제  목 : JISHA starts New Technical Cooperation Program for Developing
  일  자 : 1997년 05월
  제공처 : Safety and Health Department, Ministry of Labour

   JISHA commenced its new Working Environment Improvement Technology course
  this year in cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency. This
  is conducted as part of the Japanese government's ODA program, and is the
  second course involving this format following the industrial safety and health
  seminar.

 The objective of the program is to improve industrial
      safety and health standards in developing countries by helping
      experts in such countries understand the technology used
      to measure and evaluate harmful factors such as dust and chemical
      substances in workplaces, and health engineering measures to
      reduce such elements.

   This course is offered in response to the growing recognition among develop-
  ing countries of the importance for industrial health measures accompanying
  rapid industrialization and the introduction of new technology. In order to
  deal with this issue, a special curriculum has been prepared that enables
  participants to acquire knowledge on advanced technology and theories con-
  cerning working environment improvement as part of industrial health measures.

   This year's program extended from January 13 to March 8 (including orienta-
  tion and follow-up sessions), with the actual technology training course con-
  ducted between January 27 and March 6. A total of 10 trainees participated,
  one each from China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey,
  Kenya, Mexico and Panama.

   The training started with lectures on the objectives and methods of working
  environment measurement,followed by practice in handling various measurement
  equipment in conducting actual working environment measurements at workplaces.
  Improvement techniques and engineering case studies were presented on the
  basis of the evaluation results.

       Specific training items were as follows.

     1.Lectures on working environment measurements and improvement
     2.Practice in handling measurement equipment used for working environment
       measurements
     3.Conducting actual measurements at steel works (site: Wakayama Steel Works
       , Sumitomo Metal Industries)
     4.Practice in evaluation methods of working environment measurements
     5.Observation of actual status of workplace environment management
     6.Lectures and practice on design, maintenance and management of local
       ventilation systems and related equipment
     7.Lectures on work improvement examples

   Participants also submitted country reports to introduce the present status
  of industrial safety and health in their own countries in sessions known as
  "country discussions." These reports basically focused on the recent incidence
  of industrial accidents and the general situation and outlook for industrial
  safety and health.

       The qualifications for participating this training are as follows.

     a.Those recommended by their governments in accordance with application
       procedures.

     b.Technical employees of government organizations and safety and health
       organizations who are engaged in  harmful substance measurements or who
       promote or give guidance on the prevention of industrial accidents.

     c.Graduates of university science and engineering programs or those with
       equivalent qualifications (those  with chemistry-related specialties are
       especially desirable).

     d.Those with five years or more of experience in the health field.

     e.In principle, those aged between 30 and 45.

     f.Those with adequate reading and conversation skills in English.

     g.Those who are mentally and physically healthy (excluding those who are
       pregnant).

     h.Those in the military are not qualified.