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 2 Making and Breaking Cargo Piles, etc.
Article 427 (Raising and Lowering Equipment for Cargo piles)
- (1) The employer shall, when carrying out the work on a cargo piles (a group of piled cargoes (excluding bulk cargoes of wheat, soy beans, ores, etc.) piled up in a warehouse, shed or cargo piling place, the same shall apply hereinafter) with the height of the work place exceeds 1.5 m from the floor surface, provide the equipment for the worker engaging in the said work to go up and down safely between the floor surface and the said work place. However, this shall not apply to the case where a safe ascent and descent is possible by the cargoes composing the said cargo pile.
- (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 said work place, use the equipment for raising and lowering set forth in the same paragraph, excluding in the case set forth in the proviso of the same paragraph.
Article 428 (Appointment of an Operations Chief of Cargo Piling)
- (1) The employer shall, as regards the work set forth in item (xii) of Article 6 of the Order, appoint an operations chief of cargo piling from the persons who have completed the skill training course for operations chief of cargo piling.
Article 429 (Duties of an Operations Chief of Cargo Piling)
- (1) The employer shall have an operations chief of cargo piling carry out the following matters:
- (i) To decide the method and procedure of the work, and supervise the work directly;
- (ii) To check instruments and tools, and remove defective ones;
- (iii) To give the necessary instructions for a worker who passes by the said work place in order safely to have the said person pass by;
- (iv) When carrying out cargo pile breaking operation, to instruct the commencement of the said operation after having confirmed that there is no danger of collapse of such stacks of cargo;
- (v) To monitor the use of the equipment for ascending and descending set forth in paragraph (1) of Article 427, and a safety helmet.
Article 430 (Spacing between Cargo Piles)
- (1) The employer shall, as regards the cargo pile (limited to those composed of cargoes, containers of which are sacks, straw bags or bales) having a height of 2 m or more from the floor surface, ensure the spacing between cargo piles with 10 cm or more at the bottom.
Article 431 (Cargo Pile Breaking Work)
- (1) The employer shall, when carrying out the work breaking a cargo pile having a height of 2 m or more from the floor surface, have the worker engaging in the said work carry out the following matters:
- (i) Not to pull out middle cargo from the pilings.
- (ii) For a cargo pile composed of cargoes of which containers are sacks, straw bags or bales, to break the said cargo pile in tiers, and make the height of each tier (excluding the lowest tier) 1.5 m or less.
- (2) The Worker engaging in the work set forth in the preceding paragraph shall carry out the matters listed in each item of the same paragraph.
Article 432 (Prevention of Dangers of Collapse, etc., of Cargo Piles)
- (1) The employer shall, when it is liable to cause dangers to workers due to collapsed cargo piles or fallen cargoes, take measures to prevent dangers by fastening with ropes, setting over nets, providing preventive posts, restacking cargo piles, etc.
Article 433 (Prohibition of Entry)
- (1) The employer shall not allow workers other than those concerned to enter the place where the work making and breaking cargo piles is being carried out and where it is liable to cause dangers to workers due to collapsing cargo piles or falling cargoes.
Article 434 (Maintenance of Illumination)
- (1) The employer shall, as regards a place where carrying out the work making or breaking cargo piles, maintain necessary illumination for carrying out the said work safely.
Article 435 (Wearing of a Safety Helmet)
- (1) The employer shall, when carrying out the work on a cargo pile (limited to the work at the height of 2 m or more from the floor surface) , have workers engaged in the said operation wear safety helmets in order to prevent dangers to workers from falling from height.
- (2) The worker engaging in the work set forth in the preceding paragraph shall wear the safety helmet set forth in the same paragraph.
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