Abstract
While systems and measures on management of chemical substances were examined, those of local governments are not sufficiently investigated yet. We conducted a questionnaire survey for all municipal governments, and analyzed the actual conditions management and risk communication for chemical substances. The results suggest that many municipalities do not have high concerns about the management, nor conduct effective communication. Some do not implement even information dissemination. It should be needed to improve local government officials' knowledge and encourage their awareness of risk communication. The survey also found that some small municipalities already implemented positively risk management. That implies various kinds of ideas for effective communication should be shared among the municipalities.
