This report summarizes the results of the explosives accident prevention measures and explosives internationalization measures project conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in FY 2024, with Volume 2 detailing the explosives internationalization measures project.
With the advancement of globalization, international trade and transportation of explosives are increasing, making the balance between international standard harmonization and safety assurance an important challenge. This project conducted surveys on international explosives regulation trends and examined consistency with Japan's systems.
The report examined in detail comparative analysis of explosives regulatory systems in major countries, safety standards for international transportation, balancing simplification of import/export procedures with safety assurance, and international standardization of technical standards.
Survey results confirmed that while there are many commonalities in regulatory systems across countries, differences exist in technical standards and procedural aspects. For balancing international competitiveness improvement with safety assurance, the importance of promoting international institutional harmonization, constructing mutual recognition systems, and strengthening information sharing systems was pointed out.
The results of this report are expected to be utilized as important reference materials for future international policy formulation regarding explosives and supporting overseas expansion of related companies.