Editorial · Safety & Workforce
Industry Cases
3 articles
Safety Training for Foreign Workers in Japan's Logistics Industry — Warehouse & Delivery Risks Under Japanese ISHA
How to structure safety training for foreign workers in Japan's logistics industry (warehouse and delivery) — using Japanese MHLW accident data, the Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Act's on-hire training requirements, delivery work, special education (forklift / slinging), and multilingual priorities — broken down into practical operations for managers at Japan-based logistics companies.
Safety Training for Foreign Workers in Japan's Manufacturing Sector — Preventing "Caught/Entangled" Accidents (ISHA Checklist)
Manufacturing leads all Japanese industries in fatal and serious injuries to foreign workers (48% of foreign-worker workplace accidents in Japan, per MHLW). This article centers on "caught/entangled" accidents and organizes items to confirm in Japanese on-hire training and special education as an on-site checklist, plus multilingual delivery points — for managers at Japan-based manufacturers.
Safety Training for Foreign Workers on Japanese Construction Sites — 5 Frontline Walls and How to Get Over Them
A practical breakdown — for site managers and prime contractor staff at construction companies operating in Japan — of the 5 walls you hit when running safety training for foreign workers on Japanese construction sites (language, culture, schedule, prime/subcontractor responsibility split under Japanese labor law, records). Includes the relevant Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Act articles.