NITE Product Safety PR magazine, "Life and Safety Journal"
"Life and Safety Journal" is a PR magazine of NITE designed to provide comprehensive information on product safety.
NITE expects this magazine to help various types of readers; businesses with risk assessment techniques for product development, research institutions with product safety studies and PL centers with conflict solutions; and consequently to contribute to providing consumers with safer products and a secure and safe life.
NITE Product Safety PR magazine, "Life and Safety Journal" INDEX
- Vol.11 (May 2011) [PDF:4,72KB]Japanese only
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- Feature: How to Deal with Human Error
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- Checking the NITE Database — Aging deterioration
- Reducing Human Error — From the viewpoint of organizational failures based on the protective barrier model
- Physical and mental loads and stresses on machine operators
- Product Safety and Human Error
- NITE's Safety viewpoint
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- Accident trends (April to December 2010)
- Company announcements and Recalls (August 2010 to January 2011)
- Safety Research
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- Aging Deterioration and Product Safety - Estimating and accounting for aging deterioration at the development and design stage (no. 2)
- Analysis of statements on product safety in the government curriculum guidelines for junior high schools (technology and home economics) and explanations released in 2008
- Tentative plan for sharing risk information across the whole of society
- Column
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- Product Safety News ― Providing Idea Information to Promote Consumer Awareness
- Accident data in figures "186"
- Vol.10 (November 2010) [PDF:6.67KB]Japanese only
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- Feature: How to Deal with Human Error
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- Checking the NITE Database — Aging deterioration
- Safe designs to prevent aging deterioration
- Activities involving aging deterioration of facilities
- Hitachi's measures for home electrical appliances
- Aging deterioration accidents
- NITE's Safety viewpoin
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- Product accident trends (April to December 2009)
- Company announcements and Recalls (February to July 2010)
- Safety Research
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- Aging Deterioration and Product Safety — Estimating and accounting for aging deterioration at the development and design stage (No. 1)
- Analysis of statements on product safety in the government curriculum guidelines for elementary schools (home economics) and explanations released in 2008
- Product safety and invisible deterioration
- Column
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- Product Safety News — Recommendations for borrowing
- Accident data in figures "30,351"
- Vol.9 (May 2010) [PDF:5.2KB]Japanese only
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- Special Feature: Problems on "Companies recall announcements"
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- Companies recall announcements - seen in the NITE database
- Recalls as compliance to the regulations and recalls as voluntary efforts
- About items which must be listed in companies recall announcements of consumer products of JIS S 0104 and how to create them
- NITE's Safety viewpoint
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- Accident trends according to the FY2008 Accident Data Collection System
- Company announcements and recall information (June 2009-January 2010)
- About case examples of incidents with products by corruption of plastics
- Safety study
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- Rolls and functions of companies' recall announcements, and quality risk management
- Analyses on descriptions in learning contents of "Systemic sheet of consumers education (safety)" and textbooks regarding product safety
- Column
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- Product Safety Letter—
- dialogs with consumers through companie's recall announcements
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- Accident data in figures "768"
- Vol.8 (Novemver 2009) [PDF:5.55KB]Japanese only
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- Special Feature: Verifying incidents of home electric appliances"
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- Incidents of home electric appliances - seen in the NITE database
- Summary of the safety inspection system for products for long-term use under the Consumer Products Safety Act and the Electrical Appliances and Material Safety Act, and response by the Japan Electrical Manufacturers'Association (JEMA)
- For safety and security of electrical products
- The methods of clearing causes of incidents of ignition and burning
- NITE's Safety viewpoint
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- Accident trends according to the FY2008 Accident Data Collection System
- Company announcements and recall information (January-May 2009)
- Safety study
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- Introduction of safety design— final lesson: How to operate safety designs
- Citizen perspectives
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- Improvement and rolls of safety conscious required to consumers for safety of electrical products
- Column
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- Product Safety Letter—Breaking down the walls in communications
- Accident data in figures "82%"
- Vol.7 (January 2009) [PDF:6,19KB]Japanese only
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- Special Feature: Accidents and safety of vehicles
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- Accidents and safety of vehicles?seen in the NITE database
- Toward security of bicycle products
- For safety use of electric assistant bicycles
- Stress analysis by finite element method
- The safety investigation results of NITE on electric wheelchairs with handle
- NITE's Safety viewpoint
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- The collected accident data of the NITE results in FY 2007
- Company announcements and recall information (April 2007-March 2008)
- Researches and developments of R-Map (Risk Map) —Analyzing risks of the NITE receipted accident data experimentally.
- Summary of the NITE's investigation result report (product safety test) on sandal entrapment accidents on escalators
- About the investigation report (summary) of NITE on colored contact lenses for non-vision corrective purpose
- Accident data in figures "20,000"
- Safety study
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- Introduction of safety design—Part 3: Conducting safety designs
- Product Liability study
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- Accidents reveal about many things
- Respective approaches of the winners of the Best Contributors
- Column etc.
- Vol.6 (March 2008) [PDF:10,21MB]Japanese only
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- Special feature Product safety changes
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- Changes seen in the collected accident information of NITE before and after the revision of Consumer Product Safety
- Administrative practices to establish a safe and secure society
- FF kerosene heater
- Update of the revised Consumer Product Safety Law
- FY2007 product safety excellence award
- NITE's Safety viewpoint
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- Accident trends according to the FY2006 Accident Information Collection System
- Company announcements and recall information (Apr-Dec 2007)
- Report - 2007 NITE Results Announcement meeting
- (From the meeting) Accidental fire case involving electric cooking stove
- Secure and safe use of chemical substances with appropriate controls
- Safety study
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- Introduction to safe design Vol.2: Removing potential problems on-site
- Citizen perspectives
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- Product safety issues from the viewpoint of consumers
- Product Liability study
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- Accidents reveal about many things
- Column
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- Accident information in figures "354 "
- Vol.5 (September 2007) [PDF:6,08KB]Japanese only
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- Special feature Considering accidents involving children, the aged or the disabled
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- Findings from NITE database concerning product accidents involving children, the aged and the disabled
- Current status of product safety for children and the elderly in the US and Europe
- Accident information collection and analysis utilizing the injury surveillance system
- Measures for securing toy safety and current status
- Usability for aged people from a viewpoint of cognitive science
- Manufacture considering the elderly and people with disabilities Guidance by JIS Z8071 and ISO/IEC guide 71
- Accidents in residences of elderly people - Fatal bathroom case
- Sample cases and countermeasures for product related accidents involving children and elderly people
- Rulemaking for a secure and safe society - The approach taken by the Standardization center
- NITE's Safety viewpoint
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- Accident trends according to the FY2006 Accident Information Collection System
- Accident Information Collection System - Current status and investigation results (4th quarter, FY2006)
- Accident trends (4th quarter, FY2006)
- Company announcement and recall information (4th quarter, FY2006)
- Safety study
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- Introduction to safe design Vol.1: Basic points of safe design
- Citizen perspectives
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- Product accident - Yelling at manufacturers (From the PL ombudsman meeting 2007 debrief session)
- Column
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- Instruction manuals for the elderly
- Vol.4 (May 2007) [PDF:6,04KB]Japanese only
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- Special feature Revised Consumer Product Safety Law
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- Major Changes
- Q&A
- 34 years of the Consumer Product Safety Law
- NITE's Safety viewpoint
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- Accident information collection system - current status and the investigation results (2nd and 3rd quarter, FY2006)
- Accident trends (2nd and 3rd quarter, FY2006)
- Foreign affairs
- Company announcement and recall information (2nd and 3rd quarter, FY2006)
- Citizen perspectives
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- Considering recall campaigns of consumer products
- Column
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- Creating user-friendly manuals
- Vol.3 (November 2006) [PDF:3.74KB]Japanese only
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- Special feature Examining accidents involving combustion appliances
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- Verification of accident
- Accidental fire from deep-frying and human behavior / psychology
- Establishing system of providing safety and satisfaction through maintenance and repair
- Securing safety of kerosene combustion appliances
- Domestic gas alarms
- NITE safety viewpoint
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- Accident Information Collection System - Product accident trends in FY2005
- Current status and the investigation results (1st quarter, FY2006)
- Product accident trends (1st quarter, FY2006)
- Company announcement information
- Accidents involving products which are exempt from the NITE Accident Information Collection Syst
- NITE Human Characteristics Database and manufacturing safe products
- Product safety and on-the-spot inspections under the 4 product safety laws
- Safety study
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- Visionary leaders in the Meiji Era who envisaged a secure and safe society
- Citizen perspectives
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- Why? - Product related Accidents continue
- Product Liability study
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- PL practice and Product Safety - Establishing a social System to secure Product Safety
- Vol.2 (July 2006) [PDF:4.11KB]Japanese only
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- Special feature Reviewing improper use
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- Accidents arising From improper use and human factors
- Product Liability Law and misuse
- The misuse Prevention Symposium hosted by NITE
- NITE safety viewpoint
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- Accident Information Collection System - Current status and the investigation results (4th quarter, FY2005)
- Product accident trends (4th quarter, FY2005)
- Company announcement information
- Accidents involving products which are exempt From the NITE Accident Information Collection System
- Survey on the status of actual usage with failures of electrical plugs and outlets
- Activities of businesses
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- Battery Safety efforts via PR activities
- Efforts for Safety of Domestic medical equipment
- Safety study
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- Product safety and human life engineering
- Japan's first "system safety" major
- Living perspective
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- From the Product testing laboratory
- Product Liability study
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- Accidents and conflict resolution
- Vol.1 (April 2006) [PDF:530KB]Japanese only
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- Special feature Reviewing improper use
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- Accidents arising From improper use and human factors
- Expectation for product safety PR magazine
- NITE safety viewpoint
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- "Life and Safety Journal" takes off
- Factors causing combustion appliance related accidents - Accident trend analysis in relation to the involved parts and duration of use (FY2000 - 2003)
- Accident information collection system - current status and the investigation result (3rd quarter, FY2005)
- Activities of businesses
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- Measures taken by the Association for electric Home appliances to secure product safety
- Efforts to secure Safety of gas kerosene appliances (Anti-overheating device of gas cooking stove)
- Promoting snowplow Safety
- Sharing the idea of "secure and safe" so as not to forget accidents that have occurred
- Disclosure of accident information to prevent occurrence or recurrence
- Safety study
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- Methods of design to prevent improper use of consumer products
- Expectation for product safety PR magazine - taking countermeasures openly against hidden hazards
- Consumers' say
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- Preventing Product related accidents from occurring or to spread utilizing product safety information
- Awaiting the arrival of a Pr magazine to prevent Accidents From occurring or spreading
- Eyes fixed on 3 key elements: Reduced effect on the environment, the elderly, and global considerations
- Product Liability study
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- Actively Promoting Consumer enlightenment activities against improper use of Consumer products through conflict resolution work
- Product safety calendar
- If you have a product related accident
Contact us
- Consumer Product Safety Public Relations Division Product Safety Technology Center National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
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Phone number:+81-6-6612-2066
Fax number:+81-6-6612-1617
Address:1-22-16 Nankokita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 5590034, Japan MAP