ABSTRACT
The National Safety Week in Japan was introduced in 1928 for the purpose of “promoting the independent industrial accident prevention activities circles, and enhancing the safety consciousness of the people in general and also establishing safety activities among them” (Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, 1988, p. 4). During World War II, however, these safety plans were almost relinquished because military production had the highest priority in Japan at the time. The first 10 years after World War II were a survival stage for the Japanese, who were working so hard for economic reconstruction that the efforts led to over 6,000 fatalities caused by industrial accidents.
