Comparative history of science and technology on accidents, disasters, and constructions of safety standards

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24240106
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology/History of science and technology
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: HASHIMOTO Takehiko 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 教授 (90237941)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OKAMOTO Takuji 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 准教授 (30262421) ; HIRONO Yoshiyuki 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 教授 (90302819) ; SUZUKI Jun 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 教授 (80242048) ; KAJI Masanori 東京工業大学, 大学院社会理工学研究科, 教授 (00211839) ; SUZUKI Akihito 慶応大学, 経済学部, 教授 (80296730) ; KAKIHARA Yasushi 東京海洋大学, 海洋学部, 准教授 (60345402) ; KIM Boumsoung 広島工業大学, 環境学部, 准教授 (30419337)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ISHIHARA Koji 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 准教授 (30291991)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 科学史 / 技術史 / 事故 / 災害

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Various kinds of standards and conventions for safety purposes have been established in order to prevent accidents and mitigate disasters. This research project has investigated the historical processes of the establishment of these standards and conventions in various industrial medical fields of aviation, electric power, fire prevention, water management, insurance, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and medicine. Although it is impossible to cover the whole aspects of the very large technological system, our project clarified distinct aspects and unknown but important cases of such safety standards and conventions in a large technological system that supports the present industrial society.

Free Research Field

科学技術史