During the spread of COVID-19, many businesses experienced difficulties due to measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
In preparation for future outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases, it is essential for businesses to implement infection control measures and develop business plans in peacetime, from the perspective of employee safety and business continuity.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is working with the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Tokyo Medical Association to implement the “Start at Work! Infectious Disease Response Improvement Project” to improve companies’ infectious disease response capabilities.
By participating in this project, companies will be able to systematically implement the necessary infection control measures, and it will also lead to improved productivity and increased corporate value.
Through this project, let’s promote infectious disease prevention measures to prepare for “what if” situations even during normal times.

1　Target

• Corporations, organizations, and individual business owners who are members of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• “Companies,” “corporations other than companies,” “business establishments (head office, sales office, branch office, etc.),” ​​and “sole proprietors” located in Tokyo

2　Course Overview

Please also refer to the attached flyer (PDF: 1,029KB).

Content/Course Name		Content	Success criteria
Infectious disease prevention support content (free download)		You can download the “Infectious Disease Checklist for the Workplace,” “Basic Knowledge of Infectious Diseases and Their Countermeasures,” and “Guide to Creating an Infectious Disease BCP,” as well as watch lecture videos [Note] in which experts explain the latest information on infectious diseases and necessary preparations. [Note] For details on the video, see below.	―
Infectious Disease Control Initiatives Content (Application Required) Reflecting the revised Action Plan for Pandemic Influenza and Other Infectious Diseases	Knowledge consolidation course	We provide “drills to solidify knowledge about infectious diseases.” Employees learn infection prevention measures and prevent absences due to infectious disease outbreaks and infections while on the job (work-related accidents).	More than 80% of employees have taken the course materials
	BCP creation course	We provide highly practical templates based on the COVID-19 response, and will develop business plans tailored to the infection situation, such as stockpiling hygiene products in normal times, staggered work hours, teleworking, and preparing and practicing online meetings. Advice on creating such plans is also available from the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry.	Create and submit an infectious disease BCP for each business location

Content publication homepage

Website (link to external site)

Content will be renewed from October!

• No need to register as a user to view content!
• Enhanced support for creating BCPs that correspond to action plans for countermeasures against new strains of influenza, etc.!

Lecture video distribution

We will be releasing lecture videos by experts as content to support infection control measures in each workplace. These videos can also be used as training materials for employees, so please make use of them.
For details, please refer to the attached flyer (PDF: 1,029KB)and explanatory video (link to external site).

Number of times Distribution period	Theme	Performer
Episode 1 (already distributed)	Summer infectious disease countermeasures based on inbound and outbound infectious disease countermeasures In light of the increase in inbound tourists due to events, etc., we will explain information on infectious diseases that may be brought in from overseas and how to prevent them.	Professor Kouki Kaku, Director of the Center for Defense Medical Research, National Defense Medical College, and Professor of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control授
2nd session (October to March)	Winter infectious disease prevention measures: Focusing on influenza and COVID-19 Explains measures to combat winter-related infectious diseases such as influenza, based on the revised “Action Plan for Countermeasures against New Influenza and Other Infectious Diseases” in May	Hideaki Nagai, Director of the Infectious Disease Center, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Hospital
3rd session (October to March)	Infectious disease prevention measures in the workplace and the latest information: Explanation of workplace infection prevention measures, such as balancing infection prevention with business continuity, and employee infection prevention measures, including preventing the spread of “acute respiratory infections,” which were designated a “Class 5 infectious disease” under the Infectious Diseases Control Act in April.	Atsuro Hamada, Visiting Professor, Tokyo Medical University Hospital
4th (November to March)	Infectious disease prevention measures undertaken through health management Explains how to manage employee health and prevent infectious diseases while taking into account the benefits to companies, as well as safety precautions during work and the prevention of infectious diseases (work-related accidents)	Shintaro Okahara, Special Lecturer, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan; Group Chief Occupational Physician, Johnson & Johnson Japan
5th (November to March)	What parents need to know about vaccine-preventable infectious diseases Explains diseases that can be prevented by vaccines and are of concern for their seriousness. Also introduces the latest information on support systems for childcare leave, etc.	Keiko Taya, Director, Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health

Contact: (Regarding this project in general) Quarantine Division, Infectious Disease Control Department, Health and Medical Bureau Phone: 03-5320-4397 (Regarding participation applications and content usage) Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Exchange Department Member Exchange Center Phone: 03-3283-7670