The Electrical Safety Research Group investigates industrial hazards caused by electrical energy, as well as the development of preventive applications for electronic and information technologies with regard to industrial safety. Current activities include such themes as the investigation of ignition mechanisms due to electrostatic discharges, the development of antistatic applications, the prevention of malfunctions in electronic equipment and systems caused by electromagnetic noise, the detection of precursory signal emitted from incendiary electric discharges, the measurement of spark ignition energies for various flammable substances, and the development of safety protection devices which employ image processing technology.