The Japan Construction Occupational Safety and Health Association was established based on the Law Regarding the Industrial Accident Prevention Organizations, with employers in the construction industry and their organizations as its members. Its objective is to prevent occupational accidents in the construction industry, and for this purpose, the association is engaged in various activities to support the occupational accident prevention activities of contractors and their groups.

Under its noble fundamental principle “respect for human life,” the Japan Construction Occupational Safety and Health Association (JCOSHA), established in 1964, has actively promoted voluntary occupational health and safety activities in the industry. Consequently, from the year of its foundation, the number of annual fatal accidents in the construction industry has decreased to a one-seventh. 

Accordingly, JCOSHA is committed to steadfastly maintaining this momentum of a declining number of industrial accidents and promoting initiatives toward their eradication.

To ensure that the construction industry continues to develop as one of Japan’s key industries, it is vital to further raise the health and safety standards in the industry and among companies and thus create a working environment where everybody can work both safely and securely. From this point of view, great expectations are placed on JCOSHA’s occupational health and safety activities. They are deeply aware of the mission given to them, and the headquarters, branches, and sub-branches, and all members are working together and striving to prevent accidents in the construction industry.

JCOSHA was established with employers in the construction industry and their organizations as its members. Its objective is to prevent industrial accidents in the construction industry, and for this purpose, it is voluntarily engaged in a variety of initiatives to promote the industrial accident prevention activities of contractors and employers and their organizations. Their activities include establishing regulations on occupational health and safety, and offering support and guidance concerning measures for worker health and safety.