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 II Construction Machine, etc
Section 3 Railway Equipment and Hand Cart
Subsection 5 Prevention of Dangers Pertaining to the Use of the Railway Equipment
Article 219 (Display Method of a Signaling Device)
- (1) The employer shall, when having installed a signaling device, set in advancedisplay method for the said signaling device, and make the set display method known to the workers concerned.
Article 220 (Signals)
- (1) The employer shall, as regards the operation of the railway equipment, set in advance signaling method for the said operation and make the set signaling methods known to the workers concerned.
- (2) The operator of the railway equipment set forth in the preceding paragraph shall operate the said railway equipment by the signaling method set forth in the same paragraph.
Article 221 (Use of Worker Carrier)
- (1) The employer shall, when transporting workers by the railway equipment, use a worker carrier. However, this shall not apply to the case of transporting small numbers of workers or temporary transporting, and when the following measures are taken:
- (i) To equip a vehicle with an enclosure, etc., in order to prevent falling.
- (ii) Not to carry workers and cargo that is liable to cause collapse, displacement, etc., at the same time.
Article 222 (Speed Limit)
- (1) The employer shall, as regards operation of a vehicle, set in advance speed limit for the said vehicle corresponding to the weight of rail, gauge, gradients, radius of curvature, etc., and have a operator operate by the set speed limit.
- (2) The operator of the vehicle set forth in the preceding paragraph shall not operate the vehicle at speeds exceeding the speed limit set forth in the same paragraph.
Article 223 (Riding Capacities)
- (1) The employer shall, as regards a worker carrier, set riding capacities corresponding to the structure of the vehicle, and make it known to the workers concerned.
Article 224 (Measures to be Taken When Operating a Vehicle by Pushing from Behind)
- (1) The employer shall, when operating a vehicle inside tunnel, etc., under construction by pushing from behind with a power vehicle, take the following measures. However, this shall not apply to the case of setting sections for such an operation and prohibiting workers from entering the set sections:
- (i) To arrange a guides and have the said person guide the said power vehicle.
- (ii) To equip the first vehicle with front lamp.
- (iii) To install a device enabling the guide and the operator to communicate with each other and the guide to give an alarm in an emergency.
Article 225 (Measures in the Case of Having a Guide Ride a Vehicle)
- (1) The employer shall, when having a guide set forth in the preceding paragraph ride a vehicle, take such measures as having the guide ride the vehicle equipped with an enclosure or a boarding platform in order to prevent the guide from dangers of falling from the vehicle.
Article 226 (Measures to Be Taken in the Case of Leaving the Operator's Seat)
- (1) The employer shall, when the operator of a power vehicle leaves the operator's seat, have the said operator take such measures as applying brake in order to prevent the vehicle from overrun.
- (2) The operator set forth in the preceding paragraph shall, when leaving the operator's seat, take the measures set forth in the same paragraph.
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