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Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has a main objective to improve marine science and technology and to contribute to the advancement of academic research by completing fundamental research and development with collaborations on academic marine research.

JAMSTEC's activities face many risks due to exploration at sea and on land, and utilization of the most advanced technologies including those that are technically difficult.
All management and employees must be fully aware of these risks and work to reduce them.

With consideration of the above, JAMSTEC establishes the Safety Policy Statement.

1. Safety of human life is the top priority

   Safety of human life is the top priority in any activity on JAMSTEC's missions.

2. The forefront of safety is at the worksite

   The forefront of safety management and emergency response is at the worksite. Department managers should understand the different working environments and their associated risks, and take a systematic approach to reducing this risk.

3. Comply with laws and documentation

   As well as compliance with laws, all tasks to be completed during JAMSTEC activities are to be documented, which are to be followed during the completion of the task, and any changes to the task steps are to be amended on the documentation.

4. Mitigate risks and carry out safety education and training

   Assess risks for each task, reducing risk levels starting with the highest risk activities, and arrange corrective measures for the high potential incidents and disasters, and carry out safety education and training.

5. Set plans and objectives, and improve continuously

   Set safety objectives depending for each activity, take every reasonable effort in continuous improvement based on JAMSTEC safety management system, encourage employees to promote the improvement of safety processes, and reward superior safety performance.

6. Respond to an incident

   Prioritize safety of human life and work to prevent further escalation of damage when an incident arises.

7. Perform incident investigation and prevent recurrences

   Upon the investigation of incidents and prevention of recurrences, standing on the no blame culture to individual mistakes, prioritize in identifying the direct and the root causes, and communicate with personnel the lessons learnt from the analysis.