Seminar on Chemical Substances and the Environment (FY2019)

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

• Chemical Substance Seminar How to interact well with detergents (held on September 19)
• Seminar on Countermeasures for Chemical Substances Trends in Chemical Substances (held on August 28)
• Seminar on environmental risk assessment from the basics to the practice of environmental risk assessment around business sites (held on September 12).

　Chemical substances make our lives convenient and enriched. How much do you know about "detergents", a familiar chemical substance? In this seminar, you will learn how detergent removes 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 is from 1:30 pm)

　Conference Room No. 1, Kohoku public hall (26-1, Ozudo-cho, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, 2nd floor, 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.

• It was nice to be able to talk evenly about both soap and synthetic detergent.
• In addition to thinking about detergents, chemical substances, and surfactants, I feel like I have received important guidelines for thinking about various environmental issues in the future.
• I felt that technical terms were difficult in some places.
• I gave a professional explanation while taking familiar detergents as a specific example, so I learned rationally how to approach chemical substances in the future.

Planning and chemical substances in charge of City of Yokohama, Environmental Planning Bureau Environmental Management Division
Telephone: 045-671-2487
Fax: 045-681-2790

Chemical Substance Countermeasures Seminar Flyer (PDF: 275KB)

Lectures will be given on trends in national chemical substance countermeasures and examples of business management efforts.

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

　Kawasaki City Hall 4th Government Building 2F Hall (3-3 Miyamotocho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi)

　1 Outline of the review of the PRTR system and recent trends

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

　2 Initiatives for the Management of Chemical Substances at the Kawasaki Plant of Asahi Kasei Corporation

Speaker: Kazuyuki Fujita, Deputy General Manager, Environment and Safety Department, Kawasaki Plant, Manufacturing Division, Asahi Kasei Corporation

　3. Disaster countermeasures and risk communication in chemical substance management

Speaker: Mr. Yoshito Taketa, Investigator, Chemical Substance Management Center, National Institute of Technology and Technology (NITE)

　4 Efforts to combat chemical substances in Kawasaki City and Yokohama City

　Free of charge

　200 people (first come, first served)

　It is intended for businesses. However, anyone can participate.

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

Chemical Substances and Radiation in charge of Environmental Management Division, Environmental Measures Department, Kawasaki City Environment Bureau
Telephone: 044-200-2532
Fax: 044-200-3922
E-mail: 30kagaku@city.kawasaki.jp

　On the same day, we will hold a basic part of "Environmental Risk Assessment," which evaluates the possibility of chemical substances discharged into the environment affecting human health, and a practical part of an analysis and evaluation exercise using a personal computer.

Flyer for Environmental Risk Evaluation Seminar (PDF: 293KB)

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

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

　[Basics] Overview of environmental risk assessments around business sites

• Overview of environmental risk assessments around business sites
• Environmental risk assessment experience
• Commentary on "Guide to Evaluating Environmental Risks around Chemical Substances Handling Business Sites"

　[Practical Edition] Environmental risk assessment exercises using simulation

• Theoretical background of the atmospheric diffusion model
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - Low Smoke Source Plant Diffusion Model (METI-LIS) Simulation Analysis Evaluation Exercise
• 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.
　[Practical Edition] It is intended for businesses.

Remarks 1: You can participate in both the 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, and it will be a lottery. We will inform you of whether or not to participate in the practice section 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 organizing the application.

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

Chemical Substances and Radiation in charge of Environmental Management Division, Environmental Measures Department, Kawasaki City Environment Bureau
Telephone: 044-200-2532
Fax: 044-200-3922
E-mail: 30kagaku@city.kawasaki.jp
Kawasaki City Homepage: http://www.city.kawasaki.jp/300/page/0000108592.html (external site)