Safety
Safety Management at Kumamoto University
Basic policies for ensuring the safety and health of our university
To ensure the safety and health of our staff, we must conduct safety and health management based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act. To ensure the safety and health of our students, we must conduct safety and health management based on the School Health and Safety Act. Creating a suitable environment where staff members can work and students can learn through such efforts is an important responsibility. This university aims to create comfortable work and study environments that do more than just comply with the minimum standards established by law to prevent accidents. The university also promotes specific and premeditated measures based on “Rules of Staff Safety and Health Management in Kumamoto University” to create a proactive environment for educational research through methods such as clarifying the assignment of responsibilities and promoting voluntary activities.
On Mar. 2, 2006, the Central Safety and Health Committee deliberated and decided on the following matters.
Safety and Health Administrative Structure
- Kumamoto University Official Health and Safety Management Regulations (in Japanese)
- Kumamoto University Central Safety and Health Committee Regulations (in Japanese)
- Kumamoto University Safety and Health Committee Regulations (in Japanese)
- Kumamoto University By laws of the Central Safety and Health Committee and the Chemical Substance Management Technical Committee (in Japanese)
- National University Corporation Kumamoto University Safety and Health Staff Liaison Team Requirements (in Japanese)
Safety and Health Action Plan
AY2021
| Priority items | Business plan | Environment and Safety Center |
|---|---|---|
| Safety management | ①Review of the safety and health management system | |
| ②Holding Central Safety and Health Committee meetings | ||
| ③Dissemination of safety and health activity plans and slogans | ||
| ④Promotion of educational activities related to safety and health | ||
| ⑤Holding Safety and Health Committee meetings at each workplace | ||
| ⑥Site inspection and exchange of opinions by the Director in charge of Human Resources and Labor | ||
| ⑦Workplace inspection and risk assessment by industrial physicians and health managers | ||
| ⑧Implementation of periodic voluntary inspections of machinery, etc., and sign distribution | ||
| 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 regarding a list of evaluations of the status of management of hazardous and toxic materials | ||
| ⑦Implementation of working environment measurements | ○ | |
| ⑧Implementation of work records | ||
| Health management | ①Implementation of health checkups, etc. | |
| ②Implementation of health counseling | ||
| ③Promotion of mental health measures | ||
| ④Smoking prohibition enforcement for all premises | ||
| ⑤Environmental measurement of office rooms based on the Office Hygiene Standards Regulations | ||
| Safety and health education | ①Holding lectures on occupational safety and health | |
| ②Holding a briefing session on handling high-pressure gas cylinders | ||
| ③Conducting mental health lectures, etc. | ||
| ④Conducting life-saving training sessions |
Note: Items common to safety and health management are included in safety management.
