Seminar on Chemical Substances and the Environment (FY2019)

　Yokohama City and Kawasaki City are working to share information on chemical substances and the environment with citizens and businesses to reduce the environmental risks of chemical substances. As part of that, we hold seminars for citizens and businesses.

• Chemical Substance Seminar How to deal with detergents (held on September 19)
• Chemical Substances Seminar on Chemical Substances (held on August 28)
• Seminar on Environmental Risk Assessment Training Courses Learn from the basics and practices of environmental risk assessment (held on September 12).

　Chemicals make our lives convenient and richer. How much do you know about "detergent" which is a familiar chemical substance? In this seminar, you will learn about how detergents remove dirt, how to select and use detergents well, and environmental issues surrounding detergents. Why don't you think about "how to interact well with detergent" together?

Chemical Substance Seminar Flyer (PDF: 903KB)

　From 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Thursday, September 19, 2019 (reception starts at 1:30 pm)

　Kohoku public hall No.1 Conference Room (26-1, Dodo-cho, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 2nd floor of Kohoku public hall)

　Masaru Oya, Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Information Studies, Yokohama National University

　Free of charge

　50 people (lottery if there are many applications)

　Anyone can participate in the event.

• It was good to talk about both soap and synthetic detergents evenly.
• I feel that I have received important guidelines not only for detergents, chemicals and surfactants, but also important guidelines for thinking about various environmental issues in the future.
• In some places, technical terms were difficult.
• He gave me a professional explanation while taking up familiar detergents as a specific example, I was able to learn rationally how to deal with chemical substances.

City of Yokohama, Environmental Planning Bureau Environmental Management Division Planning and Chemical Substances
Phone: 045-671-2487
Fax: 045-681-2790

Seminar on Chemical Substances Countermeasure (PDF: 275KB)

Lectures will be given on trends in chemical substance control measures in the country and examples of chemical substance management initiatives by businesses.

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 from 1:30 pm to 4:50 pm (opening 1:00 pm)

　2nd floor hall of Kawasaki City Hall 4th Government Building (3-3 Miyamotochocho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi)

　1 Overview of PRTR System Review and Recent Trends

Speaker: Mr. Keizo Fukushima Deputy General Manager, Environment and Safety Division, Environment and Health Department, Ministry of the Environment

　2 Environmental Management Initiatives at Asahi Kasei Co., Ltd. Kawasaki Plant

Speaker: Mr. Kazuyuki Fujita, Deputy General Manager, Environment and Safety Department, Kawasaki Planting Division, Asahi Kasei Corporation

　3 Disaster Countermeasures and Risk Communication in Chemical Substance Management

Speaker: Yoshito Taketa, Researcher, Researcher, Chemical Substance Management Center, National Institute for Chemical Substances Management

　4 Initiatives for Chemical Substances in Kawasaki City and Yokohama City

　Free of charge

　200 people (first come, first served)

　It is intended for business operators. However, anyone can participate in the event.

Please see Kawasaki-shi homepage (http://www.city.kawasaki.jp/300/page/0000108595.html) (outside site).

Environmental Management Division, Environmental Management Division, Environmental Management Division, Kawasaki City Environment Bureau
Phone: 044-200-2532
Fax: 044-200-3922
E-mail: 30kagaku@city.kawasaki.jp

　A basic commentary on the "Environmental Risk Assessment", which evaluates the possibility that chemical substances discharged into the environment may affect human health, and a practical part of conducting analysis and evaluation exercises using a personal computer will be held on the same day.

Environmental Risk Assessment Seminar Flyer (PDF: 293KB)

Thursday, September 12, 2019
　[Basics] From 10:00 a.m. to noon (opens at 9:45 a.m.)
　[Practical Edition] From 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm (opening at 1:15 pm)

　Fukahori Gakuen Foreign Language Business College (22-1, Ekimae Honmachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki City)
　[Basics] 306 classrooms and 307 classrooms on the 3rd floor of the main building
　[Practical Edition] Class 308 on the 3rd floor of the main building

　[Basics] Outline of environmental risk assessments around business sites

• Outline of environmental risk assessments around business sites
• Environmental Risk Assessment Experience
• Explanation of "Guidelines for Assessment of Environmental Risks Handling Sites"

　[Practical Edition] Environmental Risk Assessment Exercise Using simulation

• Theoretical background of the atmospheric diffusion model
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI-LIS) Simulation Analysis Evaluation Exercise for Low Smoke Source Plant Diffusion Model
• Environmental Risk Assessment Exercise Using METI-LIS simulation

　Free of charge

　[Basics] 60 people (first come, first served)
　[Practical Edition] 30 people (lottery if there are many applications)

　[Basics] Anyone can participate in the event.
　[Practical Edition] It is intended for business operators.

Remarks 1: You can participate in both basic and practical programs.
Remarks 2: Multiple people from the same office can participate.
Remarks 3: The seats in the practice section are limited, so if the capacity is exceeded, only one person per business establishment will be limited to the participation of only one business establishment, and it will be a lottery. We will inform you of the availability of the practice by Friday, September 5, only if you do not participate.
Remarks 4: The information provided at the time of application will not be used for any purpose other than application arrangement.

Please see Kawasaki-shi homepage (http://www.city.kawasaki.jp/300/page/0000108592.html (outside site)).

Environmental Management Division, Environmental Management Division, Environmental Management Division, Kawasaki City Environment Bureau
Phone: 044-200-2532
Fax: 044-200-3922
E-mail: 30kagaku@city.kawasaki.jp
Kawasaki City Website: http://www.city.kawasaki.jp/300/page/0000108592.html (external site)