Riscon 2011 Tokyo`s disaster preparedness show

http://www.kikikanri.biz/english/index.html

Riskcon 2011 was a 3 day tradeshow for exhibitors of all things Emergency/Security related such as;

- Emergency and First aid kit makers and sellers
- Cloud computing solutions
- Earthquake fixings and floor isolation systems
- Radiation detectors/Asbestos detectors
- Emeregency Communications Equipment
- Anti-bacterial products for Pandemic Flu
- Rescue / Firefighting equipment
- Backup generators / solar powered items
- Disaster refugee equipment
- LED/Emeregency lighting and signage
- Tokyo Metropolitian Government disaster information stalls
- Emergency Toilet/sanitation solutions

The Hot Topic of the show was Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Business Continuity Management (BCM) which will be covered in a different blog.

Products which stood out were;

 Hand Crankable Vending Machines

Vending machine makers have been making bad press recently in Japan as with the power saving restrictions it has come to light the wasteful amount of energy the average vending machine consumes (equal to 2 normal households).  Therefore in reaction to this on display where handcrankable machines, solar power vending machines and vending machins with display panels to inform people about earthquake alerts...

Mont-bell Life jacket that can be folded into a pillow.
No picture I am afraid so you will need to follow this link
http://webshop.montbell.jp/goods/disp.php?product_id=1127571
With the Tsunami in everyones mind the idea of making life Jackets more available appeared in a few places but Mont-bells stood out as folding it into a pillow bag for in your house is an interesting idea as a way to store it and obviously popular too, as has been sold out for the last 3days.

Gamba room for Evacuees

Using carboard to section off parts of emeregency shelters so evacuees can have some privacy.  The idea for using carboard to make homes from has long been used by Japan`s homeless and seems now that it is being extended into a business for evacuees too.

ESRI Mapping software for post-disaster assesment.

A software company working with Kyoto University to speed up the sad process of assessing home safety and compensation claims.  With only limited number of proffessional able to properly assess if a home is safe to return to and probability of there being many houses for them to check in a disaster stricken area, the software company has develped a checklist method of assement that is PC readable an uploadable on to mapping software so that evacuees to find online professional assesments of their homes stability to determine if they can return or if they qualify for disaster aid compensation.

SureAqua Water purification straws/bottles and Jerry cans
http://www.sureaqua.com/
High grade water filter products to make suspicious water safe to drink,  Very useful when water sources are limited or water supply possible contaminated by pipe disruption.