Ordinance on Safety and Health of Work under High Pressure

Chapter VI.  Licenses

Section 1.  Licenses for Operations Chiefs of Work in Compressed Air

(Those Who Can Be Granted the License)

Article 47. The license for operations chiefs of work in compressed air shall be granted to those who have passed the license examination for operations chiefs of work in compressed air by the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau.

(Disqualification for Licenses)

Article 48. Those who are designated in the Ministry of Health Labour, and Welfare Ordinance conforming to the provision of item 2, paragraph 2, Article 72 the Law concerning the license for operations chiefs of work in compressed air shall refer to those who are under 20 years of age.

(Qualification to Take the License Examination for Operations Chiefs of Work in Compressed Air)

Article 49. The persons who can take the license examination for operations chief of work in compressed air shall be those who have previous experience in work in compressed air for the periods of two years or more.

(Subjects of the Examination)

Article 50. The license examination for operations chief of work in compressed air shall be carried out in terms of subjects with paper tests given below:

(1)  Compressed air engineering methods.

(2)  Air feeding and air exhausting.

(3)  Health impairment due to high pressure.

(4)  Related laws and ordinances.

(Details on License Examination)

Article 51. In addition to those as provided by Article 71 of the Safety and Health Ordinance and the preceding two Articles, the items necessary for execution of license examination for operations chiefs of work in compressed air shall be established by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Section 2.  Licenses for Diving Workers

(Those Who are Qualified to Be Granted a License)

Article 52. The license for diving workers shall be granted to those who have passed the license examination for diving workers given by the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau.

(Disqualification for Licenses)

Article 53. The persons concerning the license for diving workers, as provided for by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance based on the provisions of item 2 of paragraph 2 of Article 72 of the Law, shall correspond to those who are younger than 18 years old.

(The person designated by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ordinance based on aragraph 3 of Article 72 of the Law

Article 53-2. The persons concerning the license for diving workers, as provided for by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance based on the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 72 of the Law, shall be the persons who can not conduct appropriately descending or ascending in carrying out the work relating to the license due to the mental or physical function disorder. 

(Consideration of Measures, etc., to Cover Handicap)

Article 53-3. In case the applicant for the license of diving worker shall be the person who described in preceding provisions, the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau shall consider that the disorder is covered and the level of disorder is mitigated by the measures and treatment to cover the handicap for the decision to grant a license.

(License with Reservation)

Article 53-4. The Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau may grant a license for diving workers to a person suffering from mental or physical function disorder with the limitations of work he is able to operate and other necessary reservations concerning the operation.

(Subject of the Examination)

Article 54. The examination concerning diving workers shall be carried out in terms of the subjects with paper tests given below:

(1)  Diving operations.

(2)  Air feeding, descending and ascending.

(3)  Health impairment due to high pressures.

(4)  Related laws and ordinances.

(Details on License Examination)

Article 55. In addition to the items as provided for by Article 71 of the Safety and Health Ordinance, and the preceding Article, items necessary for carrying out the license examination for diving workers shall be established by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.