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 VII Prevention of Dangers in Cargo Handling Operations, etc.
Section 1 Freight Handling Work, etc.
Subsection 1 Loading and Unloading, etc.
Article 417 (Deleted)
Article 418 (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 freight vehicle:
- (i) Those with cut strands
- (ii) Those with marked damage or corrosion
Article 419 (Checkup)
- (1) The employer shall, when using a fibre rope for roping cargoes on a freight vehicle, check the said rope before commencing the use for the day, and immediately replace it when having found any abnormalities:
Article 420 (Appointment and Duties of Operations Leader)
- (1) The employer shall, when carrying out the work loading a cargo with the weight of 100 kg or more on a freight vehicle (including the work roping and sheeting) or unloading the said cargo from a freight vehicle (including the work unroping and unsheeting), designate a leader for the said work, and have the said person carry out the following matters:
- (i) To decide the method and procedure of the work, 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 unroping operations and unsheeting, to instruct the commencement of the said operation after having confirmed that there is no danger that cargo on the vehicle platform may fall off.
Article 421 (Prohibition of Pulling Out Middle Cargo from the Pilings)
- (1) The employer shall, when carrying out the work unloading cargoes from a freight vehicle, 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.
Articles 422 to 425 (Deleted)
Article 426 (Workshop for Stevedoring at Wharves, etc.)
- (1) The employer shall take the following measures for places where stevedoring work is carried out such as wharfs and quays:
- (i) To take safe and effective measures to provide illumination for dangerous parts of workshop and passages.
- (ii) When providing a passage along the wharf or quay, to make the width of the said passage 90 cm or wider, and remove from such an area obstacles other than stationary facilities and devices in use.
- (iii) To provide an appropriate enclosure, railing, etc., for dangerous parts of passages and workshop on shore, such as angular corner, bridges, and footpaths over the lock gate of a dock.
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