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Working Environment Measurement Law

Law No. 28 of May 1, 1975
Latest Amendments:
Law No. 160 of December 22, 1999

In Japanese
Chapter I.  General Provisions

(Purpose)

Article 1.  The purpose of this Law is to secure, in conjunction with the Industrial Safety and Health Law (Law No. 57 of 1972), the optimal working environment by providing for the qualifications of a working environment measurement expert, and matters necessary for working environment measurement agencies, etc., concerning the measurement of working environments, and thereby to maintain the health of workers in workplaces.

(Definitions)

Article 2.  For the purpose of this Law, the terms listed in the following items shall have the meanings set forth in the corresponding items:

(1) "Employer" shall be defined as the employer as defined in item 3 of Article 2 of the Industrial Safety and Health Law.

(2) "Working environment measurement" shall be defined as the working environment measurement as defined in item 4 of Article 2 of the Industrial Safety and Health Law.

(3) "Designated workplace" shall be defined as the working place stipulated in paragraph 1 of Article 65 of the Industrial Safety and Health Law and designated by a relevant Cabinet Order.

(4) "Working environment measurement expert" shall be defined as the class-1 and class-2 working environment measurement experts.

(5) "Class-1 working environment measurement expert" shall be defined as one registered with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, who performs working environment measurement services at designated workplaces and also provides the same services, in the capacity of a class-1 working environment measurement expert, at workplaces other than designated workplaces.

(This provision applies to the next item);

(6) "Class-2 working environment measurement expert" shall be defined as one registered with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, who performs at designated workplaces working environment measurement services (other than analysis (including analytical researches) by means of the instruments and apparatuses designated by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance) and also provides the same services, in the capacity of a class-2 working environment measurement expert, at workplaces.

(7) "Working environment measurement agency" shall be defined as the person or organization registered with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau, which undertakes as its business working environment measurement services in workplaces at the request of others.

(Implementation of Working Environment Measurement)

Article 3. When the employer wishes to carry out working environment measurement at any of his workplaces in conformity to the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 65 of the Industrial Safety and Health Law, he shall have such measurement performed by the working environment measurement expert employed by him as provided for by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance.

2. In the event of inability to perform the working environment measurement stipulated in the preceding paragraph, the employer shall, as provided for by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance, commission a working environment measurement agency to carry out the said measurement. However, this provision does not apply to the case where any agency belonging to the State or local public body, etc., and designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is entrusted with such measurement.

Article 4. The working environment measurement expert shall, in the implementation of the working environment measurements stipulated in paragraph 1, Article 65 of the Industrial Safety and Health Law, act in strict conformity to the Working Environment Measurement Standards provided for in paragraph 2 of the same Article.

2. The working environment measurement agency shall, in implementing the working environment measurement stipulated in paragraph 1 of Article 65 of the Industrial Safety and Health Law at the request of other, act in strict conformity to the Working Environment Measurement Standards provided for in paragraph 2 of the same Article.


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