National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
Risk Management Research Group performs research on and develops tools for risk management and occupational safety, measures to prevent industrial accidents caused by human error, and statistical analysis of occupational accident data. There are seven primary fields on which our group focuses: 1) health and safety promotion in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); 2) industry-based development of risk management tools and techniques; 3) research on prevention measures for occupational accidents caused by organizational failures and human error; 4) criteria development based on scientific evidence that covers tools and equipment used in tertiary industry, construction industry, and land transportation industry; 5) research on personal protective equipment reliability and credibility; 6) psychological research on workers' risk perception; and 7) safety education and training program establishment. Our group enhances cross-departmental collaboration. This enables our researchers to work together across departmental and disciplinary boundaries.
Research Activities
Development of a fall preventive detachable railing on a tailgate lifter (tail lift) platform.
Template for developing business process model (PDCA-P.R. Cycle).
Risk assessment of falling from height during stepladder tasks.
Development of gloves with impact absorbing property for a user of roll box pallets (roll containers).
Data mining for association analysis about accident factors.
Measurement of characteristics of construction workers' risk perception.
Members
Official position
Name
Field of study
Director
Yukiyasu Shimada
Risk assessment, Process safety management, Risk management
Acting director
Yoshihiko Sato
Runaway reaction, Chemical incompatibility, Self-reactive materials, Risk assessment
Akihiro Ohnishi
Human factors and ergonomics
Akiko Takahashi
Safety & Human Factors, Applied Psychology, Risk Perception for Construction Workers, Safety Training, Human Error
