Enforcement Ordinance of Pneumoconiosis Law

(Terms of Office of Engineering Consultant for the Control of Emission of Dust and Pneumoconiosis Examination Physician)

Article 34.   Terms of office of Engineering Consultant for the Control of Emission of Dust appointed in each Prefectural Labour Bureau and Pneumoconiosis Examination Physician in part-time service as provided for in paragraph 4 of Article 39 of the Law shall be two years.

2.   When the terms of office of Engineering Consultant for the Control of Emission of Dust and Pneumoconiosis Examination Physician stated in the preceding paragraph expire, they shall continue their services until their successors are appointed.

(Identification Card)

Article 35.   Identification Card provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 40 of the Law shall comply with Form No. 7 and identification card provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 42 of the Law shall comply with Form No. 18 of Enforcement Ordinance of the Labour Standards Law (No. 23 of the Ministry of Health and Welfare Ordinance of 1947)

(Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office and Labour Standards Inspectors)

Article 36.   The Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office shall execute the business provided for in this Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance and business related to the enforcement of the Laws, under the direction and supervision of the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau.

2.   Labour Standards Inspectors shall execute business related to the enforcement of the Laws, such as site inspections based on the Laws, the functions of judicial police officer, under the instructions of theirsuperior.

(Reporting)

Article 37.   An employer shall report the implementation status of supervision of health related to pneumoconiosis effective on December 31 of every year to the Director General of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau via the Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office that has jurisdiction over the area where the workplace belonging to the relevant workshop is located not later than the end of the following February using Form No. 8.

2.   In addition to the report provided for in the preceding paragraph, an employer shall report on the items necessary for implementation of prevention and supervision of health related to pneumoconiosis, upon the requests of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau or the Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office.