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Outline

• Outline of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law
• List of Law / Order / Ordinance / Code related to Occupational Safety and Health

Laws

• Industrial Safety and Health Law
• Working Environment Measurement Law
• Pneumoconiosis Law
• Industrial Accident Prevention Organization Law

Enforcement Orders

• Enforcement Order of the Industrial Safety and Health Law
  • Working Environment Measurement Standards
  • Working Environment Evaluation Standards
• Enforcement Order of the Working Environment Measurement Law
• Enforcement Ordinance of the Working Environment Measurement Law
• Enforcement Ordinance of Pneumoconiosis Law

Ordinances

• Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health
• Ordinance on Safety of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
• Ordinance on Safety of Cranes and Other Similar Equipment *
• Ordinance on Safety of Gondolas *
• Ordinance on Prevention of Organic Solvent Poisoning
• Ordinance on Prevention of Lead Poisoning
• Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Specified Chemical Substances
• Ordinance on Safety and Health of Work under High Pressure
• Ordinance on Prevention of Ionizing Radiation Hazards
• Ordinance on Prevention of Anoxia, etc.
• Ordinance on Health Standards in the Office
• Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Dust
• Ordinance of on Prevention of hHealth Impairment due to Asbestos
• Ordinance on Authorized Inspection Agency, etc.
• Ordinance on Examination of Machines and Other Equipment
• Ordinance on Industrial Safety Consultants and Industrial Health Consultants
• The following two ordinances are omitted:
• "Ordinance on Safety of Cranes and Other Similar Equipment "
• "Ordinance on Safety of Gondolas"
• A copy of the ordinances can be obtained from Japan Crane Association.

Notification

Construction code

• Constructional Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres
• CONSTRUCTION CODE FOR PRESSURE VESSELS
• CONSTRUCTION CODE FOR BOILERS
• Standard for Gas Mask
• Standard for Dust Mask

Education etc.

• Roles on Special Education for Safety and Health

Guideline

• Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems
• Guidelines for Risk Assessment
• Guidelines for Risk Assessment on Chemicals
• Guidelines on the Installation of Proprietary Shoring Systems
• Guidelines for Risk Assessment
• Concerning the Guidelines for Measures on Smoking in the Workplace
• Guideline for Measures to Be Taken by Employers for the Creation of Comfortable Working Environment
• CONSTRUCTION CODE FOR BOILERS
• CONSTRUCTION CODE FOR PRESSURE VESSELS
• Constructional Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres
• Standard for Investigation by Chromosome Aberration Test using Cultured Mammalian Cells

  (LSB Notification No. 652 dated September 29, 1997)

• On enforcement of Ministerial Ordinance for amending a part of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health, Ministerial Ordinance for amending a part of Ordinance on Safety of Boilers and Pressure Vessels and Ministerial Ordinance for amending a part of Ordinance on the Prevention of Organic Solvents Poisoning  (abstract)
• Standard to be satisfied by test facilities, etc. conducting toxicity investigation (Industrial Safety and Health Law GLP)

  (Notification that prescribes the standard to be satisfied by test facilities, etc. pursuant to provisions of Paragraph 2, Article 34-3 of Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health)

• Standard for Investigation by Mutagenicity Studies using Microorganisms

  (Notification for prescribing the standard set forth by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 57-3 of Industrial Safety and Health Law)

• Guidelines for Preventing Health Impairment by Chemical Substances with Mutagenicity Recognized
• Standards for Investigation by Carcinogenicity Studies
• List of Test Facilities for Certification of Compliance with GLP based upon Industrial Safety and Health Law
• Guidelines for Certification of Compliance with Industrial Safety and Health Law GLP concerning Test Facilities, etc.
• Industrial Accident Prevention Plan
  (10th Industrial Accident Prevention Plan, from 2003 to 2007)
• Industrial Accident Prevention Plan
  (9th Industrial Accident Prevention Plan, from 1998 to 2002)
• Guidelines for the Promotion of the Fifth Comprehensive Measures to Prevent Hazards Due to Dust
• Guidelines on the Prevention of Lumbago in the Workplace (1994)
• Guideline for Industrial Health Controls of VDT Operations
• Guideline on Steps to Be Taken by Employer Based On Medical Examination Results (2000)
• Comprehensive Measures for the Prevention of Accidents Involving Woodworking Machines (1998)
• Comprehensive Measures for Press Machine Accident Prevention (1998)
• Guideline for the Maintenance and Promotion of Worker Health at Workplaces (1997)
• Guideline for Construction Site Safety Management by Master Employer (1995)
• Guideline for Industrial Traffic Accident Prevention (1994)
• Guideline for the Prevention of Noise-Induced Impairments (1992)
• Guidelines for reducing formaldehyde concentrations in indoor air of workplaces (2002)
• Announcement of Comprehensive Program for the Prevention of Health Impairment Due to Overwork (2002)
• Guidelines for Comprehensive Safety Standards of Machinery (2001)
• Guidelines on the Disclosure of Machinery Usage Information to Ensure Safety (2001)
• Guideline for sling work safety (2000)
• Guidelines for Promoting Mental Health Care in Enterprises (2000)
• Guidelines for the Necessary Measures to Prevent Health Impairments to Workers Due to Chemical Substances, Etc (2000)
• Guidelines of Measures to Prevent Health Impairment by Dioxins (1999)
• Guidelines for Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems (1999)
• Preventive Measures for Heat-Related Illness (1996)
• Guidelines on AIDS issues in workplaces (1995)

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