From the Committees

BACKGROUD OF ICFPP2013

The IEA Technical Committee on Slips Trips and Falls and National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan would like to invite you to submit papers for presentations at the International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection 2013.

The conference will be held on 23th - 25th October 2013 at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (JNIOSH), Tokyo, Japan. An optional tour of part of the JNIOSH will be offered at the end of the conference.

   

The Conference will provide a technical forum on various aspects of fall prevention and protection including slips, trips.  Safety researchers and others around the world will present their latest work and exchange research ideas.  Papers that address industrial safety (construction, manufacturing, tertiary industries), safety at home and safety during leisure-time are all welcomed.  To reduce injuries & fatalities due to falls, slips and trips, we are particularly interested in papers on practical analysis, accident investigation, case studies, risk-assessment, design, architecture, flooring, footwear, cleaning, human factors, success stories, falls from vehicles and steps & stairs.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 

Dr. Wen-Ruey Chang (U.S.A.)

Dr. Hongwei Hsiao (U.S.A.)

 

Prof. Kenji Kobayashi (Japan)

Dr. Hisao Nagata (Japan)

Mr. Hideki Nawata (Japan)

Dr. Katsutoshi Ohdo (Japan)

Mr. Kuniomi Sasaki (Japan)

Mr. Hajime Takahashi (Japan)

Dr. Yasuo Toyosawa (Japan)

 

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 

Dr. Yasuo Toyosawa (Chair)

Dr. Katsutoshi Ohdo

Mr. Yasumichi Hino

Dr. Hiroki Takahashi