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OSH legislation in Japan

Japanese Law Translation

You can search and find English translations related to laws such as the Labor Standards Act, the Industrial Safety and Health Act by accessing the following URL: External link of "Japanese Law Translation" provided by the Ministry of Justice, Japan

However, not every occupational safety and health legislation is translated into English in "Japanese Law Translation" provided by the Ministry of Justice. Links to English translation are shown in the following table. The table below shows only OSH legislation translated into English by "Japanese Law Translation".

Please note that the address of the Japanese Law Translation will be changed when amendments are made. If the link from this page to the Japanese Law Translation is broken, please go to the top page of the Japanese Law Translation and search by the name of the Japanese law to find the English law.

Occupational Safety & Health Program (5 years plan)

OSH legislation in JICOSH

Japan International Center for Occupational Safety and Health (JICOSH), which was already closed, had translated more OSH legislation into English by FY2007.

Recent amendment of Industrial Safety and Health Act, Japan

Act No.82 of amendments of the Industrial Safety and Health Act June 25, 2014

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