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Half century footprint and Half century footprint and future orientation of OSH future orientation of OSH

activities of Japan activities of Japan that exists in the global societythat exists in the global society

Hideaki 　 SEKIZAWAPresident of

Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association

JISHA

July 3rd 2014 APOSHO in Bangkok, Thailand

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Index1. About JISHA ( 4/44-8/44)

2. Establishment of JISHA under severe occurrence of industrial accidents(9/44-15/44)

3. Enactment of the OSH Law and development of cooperation with the Government(16/44-22/44)

4. Development of JISHA’s activities corresponding to change of industrial/social circumstances(23/44-27/44)

5. Diversification of JISHA’s activities due to change of the basic OSH current(28/44-33/44)

6. Issues Japan faces at present and future orientation(34/44-36/44)

7. JISHA’s management/operation plan for the future(37/44-44/44)

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August 1st 2014JISHA 50th

Anniversary

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１． About 　 JISHA

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JISHA: Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association

Established in 1964

Based on the “Industrial Accident Prevention 　 Organization Law”

Basic Mission • Cultivation of human resource for enterprise• Support enterprise’s OSH activities with

expertise• Distribution of OSH latest Information

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JISHA is OSH

Think Tank

Workplace Safety & Health

Assessment

Comfortable

Workplace

Control of Chemical Substances

OSH Information Sharing

Working Environment Measurement

National Events and Campaigns

Assist to Smaller Enterprises on

OSH

International Cooperation

Various Seminars 　　 and Sending

Experts

Zero- Accident Campaign

Total Health Promotion (THP) Mental Health Care

Programs relating to Risk Assessment

and OSHMS

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Tokyo Occupational Safety and Health Educational Center

Hokkaido Regional Safety and Health Service Center

Tohoku Regional Safety and Health Service Center

Kanto Regional Safety and Health Service Center

Japan Bioassay Research Center

Chubu Regional Safety and Health Service Center

Hokuriku Branch

Kinki Regional Safety and Health Service Center

Osaka Occupational Health Service Center

Osaka Occupational Safety and Health Education Center

Chugoku and Shikoku Regional Safety and Health Service Center

Shikoku Branch Office

Kyushu Regional Safety and Health Service Center

Tokyo, Headquarters

Deployment among the nation, Headquarters, Branch, Center

JISHA Offices location

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• Exchange with Overseas Organizations: APOSHO members, ILO, etc.

JISHA has been joined APOSHO since the first stage.

International Actions

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2. Establishment of JISHA under

severe occurrence of industrial

accidents

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• 1950s : High-speed economic growth:

-New materials

-New technical methods

-New machinery equipment

Increase of industrial accidents

Background of Establishment

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Transition in the Number of Industrial Accidents

(1953-2013 ）

Number of fatalities and Injuries

Number of Fatalities

Year

Fatalities and absence of 8 days or more

Fatalities and absence of 4 days or more

Fatalities

Foundation of JISHA (1964 ）

Establishment of Occupational Safety & Health Law(1972) 1,030 (2013 ）

118,157 （ 2013 ）

2012

481,686 (1961 ）

6,712 (1961 ）

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Background of Establishment-2

Necessary to take counter measures• 1958 : “1st National plan for occupational

accident prevention”• Enacted legislations related

For protection of workers

Enterprise ha ｓ　 a direct responsibility. ← To encourage employers for their autonomous preventive activities further←

Only Legislations and rules were not enough ←Workplaces drastically transforming day by day

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JISHAEstablished onAugust 1st, 1964by “Industrial Accident Prevention Organization Law”

Autonomous efforts of enterprise

Establishment of JISHA

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Support for Autonomous efforts

OSH convention

Safety event

Dialog concernedExhibition

Measures at that time

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Integrated or developed these activities

•National Safety Week (early July)•National Occupational Health Week (early October)•National Industrial Safety and Health Convention (Autumn) - Last year Convention in OSAKA,

JISHA succeeded over 12,000 participants.

←　 These formed fundamentals of JISHA’ s 　nationwide campaign activities.

Promotion Campaigns

This coming October National OSH ConventionIn Hiroshima

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3 ． Enactment of the OSH Law and development of cooperation with the Government

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A sense of safety arises in the nationwide

・　 Merit and demerit of rapid economic growth Prosperous life

Dangerous circumstance・　 Spread of -Pollution -Traffic accident, a huge numberof fatalities/injuries

“Safety awareness” in society/industry reached a threshold

Background of Enactment of OSH Law

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• Expansion of the idea regarding prevention of accident For example, chemical substances control, in case, it would occurs

pollution or explosion ⇒ Secure civil safety not limited in the workplace

• Changing Labour management relations -Joint Venture -Sub contract: more complicated

Background of Enactment of OSH Law-2

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OSH Law enacted in 1972

・　 OSH Law: 　 promote comprehensive and 　 deliberate measures

　 - Establishment/integration of comprehensive regulation

　 - Foundation of OSH organization in the enterprise, committee, expert

　 - Encouragement of its autonomous efforts

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OSH Law enacted in 1972 -2

Law focuses on cultivation of the human resource for OSH

Law imposes on employers’ responsibility, research of chemical substance, measurement of the working environment and medical check

OSH Education Center (Tokyo, Osaka)

- train instructor

JISHA activities

Occupational Health Research and Development Center

- research or consultation on hazardous chemical, dispatching experts to diagnose OSH conditions.

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Protection Enterprise

(autonomous activities)Prevention

Occupational Accident Prevention Organization, JISHA

Occupational Accidents Prevention 　　　　　　　　　　　(Basic Framework)

Technical assistance/ service

Government: OSH Law/ Policy

Legal enforcement / Guideline / Guidance/ Recommendation

Labour inspection

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Start Zero Accident Campaign (1973)JISHA’s own original activities

・ To eliminate industrial accidents

to zero ultimately

・ To gather every member’s participation

in OSH activities

・ To lead them to find out hazard/risk

and to resolve problems in a preemptive

manner

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4. Development of JISHA’s activities corresponding to change of industrial/social circumstances

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• Micro electronics (ME)– OA ⇒ 　 Eye fatigue, mental

impediment

– Robot 　⇒　 Accidents (fatalities by robot arm)

• Tertiary industry– New way of work

• Aging society– Needs for Healthcare

1980s New movement of industry

research

Visual Display Terminal

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Chemical analysis facilities

Japan Bioassay Research Center, established in 1982

・　 Test for Chronic and Acute Toxicity, Carcinogenicity

・　 Microbial Mutation Test

・　 Chromosome Aberration Test

・　 These toxicity and mutagenicity tests in compliance with GLP

　　 (Good Laboratory Practice) Standards

A wide variety of productivity materials and processes

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　 Needs for more advanced education/training

・　 Development of Zero Accident Activities

• KYT （ Hazard Prediction Training ）　　　　　　 　 - Pointing and Calling• 　 Hiyari - hatto (Near-miss)• 　 5S （ Initial letters of five Japanese words relating to safety, their meaning: neatness, orderliness, cleanliness, cleanness and

discipline ）

Progress of education/training projects

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Enhance the training courses

• Near miss, Machinery safety

• On demand training

Progress of education/training projects - 2

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5 ． Diversification of JISHA’s activities due to change of the basic OSH current

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Enterprise: much expected to implement measures for managing

and responding to OSH risk by its own responsibility.

2005 OSH Law amendment

Government

Enterprise

Risk Assessment (RA), at site (chemical)

Legal enforcement, Guideline, Guidance, Recommendation, Labour inspection

The business has more

complicated than ever.

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Expansion of Mental Health Measures

2006 Government Guidelines for PromotingMental Health Care of Workers

JISHA:In-house mental health promoter trainingManagement personnel seminar, etc.

Promotion of Physical and Mental Health of Workers

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- International Current -• ISO series

For example, quality control, environment

(ISO9000,ISO14000)

In addition, being intested in OSH area– Guideline for OSH management system

(Japan 1999, ILO 2001)

• 2003 JISHA OSHMS certificationJISHA OSHMS certificationFollowing the OSHMS guideline of the Ministry of Health, Labour and 　 and Welfare of Japan,

　　 and ILO-OSHMS guideline

Certification Service based on international standards

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• Exchange with Overseas Organizations: 　 APOSHO, ILO, etc.• Technical Co-operation Programs; JICA/ILO Projects• Dispatching Experts• JICA Seminars for Developing Countries• JISHA Training Course

International cooperation

In addition to these activities,

dealing with OSH international standard activities related

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• The Earthquake Emergency Response Headquarters

• Overall support of Safety and Health on the recovery/reconstruction works– In these 3 years, Japan has orchestrated its collective

efforts to work tirelessly for recovery and reconstruction, at present it is getting better.

East Japan Great Earthquake and Tsunami,

March 11th, 2011

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6.Issues Japan faces at present and future orientation

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12th Occupational Safety and Health Plan by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Situation-Increase accidents in the tertiary industry, while whole number is decreasing

- Construction and manufacturing industry occupies more than 50% of fatality, while whole number is

decreasing

Fundamental measures aiming to decrease industrial accidents for 5 years

2013 ＦＹ -2017 ＦＹ

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• Tertiary industry: increase accidentRetailers, Social welfare facilities, Restaurant

　⇒ Cooperation with those concerned, their associations • Machinery accident : construction/manufacturing ⇒ Strengthen training and support Caught in/between machinery

Plus: Mental health issuesControlling of chemical substancesBack pain and heatstroke　　　⇒ 　 Training/Seminars, Books, Information

Measures to improve OSH issues

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7.JISHA’ s management/operation plan for the future

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• Resolve problem of enterprise

⇒　 Utilize accumulation and expertise

⇒ Meet our client’s needs further than before

Solution type activities

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SME: Small Medium Enterprise

Fundamentals of Japanese

industry, while many

industrial accidents

2 new JISHA projects

from 2013FY

- JISHA Good Safety Company

- OSH Support Service for SME

Support for SME

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under　10 10 29～ 30 49～ 50 99～ 100 299～ 300　ormore

Scale: Number of workers (Manufacture)

Accidents ratio, fatalities & injuries, per 1,000 workers, 2012

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• JISHA Good Safety Company - Evaluate OSH activities by JISHA’s expert

Such as RA, KYT, and OSH establishment in the enterprise

- Result of it, register to JISHA and PR

• OSH Support Service for SME– Smaller SME– Comprehensive guidance and advice

by JISHA’s expert– Subsidized by Gov. ⇒ 　 free of charge– Added tertiary industry, 2014FY

Support for SME - 2

Safety Measures

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Support for SME-3 (reference)These are voices from users of SME support project:

- JISHA’s expert advice is useful and easy to understand, it helps us to disseminate to

surroundings,- Contributing to make us recognized for overlooked

points- Precious suggestion on devices- Guidance based on laws and regulations related- Receiving a key to improve

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• Provide OSH technical support JICA Seminars, ILO Workshop Occupational Safety and Health PolicyJISHA Training Course OSHMS and Risk Assessment Seminar

• Exchange among APOSHO members• Support for Japanese overseas

enterprise

Provide information Training local staff

Support for Overseas

Technical cooperation

Seminar for Japanese firms in Tokyo

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Cultivate HUMAN Resources

Most significant point

-The most strong point of Japan,

- It has contributed to overcome the difficulties.

Enterprise education site

“Strengthen Partnership Towards the Global OSH Standards” ← 　 JISHA hopes to contribute through the above experience.

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Thank you for your attention