Unlike industry, universities use a wide variety of chemicals in small quantities. Therefore, chemicals must be appropriately handled while considering potential hazards related to their storage, usage, and disposal.
At Kumamoto University in March 2009, we established the Kumamoto University Chemical Substance Management Regulations and the Kumamoto University Chemical Substance Handling Requirements to promote the proper management of chemical substances at our university.

Regulations

• Kumamoto University Chemical Management Regulations (in Japanese)
• Kumamoto University Chemical Substance Handling Requirements (in Japanese)

At Kumamoto University, chemical substance management briefing sessions are held for leaders in charge of chemical substance management at the beginning of the academic year.

• AY2021 Chemical Substance Management Briefing (limited to those responsible for and promoting chemical substance management)

AY2021

Priority items	Business plan	Environment and Safety Center
Chemical substance management	①Holding Chemical Substances Management Technical Committee meetings
	②Identify Chemical Substance Handling Group
	③Dissemination of rules on chemical substance management
	④Inventory and interview survey by YAKUMO	○
	⑤Conduct chemical risk assessment	○
	⑥Preparation of a list of evaluations of the status of management of hazardous and toxic materials
	⑦Implementation of working environment measurement	○
	⑧Implementation of work records