Japan MHLW to Adopt Autonomous Risk Management for Chemicals in Workplaces

On July 19, 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) released a report after the 15th internal meeting (the final meeting) of the study group under the MHLW concerning the management of chemical substances in workplaces. The group meeting involved a wide range of actors including the government, industry, research institutes and academia, etc., which was held every three months on average starting from September 2019.