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 II Safety Standards
Chapter I-2 Material Handling Machine, etc.
Section 1 Vehicle Type Material Handling Machine, etc.
Subsection 7 Truck
Article 151-65 (Braking Device, etc.)
- (1) The employer shall, as regards a truck (excluding the one used for travelling; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article), not use it unless otherwise prescribed as follows. However, the provision of item (viii) shall not apply to the truck having the maximum speed of 20 km/h or less:
- (i) To have an effective braking device in order to braking the travel and maintaining the stopped condition.
- (ii) To have a operator's seat providing an operator with view for operating the vehicle safely and with safety front glass without strain obstructing the operator's vision.
- (iii) To have pneumatic rubber tires without cracks, exposure of cord layers and other extreme damage.
- (iv) To have front and rear lamps.
- (v) To have a direction indicator on each left and right side at places where indicating portions are discernible from a distance 30 m away to the rear or front of the truck along the center line of the truck's body, for those with distance between the center of the steering wheel and the outer utmost side of the body of 65 cm or more or those with an operator's seat in the cabin.
- (vi) To have an alarming horn.
- (vii) To equip with a rear mirror enabling the driver to operate the truck safely and a mirror enabling the driver to confirm that there are no obstacles just in front of the truck.
- (viii) To equip with a speedometer.
Article 151-66 (Restriction of Use)
- (1) The employer shall, as regards a truck, not use it at the condition exceeding the maximum loading capacity and other capabilities.
Article 151-67 (Raising and Lowering Equipment)
- (1) The employer shall, when loading cargoes on a truck having the maximum loading capacity of 5 tons or more (including the work roping and sheeting) and unloading cargoes from a truck having the maximum loading capacity of 5 tons or more (including the work unroping and unsheeting), provide equipment for the worker engaging in the said work to go up and down safely between the floor surface and the upper surface of the cargoes on the loading platform in order to prevent workers from dangers due to falling.
- (2) The worker engaging in the work set forth in the preceding paragraph shall, when going up and down between the floor surface and the upper surface of the cargoes on the loading platform, use the equipment for raising and lowering set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Article 151-68 (Prohibition of the Use of an Inadequate Fibre Rope)
- (1) The employer shall not use a fibre rope falling under any of the following each item for roping cargoes on a truck:
- (i) Those with cut strands.
- (ii) Those with marked damage or corrosion.
Article 151-69 (Checkup on a Fibre Rope)
- (1) The employer shall, when using a fibre rope for roping cargoes on a truck, check the said rope before starting the use for the day, and immediately replace it when having found any abnormalities:
Article 151-70 (Loading and Unloading)
- (1) The employer shall, when loading a cargo with the weight of 100 kg or more on a truck (including the work roping and sheeting) or unloading the said cargo from a truck (including the work unroping and unsheeting), designate a person who direct the said work, and the said person carry out the following matters:
- (i) To decide a work procedure and the work method for each work procedure, and supervise the work directly.
- (ii) To check an instrument and a tool, and remove defective ones.
- (iii) Not to allow workers other than those concerned to enter the place where the said work is carried out.
- (iv) When carrying out the work unroping or unsheeting, to instruct the commencement of the said work after having confirmed that there is no dangers of falling cargoes from a loading platform.
- (v) To monitor the use of equipment for lifting and lowering set forth in paragraph (1) of Article 151-67 and a safety helmet.
Article 151-71 (Prohibition of Pulling Out Middle Cargo from the Pilings)
- (1) The employer shall, when carrying out the work unloading cargoes from a truck, not allow the worker engaging in the said work to pull out middle cargo from the pilings.
- (2) The worker engaging in the work set forth in the preceding paragraph shall not pull out middle cargo from the pilings.
Article 151-72 (Restriction of Riding on a Loading Platform)
- (1) The employer shall, when traveling a truck without a tailgate on the loading platform, not allow a worker to ride on the said loading platform.
- (2) A worker shall, in the case set forth in the preceding paragraph, not ride on the loading platform set forth in the same paragraph.
Article 151-73
- (1) The employer shall, in the case when traveling a truck with a tailgate on the loading platform, and when having a worker ride on the said loading platform, comply with the following provisions:
- (i) To take measures to provide a wedge, a stopper, etc., for the cargoes, which is liable to cause dangers to workers due to shifting in order to prevent workers from dangers due to the shifting of the cargoes.
- (ii) To have the worker riding on the loading platform carry out the following matters:
- (a) To close the tailgate securely.
- (b) Not to ride on the tailgate and other places where it is liable to cause fall of a worker due to shaking of the truck.
- (c) Not to ride on when the highest part of the body exceeding the height of roof of the operator’s seat (the highest part of the cargo when the highest part of the load on the loading platform exceeding the height of the roof of the operator’s seat).
- (2) The worker set forth in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph shall carry out the matters listed in the same item.
Article 151-74 (Wearing of a Safety Helmet)
- (1) The employer shall, when carrying out the work loading cargoes on truck having the maximum loading capacity of 5 tons or more (including the work roping and sheeting) or unloading cargoes from a truck having the maximum loading capacity of 5 tons or more (including the work unroping and unsheeting), have the worker engaging in the said work wear a safety helmet in order to prevent workers from dangers due to falling.
- (2) The worker engaging in the work set forth in the preceding paragraph shall wear the safety helmet set forth in the same paragraph.
Article 151-75 (Checkup)
- (1) The employer shall, when carrying out the work using a truck, check the following matters before commencing the work for the day:
- (i) Functions of a braking device and a controlling device.
- (ii) Functions of a cargo handling device and a hydraulic system.
- (iii) Abnormalities in a wheel.
- (iv) Functions of front and rear lamps, a direction indicator and an alarming horn.
Article 151-76 (Repair, etc.)
- having carried out the checkup set forth in the preceding Article, immediately repair or take other necessary measures.
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