Osaka Prefecture and the Osaka Prefecture High-Pressure Gas Regional Disaster Prevention Council conducted high-pressure gas disaster-prevention training at a training center in Osaka City on 8 October 2026. The event included first-aid training and gas combustion experiments, with 480 people from relevant businesses and other organizations participating.
Osaka Prefecture and the Osaka Prefecture High-Pressure Gas Regional Disaster Prevention Council conducted high-pressure gas disaster-prevention training at the Osaka City Fire Department Advanced Specialized Education and Training Center on 8 October 2026. The event included first-aid training and high-pressure gas experiments, with a total of 480 participants from relevant businesses and other organizations.
The supporting organizations included the Osaka City Fire Department Headquarters, the High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan and the Federation of Kinki High-Pressure Gas Regional Disaster Prevention Councils. The Osaka Prefecture High-Pressure Gas Safety Association and the Osaka Prefecture LP Gas Association were among the sponsors.
The practical training comprised Part 1, a demonstration of how to use the Live Video 119 video reporting system; Part 2, emergency first-aid training for an acetylene gas leak; and Part 3, emergency dispatch and first-aid training following a report of an LP gas leak.
In the experiments, Part 1 was a combustion experiment using an oxidizing gas, liquefied oxygen; Part 2 was a combustion experiment using a specialty materials gas, monosilane; Part 3 was a comparative combustion experiment using flammable gases, LP gas and hydrogen gas; and the final session was first-aid training for a tanker truck road accident involving a general gas, liquefied oxygen.
At the closing ceremony, the relevant section chief of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry commented that the training and experiments had confirmed the application of technical expertise and strengthened coordination, and called on participants to further enhance disaster-prevention systems and work to ensure safety.