Seminars on Chemical Substances and the Environment, etc. (FY2024)

The first half is a participatory program in which participants think and understand chemical substances and environmental risks through chemical experiments, and the second half is an earthquake and fire experience tour in Yokohama Disaster Risk Reduction Learning Center.

"Let's learn with your family! "Chemical Substances and Disaster Prevention" leaflet (PDF: 1,206KB)

From 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm on Sunday, January 26, 2025 (reception is from 1:30 pm)

Yokohama Disaster Risk Reduction Learning Center (4-7 Sawatari, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama)

Part 1 Find Chemical Substances! Find a chemical reaction
　Lecturer: Mr. Mari Abe, Representative of Kids, Exciting Kids
Part 2 Earthquake and Fire Experience Tour
　Lecturer: Yokohama Disaster Risk Reduction Learning Center Guide

Free of charge

24 groups 48 people (lottery if there are many applications)

Children (3rd to 6th graders) and their parents
※Please note that companions are not allowed to participate. Participation will be refused if there is a companion (such as an infant).

Application form (outside site)

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Environmental Management Division, Yokohama City Green Environment Bureau Planning and Chemical Substances
Telephone 045-671-2487
E-mail mk-kagaku@city.yokohama.lg.jp

Lectures will be held online (Zoom) on Kawasaki City and Yokohama City's efforts on chemical substance countermeasures, prevention of damage caused by chemical substances in the event of a disaster from the perspective of the Chemical Substances Law, disaster countermeasures and risk communication in chemical substance management.

Chemical Substance Countermeasures Seminar Handbill (PDF: 922KB)

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 From 1:00 pm to 3:45 pm (planned)

This seminar is an online lecture using the video conferencing tool "Zoom". Please prepare a PC or mobile device (tablet, smartphone).

　1 Initiatives for Chemical Substances in Kawasaki City and Yokohama City
　　　Speaker: Kawasaki City Environment Bureau Regional Environment Co-creation Division
　2 To prevent damage caused by chemical substances in disasters-From the perspective of the Act on Promotion of Control and Management of Chemical Substance Emissions
　　　Speaker: Chemical Substance Safety Division, Environment and Health Department, Ministry of the Environment
　3 Disaster countermeasures and risk communication in chemical substance management
　　　Speaker: Visiting Professor Takeda, Department of Resource Circulation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Anyone can participate. (For chemical substance handling business operators)

Free of charge

500 people (first come, first served)

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
※If the number of applicants reaches the capacity, the application will be closed.

Please see Kawasaki-shi website (outside site).

Regional Environment Co-creation Division, Environmental Measures Department, Kawasaki City Environment Bureau
Telephone 044-200-2532
Email 30kyoso@city.kawasaki.jp

We have released a video to make it easier to learn about chemical substances.
Please refer to the page for information on chemical substances.

As part of our efforts to reduce the environmental risks of chemical substances, Kawasaki City and Yokohama City collaborate to distribute videos of environmental risk assessment workshops on YouTube.
For details
FY2021 Environmental Risk Assessment Seminar (Kawasaki City Website) (outside site)
Please take a look at it.