In agriculture, about 300 precious lives are lost every year due to accidents during work. This number is more than 10 times the average for all industries when converted to the working population. In order to protect people who are responsible for food production, which is indispensable for our lives, and to secure the next generation of human resources and build sustainable agriculture, it is important to promote initiatives aimed at eliminating farm accidents. In order to make this effort effective, it is essential that producers, administrative agencies such as governments or prefectures, agricultural cooperative organizations, private enterprises, and research organizations like National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) work closely together, and each of them steadily plays its role.
As the core of such collaboration, the Division of System Safety Engineering Research gathers and accumulates hazardous events and improvement examples through on-site inspections, and analyzes them by incorporating the latest methods. In addition, based on the knowledge obtained, we will develop educational or enlightened systems, as well as safety devices and safety systems for agricultural machinery. Furthermore, we will develop and upgrade evaluation technologies that will help private companies develop safety technologies and promote their use in local areas, and besides we will work on social implementation through standards and specifications to contribute to the creation of sustainable agriculture.
