Seek Reponsibility from JR West former president Ide, who Built Corporate Culture -- Safety Issue Research Group

Safety Issue Research Group (represented by Kokutetsu Ko) announced a statement regarding a lawsuit filed on July 8 against JR West's former president on an accident caused by JR Fukuchiyama Line. In the statement, the group said it was a rare case and a giant step to file a lawsuit against a top executive of a transportation company concerning an accident caused by public transportation. Masataka Ide, former JR West president, was one of the three main roles who were involved in the reform of Japan Railway, which ruined safety of public transportation system and dissolved the state-run transportation company. The group also accused of Ide for taking over a forcible labor policy within former Japan Railway, which introduced a personnel center. It sought responsibility from Ide as the top executive for creating such a corporate culture within JR West that lacks smooth communication at a workplace.


JR西の企業体質作った井手元社長の責任追及を～安全問題研究会
　7月8日のJR福知山線事故・JR西日本社長の起訴に関して、安全問題研究会（黒鉄好代表）がコメントを発表した。コメントでは「公共交通の事故で運行会社の最高幹部が起訴されるのはきわめて異例のことであり、1名とはいえ鉄道会社の最高幹部が起訴されたことは巨大な前進である」としながらも、「井手正敬・元社長は安全を崩壊させる国鉄解体に直接係わった国鉄改革“三羽ガラス”のひとりであり、人材活用センターに代表される旧国鉄の強権的労務政策を引き継いで、意思疎通のできないJR西日本の企業体質を作り上げた張本人である」として、井手氏など最高幹部の責任追及の必要を強調している。