OSH Multilingual Teaching Material

Teaching Material Link Japanese English Chinese Portuguese Spanish Vietnamese Other Language
Occupational Safety and Health 1 - Learning in easy Japanese language for the first time working in Japan (including Vietnamese, Myanmar, Nepalese and Khmer) Another window opens O         O Myanmar, Nepalese and Khmer (Cambodia)
Occupational Safety and Health 2 - Learning in easy Japanese language for the first time working in Japan (including Chinese, Tagalog, Indonesian and Thai) Another window opens O   O       Tagalog (Philippines), Indonesian and Thai
Safety and Health for Newcomers, JISHAAnother window opens O O O O O    
Occupational Safety and Health word book, JISHAAnother window opens O O O O   O Nepali
Occupational Safety and Health word book (No2), JISHAAnother window opens O O         Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog (Philippines), Khmer (Cambodia)
Occupational Safety and Health word book (10 Languages), JISHAAnother window opens O O O O   O Nepali, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog (Philippines), Khmer (Cambodia), Burmese
Mini Health and Safety Book, JISHAAnother window opens O O         Japanese version
Working safely and healthy 1Another window opens O         O Burmese, Nepali, Khmer
Working safely and healthy 2Another window opens   O       Tagalog, Indonesian, Thai
Safety Behavior Survey (JISHA)Another window opensOO   OThai, Indonesian
Text of Special Education for Arc Welding safetyAnother window opens O O O   O   Indonesian
Exercise book of Occupational Safety and Health learning in Chinese Character with Illustration for the first time working in JapanAnother window opens O            
Links to OSH Multilingual Teaching Material, Safety Site, MHLWAnother window opens (nursing care, building cleaning, manufacturing (elementary materials industry, industrial machinery manufacturing, electrical and electronic information-related industries), construction, shipbuilding and marine industries, automobile maintenance, aviation, lodging, agriculture, fishing, food and beverage manufacturing, restaurant industry, land cargo transportation, retail industry, port cargo handling industry, forestry, mining)Japanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Khmer, Indonesian, Thai, Myanmar, Nepalese, Mongolian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean
Learn OSH through Manga (Comics), MHLWAnother window opens Common Material, Nursing Care, Building Cleaning, Manufacturing (casting and forging, industrial machinery manufacturing, and electrical and electronic information engineering industries), Automobile Maintenance, Airline, Lodging, Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Food Service, Land Cargo Transportation, Forklift, Crane and Sling Work, Retail, Food Processing, Welding, Casting, Chemical Substance Handling (Basic), Chemical Substance Handling (Management), Lumber, Fresh Concrete Manufacturing Industry, Ironworking, Warehousing, Painting, Plating, Traffic accidents, Basics of Moving People and Heavy Objects)Japanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Khmer, Indonesian, Thai, Myanmar, Nepalese, Mongolian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean
Links to Safety and Health Manual at work for unskilled workers, MHLW Manufacturing O O O O O    
Land cargo transportation O            
Commerce O         O Indonesian
Industrial waste management service Japanese, English, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Myanmar, Nepalese, Khmer, Tagalog, Indonesian, Thai, Mongolian, Korean
security service Japanese, English, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Myanmar, Nepalese, Khmer, Tagalog, Indonesian, Thai, Mongolian, Korean
Links to OSH Training Booklet for Foreign Workers in Construction, MHLW O O O     O Indonesian
Training Booklet for Foreign Workers in Construction, JCOSHAAnother window opensOOO  OIndonesian
Multilingual Construction Work Text, JCOSHAAnother window opensSafety Work Cycle (En. & Ch.), Scaffold & Full Harness (En. & Vt.), Safety Work & Safety Management（En.）
Sample of Safety Signs, JCOSHA 別ウィンドウが開きますJapanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Tagalog
"Non-verbal" audiovisual OSH teaching materials for foreign workers (for low-rise residential building construction)Another window opens             Video with no language
OSH text for Foreign Workers in Construction site (Ministry of Health , Labour and Welfare)Another window opens(Common items, 1. Formwork construction, 2. Plastering and interior finishing work, 3. Concrete Pumping, 4. Tunnel propulsion and Construction Machinery and Earthwork, 5. Roofing work, 6. Telecommunications work, 7. Reinforcement construction and Reinforcement joint work) O O O     O Nepali, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog (Philippines), Khmer (Cambodia), Burmese, Mongolian
The Treasured Harness（English, Video）Another window opensOAnother window opensO     
Links to OSH VR Teaching Material provided by MHLWO      
OSH text for Foreign Workers in Shipyards or Factories (Ministry of Health , Labour and Welfare)Another window opens (Video & Text) O O O     O Nepali, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog (Philippines), Khmer (Cambodia), Burmese
Links to Multilingual Sub-Text of Skill Training Course, MHLWAnother window opens (Forklift Skill Training Course, Slinging Operation Skill Training Course, Floor-Operated Crane Skill Training Course, Light Capacity Mobile Crane Operation Skill Training Course, Gas Welding Skill Training Course, Vehicle-Type Construction Machines (for Leveling Ground, Transport, Loading and Excavating) Operation Skill Training Course, Vehicle-type Construction Machines (for Demolition) Operation Skill Training Course, Skill training course for operation of shovel-loader, etc., Skill training course for operation of vehicle for work at height)Japanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Indonesian, Korean, Mongolian, Myanmar, Portuguese, Nepalese, Thai, Spanish, Cambodian
Links to OSH teaching materials, Tokyo Labour BureauAnother window opens Basics for safety at work (Construction) O O O O O    
Basics for safety at work (Except Construction) O O O O O    
Basic against hazards at work (Construction) O O O O O    
Basic against hazards at work (Except Construction) O O O O O    
Safety of the construction industry workers (Vietnamese)Another window opens O         O  
Links to OSH teaching materials in Farming for Foreign Workers, MHLWVideoJapanese, English, Indonesian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Mongolian, Thai, Cambodian, Nepalese, Myanmar
Textbook
Links to OSH teaching materials in Fishery for Foreign Workers, MHLWVideoJapanese, English, Indonesian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Mongolian, Thai, Cambodian, Nepalese, Myanmar
Textbook
Case Studies for Learning from Accidents in Waterworks, Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japanese, English)
List of safety and health manuals for technical intern trainees(Welding, food manufacturing, construction, metal product manufacturing, arable, livestock, grinding, welding, check sheets for measures to prevent death from brain and heart disease (overwork, etc.), self-assessment and supplementary medical questionnaire to medical institutions)English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Philippine, Thai, Cambodian, Myanmar, Laotian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Japanese
Links to OSH Manual for Technical Intern Training, OTITAgricalture, Machine & MetalO      
ConstructionJapanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Tagalog, Cambodian, Burmese, Mongolian
Food processingJapanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Tagalog, Cambodian, Burmese, Mongolian
Teaching Material Link Japanese English Chinese Portuguese Spanish Vietnamese Other Language
Combat Heatstroke at workAnother window opens Combat Heatstroke at workAnother window opens OAnother window opens O          
Links to Multilingual Leaflets of Prevention of Heatstroke, MHLWJapanese, English, Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Spanish, Tagalog, Nepalese, Vietnamese, Chinese (Traditional), Korean, Indonesian, Thai, German, French, Portuguese
Links to Multilingual Leaflets of prevention of heatstroke and prevention of COVID 19 (Japanese, English)Another window opens
Labelling and Document (SDS) Delivery System under the Industrial Safety and Health Act, MHLWAnother window opens   O          
Links to GHS Multilingual Teaching Material, MHLW English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Cambodian, Indonesian, Thai, Myanmar, Nepalese, Mongolian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean
674 Chemical Substances for labeling and SDSAnother window opens (Excel)OO     
GHS Classification Results by the Japanese GovernmentAnother window opens O O          
Japan Existing Chemical Database (JECDB)Another window opens O O          
Risk Assessment for Preventing Process Accidents, JNIOSHAnother window opens O O          
Working Environment Evaluation Standards (Appended Table)Another window opensOO     
Recommendation of occupational exposure limits, The Japan Society for Occupational HealthAnother window opens
ILO Control Banding Toolkit (English-Japanese)Another window opensOO     
Occupational Diseases List in JapanAnother window opensOO     
Questionnaire Sheet for General Health Examinations for Foreign WorkersAnother window opensJapanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese, Khmer, Myanmar, Mongolian
Preventing COVID-19 and stopping its spreadAnother window opens Japanese, English
OSH legislation in Japan O O          
Multi-Language Stress　Check　Servise （JISHA)Another window opens O O O O   O Indonesian
Links to the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire, etc.Japanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Nepali, Farsi, Portuguese, Myanmar, Spanish, Indonesian
Mental Health Tips for Recognizing Signs of Stress, Links to Mental Health Multilingual Pamphlets, JOHASAnother window opensOAnother window opensEnglish, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Cambodian, Tagalog, Thai, Nepali, Myanmar, MongolianAnother window opens
Manual for Mental Health Services at the Workplace in Major Disasters,Links to Mental Health Multilingual Pamphlets, JOHASAnother window opensOAnother window opensEnglish, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Cambodian, Tagalog, Thai, Nepali, Myanmar, MongolianAnother window opens
Self-Diagnosis Check List for Assessment of Worker’s Accumulated FatigueAnother window opensO別ウィンドウが開きますO     
Outline of OSH Law（Link to JICOSH, before FY2007） O O          
Concept of “Zero-accident Total Participation Campaign”, Old JICOSHAnother window opens O O Simplified, Traditional O O O Korean, Indonesian, Malay, Russian, French, German, Arabic, Mongol
5S Activities (in Japanese)Another window opens(JISHA)5C Activities (5S in Japanese)OO     
Point & Call - Keeping safety by pointing and calling - Video in Multilanguage, MFA & JISHA OAnother window opens OAnother window opens OAnother window opens OAnother window opens OAnother window opens   FrenchAnother window opens, ArabicAnother window opens
Video of 100 Years Since "Safety First" in Japan, Transmitting Safety Consciousness tothe FutureAnother window opens You Tube (EnglishAnother window opens、ArabicAnother window opens) 100 Years Since "Safety First" in Japan (Japanese Language)Another window opens Sample O         Arabic
Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in JapanOO     
Cases Involving Construction Vehicles, Old JICOSHAnother window opens   O          
Cases Involving Lift Trucks, Old JICOSHAnother window opens   O          
Cases of Near Misses, Old JICOSHAnother window opens   O          
Cases of Accident-related Injuries, Old JICOSHAnother window opens   O          
Examples of Hazard Prediction Training, Old JICOSHAnother window opens   O          
Teaching Material Link Japanese English Chinese Portuguese Spanish Vietnamese Other Language
HSE OSH Free PublicationsAnother window opens only titleAnother window opens O          
HSE A-Z of guidance by topicAnother window opensOnly titleAnother window opensO     
EU OSH WikiAnother window opensonly titleO     
US OSHA PublicationsAnother window opensonly titleAnother window opensOAnother window opens    Depends on topics
Safety and Health Topics, US-OSHAonly titleAnother window opensO     
US OSHA Publications, Old JICOSHAnother window opens only title O          
ILO OSH Training materialsAnother window opens   O     O   French
JITCO Free material Japanese, English, Chinese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Tagalog, Mongolian, Myanmar, Cambodian, Lao, Nepali
JITCO fee-charging materialAnother window opens Please see the link.
OSH VideoAnother window opens Please see the link.
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Skill training courses and Special Educations for technical intern trainees, JITCOAnother window opens （Japanese）
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OSH Qualifications in Japan
OSH National licenses in JapanAnother window opens
OSH Skill training courses in JapanAnother window opens
Work that require OSH Special educations in JapanAnother window opens
OSH Operations chiefs in JapanAnother window opens
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Links to OSH Teaching Material by Language
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Outline of Labour Standards in each Language
Teaching Material Link Japanese English Chinese Portuguese Spanish Vietnamese Other Language
Revised Labour Standards ActOutline of Labour Standards in each LanguageAnother window opensOO     
Are Your Working Condition Fair ?OOOOO Korean, Tagalog
Introduction to Procedures to enroll in Labour Insurance OO    
Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance ApplicationOOOOOOKorean, Tagalog, Thai, Indonesia, Persian

Hello Work Call Center (multilingual counter), MHLW consignment business

LanguageDayTimeTEL
EnglishMonday to SaturdayWeekdays (Mon - Fri) 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.		0800-919-2901
Chinese0800-919-2902
Korean0800-919-2903
Portuguese0800-919-2904
Spanish0800-919-2905
Thai0800-919-2906
Tagalog0800-919-2907
Vietnamese0800-919-2908
Nepalese0800-919-2909
Indonesian0800-919-2910

【Telephone consultation about working condition for foreign workers】

Language Tel Open Day Open Hour
English0570-001-701Mon.-Fri.10：00-15：00
（except 12：00-13：00）
Chinese0570-001-702
Portuguese0570-001-703
Spanish0570-001-704
Tagalog0570-001-705
Vietnamese0570-001-706
Burmese0570-001-707Mon.
Nepali0570-001-708Mon.- Thu.
Korean0570-001-709Thu. & Fri.
Thai0570-001-712Wed.
Indonesian0570-001-715
Cambodian （Khmer）0570-001-716
Mongolian0570-001-718Fri.

Working conditions consultation hot line (MHLW consignment business)

language Opening day Opening hours phone number
JapaneseMon-Sun (every day)● Weekdays (Mon to Fri)
5:00pm to 10:00pm

●Sat, Sun, and holidays
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.		0120-811-610
English0120-531-401
Chinese0120-531-402
PortugueseMon. - Sat.0120-531-403
SpanishThu-Sat0120-531-404
TagalogTue, Wed, Sat0120-531-405
VietnameseTue., Wed., Fri. - Sun.0120-531-406
MyanmarWed, Sun0120-531-407
Nepali0120-531-408
KoreanThu, Sun0120-613-801
Thai0120-613-802
Indonesian0120-613-803
Cambodian (Khmer)Mon, Sat0120-613-804
Mongolian0120-613-805

（MHLW、2023.05.31）
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_33017.htmlAnother window opens （written in Japanese）

 

Brochure about Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance for foreign workers, MHLWAnother window opens

Japanese, English, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Persian, Spanish, Tagalog, Cambodian, Nepali and Burmese

 

 

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