Hazardous Materials Safety Technology Association

...The organization of the fire service administration was established in the Fire Service Organization Law (promulgated in 1947), and its duties and activities were defined in this law (promulgated in 1948). This law lists the duties of the fire service administration as fire prevention, vigilance, and suppression, and mitigation of damage caused by fires, earthquakes, and other disasters, and stipulates many specific measures related to fire service functions, such as the authority of fire service administration agencies for fire prevention, regulations on hazardous materials, the establishment and operation of the Hazardous Materials Safety Technology Association to ensure the safety of hazardous materials, the obligation to install firefighting facilities in facilities such as schools and hospitals, firefighting activities, investigation of the cause of fires, and emergency services. Originally, the term "fire service" referred to firefighting activities, but today's fire service administration includes a wide range of activities, and the importance of prevention activities and emergency activities in the event of a disaster has been particularly emphasized in recent years.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Hazardous Materials Safety Technology Association is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…この消防行政の組織を定めたのが消防組織法(1947公布)であり，その任務と活動を定めたのが本法(1948公布)である。本法は，消防行政の任務として，火災の予防，警戒，鎮圧と，火災，地震等の災害による被害の軽減の二つをあげたうえで，火災予防のための消防行政機関の権限，危険物に対する規制，危険物の保安の確保を図るための危険物保安技術協会の設置･運営，学校･病院等の施設における消防施設の設置義務，消火活動，火災の原因調査，救急業務など消防作用に関する多くの具体的措置を定めている。もともと消防という用語は消火活動のことを指していたが，現在の消防行政はこのように広範な活動を含んでおり，とくに最近は予防活動や災害時の応急活動の重要性が指摘されている。…

※「危険物保安技術協会」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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