Month/Year |
KHK |
Laws, etc. |
Apr 1922 |
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The High Pressure Gas and Liquefied Gas Control Law were promulgated.
(Came into force on June 1, 1923) |
Apr 1923 |
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Cabinet Order for enforcement of the High Pressure Gas and Liquefied Gas Control Law was promulgated.
(Came into force on June 1, 1923) |
Oct 1936 |
The High Pressure Gas Association was established. |
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Jan 1944 |
The High Pressure Gas Association became an incorporated association. |
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Jun 1951 |
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The High Pressure Gas Control Law and Cabinet Order for enforcement thereof were promulgated.
(Came into force on December 6, 1951) |
Jun 1954 |
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The first High Pressure Gas Hazard Prevention Week (currently the High Pressure Gas Safety Actions Promotion Week) was put into effect. |
Dec 1963 |
The High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan (Koatsu Gas Hoan Kyoukai; “KHK”) was founded.
KHK started as a special government-affiliated corporation. KHK succeeded the membership system from the High Pressure Gas Association that was dissolved, and it had no capital contributions from the government, which was not common. |
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Apr 1964 |
Kansai Container Inspection Office (currently Kinki Branch Office) was established. |
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Sep 1964 |
The first issue of members’ magazine “Koatsu Gas” was published. |
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Nov 1964 |
National Conference of High Pressure Gas Safety was held. |
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Dec 1967 |
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Act on the Securing of Safety and the Optimization of Transaction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (the “LPG Act”) was promulgated.
(Came into effect on March 1, 1968) |
Jan 1969 |
Nagoya Inspection Office (currently Chubu Branch Office) was established. |
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Oct 1971 |
Kyushu Safety Office (currently Kyushu Branch Office) was established. |
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Apr 1973 |
Hiroshima Inspection Office and Hiroshima Branch (currently Chugoku Branch Office) were established. |
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Apr 1975 |
The government made capital contributions to KHK. |
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Oct 1975 |
Research Institute Affiliated with LPG Consumer Safety Center was established in Machida, Tokyo. |
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Jul 1985 |
Research Institute Affiliated with LPG Consumer Safety Center was renamed LP Gas Laboratory. |
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Oct 1986 |
KHK was privatized. Funding was refunded to the government; a shift was made from subsidized projects to contracted projects; institutional monopoly of tasks of the Institution was abolished; independent appointment of Board Members became possible, etc. |
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Apr 1987 |
Hokkaido, Tohoku and Shikoku Branch Offices were established. |
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Jan 1996 |
High Pressure Gas laboratory was established adjacent to LP Gas Laboratory. |
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Mar 1996 |
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The High Pressure Gas Control Law was revised.
(Came into effect on April 1, 1997)
The name of the law was changed to the High Pressure Gas Safety Act. |
Apr 2012 |
LP Gas laboratory and High Pressure Gas laboratory were integrated into the Research & Development Center. |
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Dec 2013 |
Celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the KHK. |
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Jul 2017 |
A new building was completed for Research & Development Center.
The latest test equipment has been added. |
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Apr 2022 |
Reorganization into 4 Departments, 1 office and 1 center.
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