Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health
Ministry of Labour Ordinance No. 32 of September 30, 1972
Latest Amendments:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance No. 47 of March 30, 2007
In Japanese
掲載日：2008.03.28
Part I General Rules
Chapter II Organization for Safety and Health Management
Section 6 Overall Safety and Health Controller, Principal Safety and Health Supervisor, Site Safety and Health Supervisor and Safety and Health Controller
Article 18-2 (Place prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Set Forth in Item (i) of Paragraph (2) of Article 7 of the Order)
- (1) The Place prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in item (i) of paragraph (2) of Article 7 of the Order shall be those on or abutting on roads, or on or abutting on rail tracks of railways where the population is concentrated.
Article 18-3 (Appointment of Principal Safety and Health Supervisor)
- (1) The appointment of the principal safety and health supervisor pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 15 of the Act shall be made by appointing a person who is exclusively assigned to the workplace concerned.
Article 18-4 (Qualifications of Principal Safety and Health Supervisor)
- (1) A person who is in possession of the qualifications prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in paragraph (1) of Article 15-2 of the Act shall be as follows:
- (i) A person who has completed and graduated from the regular course of science line of a university or a technical college accredited under the School Education Act and has business experiences having engaged in the field of safety and health in the execution of construction work for three years or longer.
- (ii) A person who has completed and graduated from the regular courses of a senior high school or a secondary education school accredited under the School Education Act and has business experiences having engaged in the field of safety and health in the execution of construction work for five years or longer.
- (iii) In addition to those listed in the preceding two items, a person who is provided by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Article 18-5 (Enabling)
- (1) The employer shall grant the principal safety and health supervisor the authority to take various measures necessary for preventing industrial accidents which may be caused by the fact that workers and related subcontractor's workers work together at the same place.
Article 18-6 (Number of Workers, etc., Pertaining to Appointment of a Site Safety and Health Supervisor)
- (1) The number of workers prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in paragraph (1) and (2) of Article 15-3 of the Act shall be the number set forth in the following items corresponding to the respective item of the work category:
- (i) The work set forth in item (i) of paragraph (2) of Article 7 of the Order or construction work where the main structures are steel frames or steel reinforced concrete structures: regularly 20
- (ii) The work other than the preceding item: regularly 50.
- (2) An employer carrying out the work related to the construction industry who appoints a person to perform the work of an overall safety and health controller in the workplace as prescribed by paragraph (2) of Article 15 of the Act and has said person carry out the direction and overall supervision set forth in paragraph (1), (3) and (4) of the same Article, and also appoints a person to perform the work of a principal safety and health supervisor from among persons who are in possession of the qualifications set forth in paragraph (1) of Article 15-2 of the Act and has said person to supervise the matters set forth in the same paragraph (limited to employer who has the obligation to appoint a site safety and health supervisor pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) and (2) of Article 15-3 of the Act) may be regarded as one who fulfills the legal obligation that he/she shall appoint a site safety and health supervisor pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) and (2) of Article 15 of the Act and has said person carry out the matters set forth in paragraph (1) or (2) of the same Article.
Article 18-7 (Qualifications of the Site Safety and Health Supervisor)
- (1) A person who is in possession of the qualifications prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in paragraph (1) and (2) of Article 15-3 of the Act shall be as follows:
- (i) A person who has graduated from a university or technical college accredited under the School Education Act, and has business experience having engaged in the field of safety and health in the execution of construction work for three years or longer.
- (ii) A person who graduated from a senior high school or a secondary education school accredited under the School Education Act and has business experiences having engaged in the field of safety and health in the execution of construction work for five years or longer.
- (iii) A person who has business experience having engaged in the field of safety and health in the execution of construction work for eight years or longer.
- (iv) In addition to those listed in preceding three items, a person who is provided by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare .
Article 18-8 (Duties of the Site Safety and Health Supervisor)
- (1) Matters prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in paragraph (1) and (2) of Article 15-3 of the Act shall be as follows:
- (i) To inspect the place where a worker carrying out the work as provided for by paragraph (1) and (2) of Article 15-3 of the Act at least once a month.
- (ii) To take tabs on the types or other circumstances of the work carried out by the worker set forth in paragraph (1) and (2) of Article 15-3 of the Act
- (iii) To participate as needed in the meetings of the consultative organization set forth in item (i) of paragraph (1) of Article 30 of the Act.
- (iv) To confirm that the measures set forth in item (v) of paragraph (1) of Article 30 of the Act pertaining to the plan provided for by the same item are taken.
Article 19 (Duties of Safety and Health Controller)
- (1) Matters prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in paragraph (1) of Article 16 of the Act shall be as follows:
- (i) To liaise with the overall safety and health controller.
- (ii) To liaise with those concerned on matters notified by the overall safety and health controller.
- (iii) To supervise the implementation of the matters pertaining to the said contractor of those notified by the overall safety and health controller set forth in the preceding item.
- (iv) In the case where the said contractor prepares plans related to the implementation of work by the subcontractor's workers, to coordinate with the overall safety and health controller to ensure consistency with plans prepared under item (v) of paragraph (1) of Article 30 of the Act by a designated principal employer.
- (v) To check on the presence of dangers pertaining to industrial accidents set forth in paragraph (1) of Article 15 of the Act occurring due to the work carried out by the said sub-contractor's workers and the work carried out by persons other than the said workers.
- (vi) In the case where the said sub-contractor gives a contract of part of the work to a further sub-contractor, to liaise and coordinate with the safety and health controller of said further sub-contractor.
Article 20 (Substitute of the Overall Safety and Health Controller, etc.)
- (1) The provisions of Article 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the overall safety and health controllers, principal safety and health supervisors, site safety and health supervisors, and safety and health controllers.
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