2016 Volume 7 Issue 2 Pages 125-128
In Nagoya University, safety management in each laboratories have been supported by using a comprehensive database, in which information that is necessary for risk control, such as local exhaust ventilation (LEV) facilities, stocks of chemicals and compressed gas cylinders, occupational health actions, and hazardous wastes, is installed together. Environment, Health & Safety Office (EH&SO) is responsible for whole legal and safety actions on all LEV facilities, such as registration on Labor Standard Bureau (LSB), check of annual inspection and maintenance, and performance of safety training.1) Since fume hoods have been used as the most common LEV facilities in the campus, the training course carried out by EH&SO consists of the followings: (1) basic course for daily check and maintenance of fume hoods in the laboratory by end users, (2) official training for licensed inspectors of fume foods.
