Investigation of the management of industrial safety and health at educational research institution

在国立大学合并之后，《工业安全和卫生法》从2004年4月1日起适用于大学。为了了解合并的国立大学的产业安全卫生管理现状，于2004年4月进行了问卷调查，收集了35所大学150个系的答复。36个部门或150个部门中的24%报告没有处理化学品，114个部门或76%报告处理一种或多种化学品。78%有化学品处理的部门和72%没有化学品处理的部门有安全和健康委员会。超过97%的学生和教职员工在部门或没有化学处理接受一般体检。39%的研究人员和49%的学生在进行化学实验时经历过化学实验的未遂和事故。86%的研究人员和86%的学生在化学品处理部门穿着防护装备。此外，43%的研究人员和61%的理科生接受了安全卫生教育。各大学根据《安全卫生法》成立了安全卫生管理机构，但安全卫生管理机构的重要性在于其安全管理的维持和改善。大学实验室的实际安全管理可通过实施安全和健康管理系统以及《工业安全和健康法》所要求的管理组织来进一步加强。

Following the incorporation of national universities, the Industrial Safety and Health Law became applicable to universities beginning on April 1,2004. A questionnaire survey was conducted in order to ascertain the current management of industrial safety and health at incorporated national universities.By April 2004, responses were obtained from 150 departments at 35 universities. Thirty six departments or 24% of 150 departments reported handling of no chemical and 114 departments or 76% reported handling of one or more chemicals. Seventy eight percent of the departments with chemical handling and 72% of the departments without chemical handling had a safety and health committee. More than 97% of the students and faculty members in departments with or without chemical handling received general medical examinations. Thirty-nine percent of the researchers and 49% of the students in the departments with chemical handling experienced near misses and accidents while conducting chemical experiments. Eighty-six percent of the researchers and 86% of the students in the departments with chemical handling wore protective gear. Forty-three percent of the researchers and 61% of the students in sciences departments received industrial safety and health education.While each university has established a managerial organization in accordance with the Industrial Safety and Health Law, it is important for such an organization to maintain and improve safety management. The actual safety management at university laboratories may be further enhanced by implementing a safety and health management system in conjunction with the managerial organization required by the Industrial Safety and Health Law.