.SOLUTION: A business continuation plan support system 1 has functions of automatically switching an operation mode of equipment devices from a normal mode to a disaster mode when a central monitoring device 4 detects the occurrence of a disaster; extending a maintenance period of the equipment devices by limiting the supply of the equipment to highly important equipment devices and supply areas; and estimating the remaining time that equipment can supply by simulation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a business continuity plan (BCP) support system, and more particularly to a business continuity plan support system that provides an automatic support system that enables business continuity even if the supply of lifelines is interrupted in the event of a disaster. [Background technology]

[0002] A business continuity plan (BCP) is a plan that "prepares necessary resources and determines response policies and measures in advance in order to continue important operations that should be prioritized in the event of a disaster and restore business operations as quickly as possible." Here, "disasters" include natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, floods, droughts, and tornadoes, as well as man-made disasters such as traffic accidents and urban disasters, and special disasters such as radiation accidents, diffuse contamination of toxic substances, and war. Infection by the new coronavirus is included in the category of special disasters.

[0003] In particular, business continuity plans for facilities that are concerned with human lives and require regional safety during disasters are problematic. Therefore, in the present invention, as one embodiment of a business continuity plan support system, a business continuity plan for facilities during disasters is considered.

[0004] Patent Document 1 discloses a disaster prevention business continuity system that can realize a disaster prevention plan that protects employees and enables business continuity even in the event of an emergency such as a disaster, while taking into consideration the subsequent evacuation life. This document describes that the disaster prevention business continuity system has a central server that can be accessed via the Internet from mobile information terminals owned by employees and information terminal devices of the business where the employees work, and has eight functions, including a disaster prevention consultation function, a business continuity plan creation function, a safety confirmation evacuation guidance function, an evacuation drill alarm function, a bulletin board function for matching support-receiving and support-receiving business, an automatic stockpile search function, an employee problem-solving bulletin board function, and a business continuity plan viewing function, and provides various disaster prevention related information to employees and business.

[0005] Patent Document 2 discloses a decision-making support device, a decision-making support method, and a decision-making support program capable of presenting information useful for making decisions on business continuity plans. This document describes that a CPU derives restoration-related information indicating the restoration period and restoration cost for the entire building based on the vulnerability level of each facility of a building that is the subject of decision-making on the business continuity plan against a predetermined type of damage, derives effect information indicating the effect of taking predetermined measures in response to damage to the building based on the derived restoration-related information, and displays the derived effect information on a display.

[0006] Patent Document 3 discloses a disaster information notification method that can reliably and quickly receive highly urgent disaster information. In this method, a first mobile information terminal (smartphone) carried by one of multiple users receives the disaster information, and the first mobile information terminal that has received the disaster information broadcasts the disaster information to a mobile terminal device (wristwatch device). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-215751 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2008-192005 A [Patent Document 3] JP 2018-81606 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] In the past, in the event of a disaster, the priority of the supply destination of power and water resources may be set. However, there was a problem that the priority was set only to the extent that emergency drinking water and emergency power sources were prepared, and no consideration was given to energy-saving operation by limiting the areas to which power and water resources are supplied in the event of a disaster.

[0009] In addition, when restricting the supply of electricity or water resources, for example, it was necessary to check each supply destination and open and close each breaker or valve individually, making it difficult to respond in an emergency. Furthermore, information about areas where supply restrictions were implemented was not organized and stored as data, and there was a problem that in order to inform users, it was necessary to reorganize this information, create diagrams, make announcements, and take other time.

[0010] The object of the present application is to provide a business continuity plan support system that solves such problems and extends the period during which facility functions can be maintained by efficiently utilizing resources during a disaster.

[0011] Another object of the present invention is to allow users to easily check information regarding the supply status, such as the availability of resources and the areas in which resources can be supplied, on their mobile terminal devices, and to provide necessary services in necessary locations. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] In order to achieve the above-mentioned objective, the business continuity planning support system of the present invention is characterized in that, when a disaster is detected, an equipment information management unit automatically switches the equipment operation mode from normal mode to disaster mode, predicts the remaining amount of resources that the equipment can supply through simulation, and if it is expected that the damage from the disaster will be prolonged, switches the operation of the equipment and the supply of resources from automatic to manual, restricting them to equipment and supply areas of high importance, thereby extending the maintenance period of the equipment.

[0013] With the above configuration, the business continuity planning support system of the present invention switches the operation mode from "normal mode" to "disaster mode" or "long-term disaster mode" in the event of a disaster. In addition, a supply area according to the disaster situation is set. As a result, even if there is only a minimum amount of power or water resources in the event of a disaster, equipment can be controlled to supply only to areas that are absolutely essential, and a facility operation pattern can be constructed in "disaster mode" that can extend the period during which the facility's functions can be maintained. At that time, it also has a function of estimating the remaining time that power and water can be supplied by simulation. Furthermore, the status of each infrastructure such as power, water supply and drainage can be aggregated in a database, and the status can be "visualized" so that the facility staff can grasp it from their mobile devices or large monitors in the facility. In addition, in the "normal mode", information can be provided for the purpose of preventing infection with the new coronavirus and the like, as well as the usage status of various types of energy.

[0014] In addition, the business continuity planning support system preferably has the equipment information management unit supply the necessary amount from the equipment to the necessary places in disaster mode, and extend the maintenance period of the equipment by restricting the supply to the minimum supply area according to the importance of the purpose of use in the long-term disaster mode. In this way, the central monitoring device constantly grasps and manages the equipment and energy usage, etc. Then, in the event of a disaster, it can immediately grasp the status of the infrastructure, measure the remaining amount of fuel, water sources, etc., and control the equipment so that it supplies only to areas that are absolutely essential.

[0015] In addition, it is preferable that the business continuity planning support system have the equipment information management department obtain the operation status of the equipment from the central monitoring device, accumulate it in a database, and display the necessary information about the equipment on a large monitor in the facility. This is because it is expected that it will be difficult to convey information to facility staff in real time when a disaster occurs, so the equipment maintenance time and area information currently being supplied can be checked at any time on the large monitor. In addition, by displaying it on a large monitor, all information about the disaster can be provided not only to facility staff and facility users but also to everyone entering the facility.

[0016] The business continuity planning support system is also characterized in that the facility information management section automatically switches the portable terminals of facility employees to disaster mode and displays the information when a disaster occurs. In this way, the business continuity planning support system can quickly provide disaster information to facility employees and facility users when a disaster occurs. In addition, the chat function allows facility employees to share information about the operation of the facility with each other using their portable terminals.

[0017] In addition, in the normal mode, the business continuity planning support system preferably distributes information on the power usage status for the purpose of energy saving in the facility, information on the health of the facility staff and users, and business-related notices to the mobile terminals of the facility staff, thereby making it possible to provide various related information to the facility staff and users in the normal mode.

[0018] In addition, in the disaster mode, the business continuity plan support system preferably distributes information about the disaster and information about secondary disasters caused by the disaster as notifications to the mobile terminals of facility staff members. This makes it possible to prevent panic in the event of a disaster by providing and sharing information about secondary disasters caused by earthquakes to facility staff members and facility users.

[0019] In addition, when the BCP support system detects a power outage, it is preferable that the system transmits a notification to a mobile terminal indicating the remaining time of power supply by the emergency power source and the power supply range. In this way, it is possible to quickly inform the user that a secondary disaster related to electricity will occur due to an earthquake.

[0020] In addition, the business continuity planning support system preferably distributes a notice to the mobile terminals of facility employees when the gas supply to the facility is cut off. This allows the employees to be alerted of information about dangers such as gas leaks in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake.

[0021] Furthermore, when the business continuity planning support system detects a water outage, it preferably notifies the facility staff of the remaining water storage volume and the locations where water can be supplied to the staff's mobile terminals, and if the facility has an emergency sewage tank, it preferably notifies the staff of the water level of the emergency sewage tank to the staff's mobile terminals. This makes it possible to quickly notify the facility staff of the occurrence of a secondary disaster due to the earthquake.

[0022] In addition, the BCP support system is characterized in that, if there is a river nearby, the water level information of the river is displayed as a notice on the mobile terminal of the facility staff, and weather warning information and public transportation information are displayed within the facility. This allows for rapid notification of a disaster in which the river overflows due to rainfall if there is a river nearby the facility.

[0023] In addition, the business continuity planning support system preferably constantly monitors for abnormal body temperature using the wearable devices of facility employees and displays the results of temperature checks of visitors as information related to infectious diseases on the mobile devices of facility employees. This makes it possible to disseminate information related to the risk of infectious diseases within the facility and to thoroughly prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Effect of the Invention

[0024] As described above, the business continuity plan support system according to the present invention can extend the period during which facility functions can be maintained by efficiently utilizing resources during a disaster.

[0025] Furthermore, information such as the availability of resources and the area in which resources can be supplied can be easily confirmed on a portable terminal, and can be provided at an appropriate location as required. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0026] [Figure 1] 1 is a system configuration diagram of a business continuity plan support system according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram comparing the "normal mode" and the "disaster mode" regarding water supply of the business continuity planning support system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a disaster mode (automatic control) and a long-term disaster mode (manual control) of the business continuity planning support system. [Figure 4] This is a disaster mode display screen that is displayed on a mobile terminal when an earthquake occurs, and is an explanatory diagram that shows an overview of the operational status of electricity, gas, water, medical gas, elevators, etc. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen of the portable terminal in a normal mode; [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the display screen of the "Earthquake" in the disaster mode of the portable terminal device. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the display screen of the "Electricity" in the disaster mode of the mobile terminal device. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the display screen of “Water” in the disaster mode of the portable terminal device. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the display screen of “Medical Gas” in the disaster mode of the portable terminal device. [Figure 10] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the display screen of "Elevator" in the disaster mode of the portable terminal device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0027] (Business Continuity Planning Support System) The business continuity planning support system 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In this specification, a medical facility that is highly public and where business continuity in the event of a disaster is important will be described as a typical application example of the business continuity planning support system 1, but the invention is not limited to this medical facility and can be applied to a wide range of facilities such as offices, educational facilities, commercial facilities, and production factories.

[0028] FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of a business continuity planning support system 1 according to the present invention. This business continuity planning support system 1 is composed of a BCP / facility operation information management unit 2, an earthquake observation / building monitoring unit 3, a central monitoring device 4, a management personal computer unit 5, an earthquake detection unit 6, and a display unit 7. The functions of these components when a disaster occurs will be described using an earthquake as an example, but the business continuity planning support system 1 according to the present invention is also applicable to various disasters such as a typhoon, a tsunami, a fire, and a tornado. The BCP / facility operation information management unit 2 and the earthquake observation / building monitoring unit 3 are built on a service called "cloud computing," which allows users to use the service as much as they need, when they need it, through the Internet without having to own infrastructure or software.

[0029] 1 is composed of a vibration sensor 61 and an earthquake measurement unit 62, and the earthquake observation and building monitoring unit 3 is composed of an earthquake information transmission unit 34 and an earthquake observation information collection unit 35. The vibration sensor 61 detects the earthquake motion that has occurred, and the earthquake measurement unit 62 digitizes the magnitude of the shaking of the earthquake motion and sends the data on the magnitude of the shaking together with an earthquake detection report to the earthquake observation information collection unit 35. When the earthquake observation information collection unit 35 receives the earthquake detection report, the earthquake information transmission unit 34 transmits the earthquake information to the disaster mode display automatic switching unit 25.

[0030] The BCP / facility operation information management unit 2 receives earthquake information from the earthquake observation / building monitoring unit 3. Then, the earthquake information is transmitted to the disaster mode display automatic switching unit 25 of the facility operation information display unit 21. This facility operation information display unit 21 is composed of the disaster mode display automatic switching unit 25 that automatically switches the operation mode display from normal to disaster, the manual input contact unit 26 that displays contact items by manual input, and the notification / transmission unit 27 that notifies the mobile terminal device 28 and the large monitor 29 and transmits information. This is because automatic control alone is often dangerous in hospital facilities and the like where there are many life-related controls, so the automatic control is made switchable so that input can be made by manual control. When the disaster mode display automatic switching unit 25 receives information on the occurrence of an earthquake, it automatically switches the normal mode to the disaster mode. Then, the notification / transmission unit 27 notifies the display information of the occurrence of an earthquake to the mobile terminal device 28 and the large monitor 29 in the facility, which are the display unit 7 that displays the disaster situation in the disaster mode display.

[0031] The facility operation information display unit 21 receives operation information of each facility from the facility equipment operation management unit 22 and displays it on the display unit 7. The facility equipment operation management unit 22 is composed of an operation mode switching unit 30 that switches the operation mode of the facility, an automatic / manual switching unit 31 that switches between automatic and manual, and a supply area setting unit 32 that sets the supply area. The facility equipment operation management unit 22 acquires information from the facility operation information collection unit 23 that collects operation information of each facility and stores it as a second database, and information from a resource remaining prediction unit 24 that predicts the remaining amount of resources of the facility by simulation, and manages the operation of each facility. The facility equipment operation management unit 22 sends control signals related to operation mode switching, automatic / manual switching, supply area setting, etc. to the equipment control unit 52 of the management personal computer unit 5, and collects the control signals in the data collection unit 51 as a database. In addition, flood conditions of rivers outside the facility are collected from an external information source 33 as external disaster information in the facility operation information collection unit 23 as a second database.

[0032] The central monitoring device 4 monitors, as equipment and devices of the medical facility, for example, an electric power system 8 and a water supply and drainage system 9, and transmits control signals to control them. As shown in FIG. 1, the equipment and devices of each medical facility specifically include the following equipment. The electric power system 8 includes a substation equipment 8a, an emergency power source 8b, a solar power generation system 8c, etc. The water supply and drainage system 9 includes a water pressure sensor 9a, a water tank 9b, an emergency drainage tank 9c, etc. The gas system 10 includes a gas pressure sensor 10a, a gas detector 10b, etc. The conveyance system 11 includes an elevator 11a, an escalator 11b, etc. The medical gas system 12 includes a gas pressure sensor 12a, etc. The equipment and devices of each medical facility are not limited to these, and may include, for example, a drainage system as another equipment system. Furthermore, these equipment systems and equipment may differ depending on the medical facility.

[0033] The central monitoring device 4 is composed of an equipment control unit 41 and a data collection unit 42. The management personal computer unit 5 is also composed of a data collection unit 51 and an equipment control unit 52. The equipment control unit 41 and the data collection unit 42 of the central monitoring device 4 are connected to the data collection unit 51 and the equipment control unit 52 of the management personal computer unit 5, and can be controlled by the management personal computer unit 5. The data collection unit 51 of the management personal computer unit 5 collects operation status information from each facility such as the power system 8, the water supply and drainage system 9, the gas system 10, the conveying system 11, and the medical gas system 12. Then, the data collection unit 51 reports the collected data of each facility to the above-mentioned equipment operation information collection unit 23 as facility operation status information. The equipment control unit 52 of the management personal computer unit 5 transmits control signals to each facility such as the power system 8, the water supply and drainage system 9, the gas system 10, the conveying system 11, and the medical gas system 12 to control them.

[0034] In addition, the management personal computer unit 5 receives body temperature monitoring information from the wearable devices of the facility staff and body temperature monitoring information of visitors as data from the infectious disease countermeasure information source 53 in the medical facility. Then, the facility operation information collection unit 23 collects the results.

[0035] In this way, by making the most of limited facility resources during a disaster and easily switching over their operation, a business continuity plan support system 1 is provided that can be used in an appropriate area or location as needed.

[0036] (Facility operation mode) FIG. 2 shows a comparison of the differences between a "disaster mode" and a "long-term disaster mode" for the "water supply and drainage system 9" of a medical facility as an embodiment of the business continuity plan support system 1. The "disaster mode" is the mode immediately after a disaster occurs, and the "long-term disaster mode" is the mode when it takes a long time to recover after a disaster occurs. In the "disaster mode", the remaining amount that can be supplied by the equipment is predicted by simulation, and the supply of the equipment is switched from automatic to manual to limit it to equipment and supply areas with high importance, thereby extending the maintenance period of the equipment. In the "long-term disaster mode", water supply restrictions are implemented for the minimum emergency area according to the importance and urgency of the purpose of use of the equipment. This water supply restriction can further extend the maintenance period of the equipment and devices.

[0037] As shown in Figure 2, in disaster mode, water is supplied to the medical facility from the water receiving tank 9b in the facility, and is mainly supplied to employee showers, toilets and hand washing, the dialysis department, the kitchen department, etc. In disaster mode, water is supplied to each water supply destination without any particular restrictions, as shown by ◎ in Figure 2. On the other hand, in long-term disaster mode, water is supplied to the dialysis department without any restrictions, just like in normal mode. This is because it is related to the life of the patient. In addition, in long-term disaster mode, water supply to employee showers is stopped as shown by × in Figure 2 because it is of low importance and urgency. In addition, since the "toilets and hand washing" can be covered by alternative means such as temporary toilets, it is sufficient to restrict use according to the situation, as shown by △ in Figure 2. In addition, since the "kitchen department" can be covered by food, lunch boxes, drinks, etc. provided during a long-term disaster, it is sufficient to restrict water supply according to the situation in the "long-term disaster mode" as shown by △ in Figure 2. In this way, in the "long-term disaster mode," the maintenance period of facility equipment can be extended by restricting supply to a minimum water supply area according to the importance of the purpose of use.

[0038] (Disaster mode and long-term disaster mode) FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram comparing a disaster mode (automatic control) and a long-term disaster mode (manual control) in the case of a medical facility as one embodiment of the business continuity planning support system 1. FIG. 3(a) shows the disaster mode (automatic control). FIG. 3(b) shows manual control of the long-term disaster mode. The upper parts of FIG. 3(a) and FIG. 3(b) show the main "areas" of the medical facility, such as general wards, operating rooms, outpatient clinics, and others. "Other" includes nurse stations, toilets, bathrooms, etc. The lower parts of FIG. 3(a) and FIG. 3(b) show the types of "equipment" of the medical facility, such as lighting, electrical outlets, and air conditioning.

[0039] In this business continuity plan support system 1, a simulation is performed at any time to determine how many days the equipment can be used if it is supplied to which area by measuring or predicting the remaining amount of fuel and water in the generator. Then, based on the results of the simulation, in addition to "automatic control", a further "manual control" is performed to restrict the supply area of ​​the equipment, making the business continuity plan (BCP) support system 1 more suited to disaster situations. In addition, in the case of the manual control system of this embodiment, the lighting and outlets in the general ward, the lighting and outlets in the operating room, and the air conditioning shown in FIG. 3(b) can be manually controlled in the event of a disaster, thereby achieving detailed resource savings. Then, a comment such as "XX hours of operation remaining" is displayed at the bottom of the automatic control system and the bottom of the manual control system in FIG. 3(a) to provide information to facility staff.

[0040] (Screen displaying the operation status of each facility when an earthquake occurs) FIG. 4 shows a terminal screen of the mobile terminal device 28 summarizing the operation status of each facility in a disaster mode such as an earthquake. FIG. 4(a) shows a comment "An abnormality has occurred in the facilities" in the disaster mode. FIG. 4(b) shows the seismic intensity of the earthquake, for example, "upper 6". Then, as a warning against the earthquake, a message to call attention, such as "We recommend that you have a professional check your safety", is displayed. FIG. 4(c) to FIG. 4(g) show the operation status of important facilities such as electricity, gas, water, medical gas, and elevators in a summary. For example, the electricity display field in FIG. 4(c) shows "Normal" or "Power outage", the gas display field in FIG. 4(d) shows "Normal" or "Caution", the water display field in FIG. 4(e) shows "Normal" or "Water outage", the medical gas display field in FIG. 4(f) shows "Normal" or "Caution", and the elevator display field in FIG. 4(g) shows "Normal" or "Limited". The most appropriate comment is selected for each facility depending on the situation. In this way, when an earthquake occurs, the operating status of each facility is displayed on the mobile terminal 28 in a general manner, so that the overall status of each facility can be quickly and accurately grasped when an earthquake occurs.

[0041] As shown in Fig. 4, the screen summarizing the operation status of each facility when a disaster occurs is displayed on the mobile terminal 28 not only when an earthquake occurs, but also when other disasters occur, such as a typhoon, a tsunami, a fire, a tornado, etc. In this case, the screen in Fig. 4(a) displays the status of secondary disasters for the disaster that has occurred in a list, and appropriate "comments" about the disaster are displayed.

[0042] (Display screen of a mobile terminal when a disaster occurs) 5 to 10 show screens (a) to (h) displayed on the portable terminal 28. Screen (a) is the facility display mode section, and displays "normal mode," "disaster mode," or "long-term disaster mode." Normally, "normal mode" is displayed, but a disaster such as an earthquake triggers a switch to "disaster mode," and if recovery from the disaster is expected to take a long time, it switches to "long-term disaster mode."

[0043] FIG. 5 shows a display screen in the normal mode, where screen (a) indicates that the mode is "normal mode" and screen (b) displays the power demand. This power demand is shown as a graph of changes over the course of a day, and the graph is displayed when the screen is tapped. If the current value exceeds a threshold, the screen turns red to alert the user. Screen (c) displays the number of facility visitors who passed through the reception gate and whose body temperature was measured at or above a certain temperature. Screen (d) displays the amount of energy consumed that day against a target value. The lower row of the energy display shows the cumulative amount for that day, and the upper row shows the average daily value for each month of the previous year. Screen (e) displays the attendance rate of the facility manager, etc., calculated from the individual entrance cards, etc., for that day. Screen (f) displays whether an alert has occurred within the facility by displaying "normal" or "abnormal." The alert reported to the central monitoring device 4 is linked to the mobile terminal device 28, and can be confirmed even when outside the facility. Screen (g) displays "notices" for facility staff, such as "Freezer maintenance will be carried out as scheduled from 1pm today." This notice display can be used like a chat, allowing anyone to type in the information they want to inform the relevant parties. Also, by tapping, it switches to a larger screen and the display history can be checked.

[0044] 6 to 10 show screens (a) to (h) displayed on portable terminal device 28 in the event of a disaster. Screen (a) shows disaster mode, and when, for example, earthquake sensor 61 of earthquake detection unit 6 detects an earthquake, a power outage, a drop in primary water supply pressure, operation of an emergency gas cutoff valve, or precipitation exceeding a threshold value is used as a trigger to display disaster mode by disaster mode display automatic switching unit 25. Screens (b) to (g) show the current "normal" or "abnormal" status of each piece of equipment in a list.

[0045] FIG. 6 shows a list of secondary disasters that occur in each facility when an earthquake occurs. In this specification, since all of the screens (b) to (g) are "normal," it is shown that an earthquake occurred, but no secondary disaster occurred in each facility. In addition, the earthquake-related screens (b1), (b2), and (b3) display the earthquake's seismic intensity and display comments about safety. For example, "This building is safe (b1)," "We recommend inspection by an expert (b2)," and "We recommend safety check by an expert (b3)." In addition, the gas-related screen d1 on the far right shows that gas has been shut off due to the earthquake to prevent secondary disasters. If there is no gas equipment in the facility, that fact is displayed. This is because making it clear that there is no gas equipment can prevent panic. As mentioned above, with regard to gas, the operation of the emergency shutoff valve triggers a gas leak, and at that time the screen display becomes "Gas shut off," and the display screen is colored red. In this specification, the facilities are "earthquake," "electricity," "gas," "water," "medical gas," and "elevator," but are not limited to these and other facilities may be added, and some facilities may be excluded. The display screen may be colored green when "normal" and red when other than "normal." Screen (h) displays information related to the occurrence of the earthquake, such as the date and time of the earthquake and the epicenter of the earthquake.

[0046] FIG. 7 is an example of the display screen showing the supply status of "electricity system 8" when an earthquake occurs. Screens (c) to (g) show "normal," which indicates that there are no particular problems with "electricity." If there is an "abnormality," the "electricity" display is colored red or similar to emphasize the "power outage," as shown in screen (c1). Then, as shown in screen (c2), the remaining time for the generator fuel is displayed as "72 hours remaining," and as shown in (c3), the power supply range is displayed as "1F." Then, screen (h) shows information about the earthquake occurrence, such as the date and time of the earthquake and the epicenter of the earthquake.

[0047] FIG. 8 is an example of the display screen showing the supply status of the "water supply and drainage system 9" when an earthquake occurs. Screens (b) to (g) show "normal," so there is no particular problem with the "water." If there is an "abnormality," the "water" display is colored red or similar to emphasize the "water outage," as shown in screen (e1). Then, as shown in screen (e2), it is displayed that there are "3 hours left" in the water tank 9b, and as shown in (e3), it is displayed that the supply range is "1F." Then, screen (h) displays information about the earthquake, such as the date and time of the earthquake and the epicenter of the earthquake.

[0048] FIG. 9 is an example of the display screen showing the supply status of the "gas system 10" or the "medical gas system 12" when an earthquake occurs. Screens (c) to (g) show "normal", so there is no particular problem with the "medical gas" or the "medical gas system 12". When the disaster mode display automatic switching unit 25 detects an abnormality in the pressure of the gas pressure sensors 10a, 12a, it switches to the disaster mode and displays it. In this way, when there is an "abnormality", the display of "medical gas" on screen (f) is colored red or the like to emphasize that it is a "caution". Then, screen (h) displays information about the earthquake, such as the date and time of the earthquake and the epicenter of the earthquake.

[0049] FIG. 10 is an example of the display screen showing the status of the "transport system 11." Screens (c) to (g) show "normal," indicating that no particular problem has occurred with the "transport system 11." When an earthquake is detected, the disaster mode display automatic switching unit 25 switches to disaster mode and displays the display. When an earthquake occurs, the display "Earthquake Occurrence" on screen (g) is colored red or similar to emphasize that "elevator stopped." Then, screen (h) displays information about the earthquake occurrence, such as the date and time of the earthquake occurrence and the epicenter of the earthquake occurrence.

[0050] In this way, in normal mode, the business continuity planning support system 1 supplies the necessary amount from the equipment to the necessary places, and in disaster mode, extends the maintenance period of the equipment by restricting the supply to the minimum supply area according to the importance of the purpose of use. In addition, the business continuity planning support system 1 accumulates information on the operation of the equipment in the equipment operation information collection unit 23, which is a second database, and displays the information on the equipment on a large monitor 29 in the facility.

[0051] (New Coronavirus-related) The business continuity plan support system 1 displays the temperature check results of facility visitors and the number of infected persons obtained from the infectious disease countermeasure information source 53 on the mobile terminal device 28 as infectious disease countermeasure information.

[0052] The configuration of the business continuity plan support system 1 and the display method of the mobile terminal 28 or the large monitor 29 described in the above embodiment are merely shown in a schematic manner to enable the present invention to be understood and implemented. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiment, and can be modified in various forms without departing from the scope of the technical idea set forth in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0053] 1 Business continuity planning support system, 2 BCP / equipment operation information management section, 3 Earthquake observation / building monitoring section, 4 Central monitoring device, 5 Management personal computer section, 6 Earthquake detection section, 7 Display section, 8 Power system, 8a Substation equipment, 8b Emergency power source, 8c Solar power generation, 9 Water supply / drainage system, 9a Water pressure sensor, 9b Water tank, 9c Emergency drainage tank, 10 Gas system, 10a Gas pressure sensor, 10b Gas detector, 11 Conveyor system, 11a Elevator, 11b Escalator, 12 Medical gas system, 12a Gas pressure sensor, 12b Gas detector, 21 Equipment operation information display section, 22 Equipment equipment operation management section, 23 Equipment operation information collection section (second database), 24 Resource remaining amount prediction section, 25 Disaster mode display automatic switching section, 26 Manual input contact section, 27 Notification / transmission section, 28 Portable terminal, 29 large monitor, 30 operation mode switching unit, 31 automatic / manual switching unit, 32 supply area setting unit, 33 external information source (river flooding conditions, etc.), 34 earthquake information transmission unit, 35 earthquake observation information collection unit (first database), 41, 52 equipment control unit, 42, 51 data collection unit, 53 infectious disease control information source, 61 vibration sensor, 62 earthquake measurement unit.

Claims

1. an equipment information management unit that, when the occurrence of a disaster is detected, predicts by simulation the remaining amount of resources that can be supplied by equipment of a facility, and based on the results of the simulation, switches the control of the operation of the equipment and the supply of resources so that they can be controlled not only automatically but also manually, and limits the area within the facility to which resources can be supplied from the equipment to a portion of the area to which resources can be supplied; A business continuity planning support system comprising:

2. The business continuity planning support system according to claim 1, the facility is a medical facility; The area where resources are provided by the equipment is the dialysis department of the medical facility; A business continuity planning support system comprising:

3. 3. A business continuity planning support system as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the equipment information management unit acquires operational statuses of the equipment from a central monitoring device, accumulates the information in a database, and displays necessary information about the equipment on a large monitor within the facility.

4. 4. A business continuity planning support system as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the facility information management unit allows the portable terminal devices of facility employees to participate in a chat group, and in the event of a disaster, displays the disaster situation on the portable terminal devices of the facility employees related to the facility.

5. 5. A business continuity planning support system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that before a disaster is detected, information regarding power usage status for the purpose of saving energy at the facility, information regarding the health of facility staff and users of the facility, and business-related contact information are delivered as notifications to the mobile terminal devices of the facility staff.

6. 6. A business continuity planning support system as described in claim 5, characterized in that, when a disaster is detected, information regarding the disaster and information regarding secondary disasters caused by the disaster are distributed as notifications to the mobile terminal devices of the facility staff.

7. 7. A business continuity planning support system as described in claim 5 or 6, characterized in that when a power outage is detected, the remaining power supply time and power supply range of the emergency power source are sent as a notification to a mobile terminal device.

8. 8. A business continuity planning support system as described in any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that if gas supply to the facility is cut off, a notification is sent to the mobile terminal device of the facility employee.

9. A business continuity planning support system as described in any one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that when a water outage is detected, the remaining water storage volume and locations where water can be supplied are sent as a notification to a mobile terminal device of the facility employee, and when an emergency sewage tank is located within the facility, water level information of the emergency sewage tank is sent as a notification to the mobile terminal device of the facility employee.

10. 10. A business continuity planning support system as described in any one of claims 5 to 9, characterized in that, if there is a river nearby, water level information of the river is displayed as a notice on the portable terminal device of the facility employee, and weather warning information and public transportation information are displayed within the facility.

11. A business continuity planning support system as described in any one of claims 5 to 10, characterized in that the central monitoring device constantly monitors for abnormal body temperature using the wearable terminal of the facility employee as information regarding infectious diseases, and displays the results of temperature checks of visitors as notifications on the portable terminal of the facility employee.

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