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December 2002
Dec. 25 2002 Ordinance on Safety and Health of Work under High Pressure
Dec. 24 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.87 Cage of cargo elevator falls while work is being carried out in the pit to repair cargo elevator that stopped during its descent
Dec. 18 2002 Ordinance on Safety of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
Dec. 17 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.86 Jib collapses during disinfection work for fishes by using a crane-mounted boat at an aquaculture pond
Dec. 11 2002 Ordinance on Examination of Machines and Other Equipment
Dec. 10 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.85 Truck crane topples while trying to unload a drag shovel from the truck crane
Dec. 4 2002 Ordinance on Prevention of Anoxia, etc.
Dec. 3 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.84 Wheel crane toppled when outriggers sank into soft ground during lifting operations

November 2002
Nov. 27 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.83 Fall together with drag shovel during work to load volcanic ash
Nov. 26 2002 Ordinance on Prevention of Tetraalkyl Lead Poisoning
Nov. 20 2002 Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Dust
Nov. 19 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.82 Fall from mobile crane bucket during descending
Nov. 13 2002 Enforcement Ordinance of Pneumoconiosis Law
Nov. 12 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.81 Fall while moving a ladder during work to prune Japanese cedars
Nov. 11 2002 Sharp Increase in Acknowledged Karoshi (Death caused by Overwork)
Nov. 6 2002 Pneumoconiosis Law
Nov. 5 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.80 Fall from a cable crane bucket during retaining wall construction


October 2002
Oct. 30 2002 Industrial Accident Prevention Organization Law
Oct. 29 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.79 Fall from the second-floor ceiling beam
during the construction of a new wooden house
Oct. 23 2002 Ordinance on Industrial Safety Consultants
and Industrial Health Consultants
Oct. 22 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.78 Fall into a hole excavated by earth auger
Oct. 16 2002 Ordinance on Health Standards in the Office
Oct. 15 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.77 Fall because the hook of the safety belt rope came off
from its mounting during assembly of steel power transmission tower
Oct. 9 2002 Standard for Dust Mask
Oct. 8 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.76 Fall from a toppling utility pole during removal of temporary electric wire
Oct. 4 2002 Results of Industrial Accident Trend Survey for 2001
- Announced by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Oct. 2 2002 Standard for Gas Mask
Oct. 1 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.75 Fall during assembly of suspended scaffold for bridge painting


September 2002
Sept. 18 2002 Guidelines on the Disclosure of Machinery Usage Information
to Ensure Safety (2001)
Sept. 17 2002 Guidelines for Comprehensive Safety Standards of Machinery (2001)
Sept. 13 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
42. Accident compensation of workers
Sept. 11 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.74 Fall during tiling the roof of a new house
Sept. 6 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
41. Worker loan business, and safety and health
Sept. 5 2002 Introduction of Industrial Safety and Health Department
(in the Labour Standards Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Sept. 4 2002 Guidelines for reducing formaldehyde concentrations
in indoor air of workplaces ()


August 2002
Aug. 30 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
40. Dormitories attached to enterprises
Aug. 28 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.73 Fatal blood loss after cutting the femoral artery
by a portable circular saw at a construction site for shield work
Aug. 27 2002 Transition of the Number of Workers suffered
by Occupational Diseases (1978-2000)
Aug. 27 2002 Transition of Casualties (1973-2001)
Aug. 23 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
39. The Labour Standards Law, and safety and health
Aug. 20 2002 Guidelines on AIDS issues in workplaces (1995)
Aug. 16 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
38. Pneumoconiosis and health care
Aug. 14 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.72 Fatal heat stroke during work to process industrial waste
Aug. 9 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
37. Industrial accident prevention organizations
Aug. 6 2002 Announcement of Comprehensive Program
for the Prevention of Health Impairment Due to Overwork (2002)
Aug. 2 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
36. Measurement of the working environment


July 2002
Jul. 30 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.71 Fall from utility pole due to electric shock
while inspecting high-voltage power receiving equipment
Jul. 26 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
35. Authorized agencies for inspection at the time of manufacture, etc.
Jul. 24 2002 Statistics of Industrial Accidents on Construction Industry
Jul. 19 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
34. Examination of machines and other equipment
Jul. 18 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan
No.70 Electric shock caused by mobile crane boom
coming into contact with high-voltage line while hoisting containers
Jul. 12 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
33. Safety of cranes, etc
Jul. 11 2002 Links to translation engines
Jul. 9 2002 Casualties by type of business (1997-2001)
Jul. 5 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
32. Safety of boilers and pressure vessels


June 2002
Jun. 28 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
31. Prevention of health hazards due to ionizing radiation
Jun. 25 2002 Number of Fatalities by type of business in 2001
Jun. 25 2002 Number of Fatalities in 2001
Jun. 21 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
30. Prevention of lead poisoning, etc.
Jun. 14 2002 Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
29. Prevention of hazards due to dust


May 2002
May 29 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan (65-69)
May 27 2002 Accumulated Fatigue May be Considered
in the Standards for the Recognition of " Karoshi "


April 2002
Apr. 15 2002 Nationwide Campaigns on Occupational Safety and Health Promotion
Apr. 12 2002 About the Governmental Guidelines for the implementation of
Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law and Related Regulations


March 2002
Mar. 29 2002 Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards
Due to Specified Chemical Substances
Mar. 22 2002 Ordinance on Prevention of Lead Poisoning
Mar. 20 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan (59-64)
Mar. 14 2002 Ordinance on Prevention of Organic Solvent Poisoning
Mar. 7 2002 Fires Increasing due to "Tracking Phenomenon"
Mar. 7 2002 Percentage of Smokers Falls to the Lowest of 32.7 Percent
Mar. 7 2002 Accumulated Fatigue May be Considered
in the Standards for Recognizing "Karoshi"


January 2002
Jan. 21 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan (54-58)
Jan. 15 2002 Cases of Industrial Accidents Occurred in Japan (49-53)

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