Center for Occupational Accident Investigation
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
The main activity of the Center for Occupational Accident Investigation is investigation of the industrial accidents which is one of our most important missions.
By the request from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, our center dispatches the researchers of the suitable research group to the accident site for investigation of the serious and/or complicated mechanism accident.
These researchers carefully observe the site, and bring back, if necessary, materials to the laboratory for further analysis or testing.
In addition, the expert opinion and the referral reply are carried out from the scientific and special viewpoint by the request from criminal investigation agencies, such as Labour administration and the police.
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Members
| Official position | Name | Field of study |
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| Director | Satoshi Tamate | Safety requirements on bearing capacity of supporting ground for mobile cranes, Monitoring of slopes for prediction of failure, Civil engineering |
| Acting director | Kyoko Hamajima | Safety management |
| Kei Shibata | Slip, Fall, Tribology | |
| Tetsuya Sasaki | Fracture mechanics, Strength of materials, Structural reliability, Risk analysis | |
| Chiemi Kan | Social psychology, Cultural psychology | |
| Akihiko Sato | ||
| Mariyo Yamashita | ||
| Aya Shiono | ||
| Teruhito Otsuka | Blast, Hydrogen, Thermal explosion, Thermal analysis | |
| Masatoshi Ogata | Strength of materials, Fracture mechanics | |
| Toshirou Houshi | Safety engineering of machinery | |
| Jian Lu | Electronic and computer engineering, Human-machine interface | |
| Masayoshi Hagiwara | Analytical chemistry, Occupational hygiene | |
| Maromu Yamada | Aerosol measurement |
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