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 7 Safety Committee, Health Committee, etc.
Article 21 (Matters to Be Discussed by the Safety Committee)
- (1) The important matters relating to the prevention of workers from dangers set forth in item (iii) of paragraph (1) of Article 17 of the Act shall include the following matters:
- (i) Matters relating to preparation of rules for industrial safety.
- (ii) Matters pertaining to safety of investigations of the danger or harm, etc., set forth in paragraph (1) of Article 28-2 of the Act, and the measures to be taken based on the results of the said investigations.
- (iii) Matters relating to the formulation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of safety and health plans (limited to the parts pertaining to safety).
- (iv) Matters relating to the formulation of plans for the implementation of safety education.
- (v) Those matters relating to the prevention of workers from dangers of the matters designated through written orders, instructions, recommendations or guidance by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau, the Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office, the Labour Standards Inspector, or the Expert Officer in Industrial Safety.
Article 22 (Matters to Be Discussed by the Health Committee)
- (1) The important matters relating to the prevention of worker health impairment, maintaining and promoting workers’ health set forth in item (iv) of paragraph (1) of Article 18 of the Act shall include the following matters:
- (i) Matters relating to establishing of rules for industrial health.
- (ii) Matters relating to health of investigations of the danger or harm, etc. ,set forth in paragraph (1) of Article 28-2 of the Act, and the measures to be taken based on the results of the said investigations.
- (iii) Matters relating to the formulation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of safety and health plans (limited to the parts pertaining to health).
- (iv) Matters relating to the formulation of plans for the implementation of health education.
- (v) Matters relating to the investigation of the toxicity of the substances to be conducted pursuant to provision of paragraph (1) of Article 57-3 and paragraph (1) of Article 57-4 of the Act and the establishment of countermeasures based on the results of the investigation.
- (vi) Matters relating to the results of working environment measurement to be made pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) or paragraph (5) of Article 65 of the Act and the establishment of necessary measures based on the evaluation of the measurement results.
- (vii) Matters relating to the results of the periodical medical examinations, the non-periodical medical examinations to be conducted pursuant to the provision of paragraph (4) of Article 66 of the Act, voluntary medical examination to be conducted pursuant the provision of Article 66-2 of the Act and other medical diagnoses, check-ups and treatments by physicians or surgeons to be conducted pursuant to the provision of other ministerial ordinances pursuant to the Act, and the establishment of the necessary measures to be established depending on the results of such medical examination, diagnosis, checkup and treatment.
- (viii) Matters relating to formulation of the implementation plan of measures for the maintenance and promotion of the health of workers.
- (ix) Matters relating to the establishment of measures for preventing the impairment of workers’ health that may be caused by long hours of work.
- (x) Matters relating to the establishment of measures for maintaining and improving workers’ mental health.
- (xi) Matters relating to the measures for preventing the impairment of workers' health among those matters designated through written orders, instructions, recommendations or guidance by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau, Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office, the Labour Standards Inspector or the Expert Officer in the Industrial Health.
Article 23 (Meeting of Committees)
- (1) The employer shall hold meeting(s) of the safety committee, health committee or the safety and health committee (hereinafter referred to as “the committee”) once or more a month.
- (2) In addition to the one prescribed by the preceding paragraph, matters necessary in regard to the management of respective committees shall be decided by the committee concerned.
- (3) The employer shall promptly notify workers of an outline of the proceedings discussed at every committee meeting by using any of the following methods:
- (i) To post or place a notice at a readily visible place at any time in each workshop.
- (ii) To distribute a written notice to workers.
- (iii) To record a notice on magnetic tapes, magnetic discs or other similar devices, and to install instrument in each workshop with which workers can see the said notice at any time.
- (4) The employer shall make a record pertaining to important proceedings discussed at each committee meeting and preserve the records for three years.
Article 23-2 (Hearing of Opinions of the Workers Concerned)
- (1) The employer who does not establish the committee shall endeavor to provide opportunities to hear opinions of the workers concerned on the matters related to safety and health.
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