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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

Update : 2008.03.28

Part III Health Standards

Chapter IX First-aid Kit

Article 633 (First-aid Kit)
  • (1) The employer shall provide a first-aid kit and other materials necessary for the treatment of an injured person, and make the place of the kits and how to use them known to the workers.
  • (2) The employer shall keep clean at all times the first-aid kits and other materials set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Article 634 (Articles Contained in a First-aid Kit)
  • (1) The employer shall ensure that the first-aid kits and other materials set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article contain the following items at a minimum:
    • (i) Medical dressing, tweezers and antiseptic solution.
    • (ii) Burn ointment in the case of a workshop where workers handle materials of high temperatures or where workers are liable to get burnt.
    • (iii) Tourniquets, splints, stretchers, etc., in the case of a workshop where workers are liable to sustain a serious injury.
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