Changes in workplace chemical risk management in Japan
Private Health Research Laboratory, 14-22 Shinkita-machi, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa 760-0001, Japan.
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World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2022, 10(03), 043–048.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2022.10.3.0086
Publication history:
Received on 08 May 2022; revised on 10 June 2022; accepted on 12 June 2022
Abstract:
Legally compliant chemical risk management in the Japanese workplace was completed in the middle of the period of high economic miracle. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is currently considering a shift from legally compliant risk management to autonomous risk management in in response to the growing risk management of new chemicals in the industrial sector in the 21st century. This paper summarizes the transition of chemical risk management in Japanese workplaces from the period of high economic growth to the present day.
Keywords:
Japanese Workplace; Legally Compliant Risk Management; Autonomous Risk Management; Control Banding
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