Industrial Safety and Health Law
Law No. 57 of June 8, 1972
Latest Amendments:
Law No. 25 of May 31, 2006
In Japanese
Appended Table 9 (Refer to Article 53-3)
Machines, etc. |
Qualifications |
Required number ofinspectors |
Machines, etc. specified in item (1) of Appended Table 1 |
- (1) Among graduates of an engineering department of a university or technical college accredited under the School Education Law (hereinafter referred to as a “graduate from an engineering-related university, etc.”), a person must have seven years or more of experience in designing, manufacturing or installing machines, etc. for which a performance inspection is to be conducted or two years or more of experience in inspecting the relevant machines, etc. (hereinafter referred to as a “person with short-term experience” in this table); and must have completed a training course that covered all of the items listed below (this training course is limited to that related to the relevant machines, etc.; hereinafter referred to as the “specified training” in this table) and that included 40 hours or more of theoretical training programs and ten or more practice inspections.
- (i)Theoretical training programs shall cover the following subjects.
- (a) Structure, construction, installation and materials of the relevant machines, etc.
- (b) Auxiliary equipment and accessories
- (c) Operation, cleaning and damage
- (d) Applicable laws and ordinances, strength calculation methods and inspection standards
- (ii)Training shall be provided by an authorized performance inspection agency
- (2) Among graduates of an engineering-related university, etc. who are other than those with short-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 200 or more practice inspections.
- (3) Among graduates of an engineering course of a high school or secondary school accredited under the School Education Law (hereinafter referred to as a “graduate from an engineering-related high school, etc.”), a person must have ten years or more of experience in designing, manufacturing or installing machines, etc. for which a performance inspection is to be conducted or five years or more of experience in inspecting the relevant machines, etc. (hereinafter referred to as a “person with long-term experience” in this table); and must have completed a training course specified in Item 1.
- (4) Among graduates of an engineering-related high school, etc. who are other than those with long-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 400 or more practice inspections.
- (5) A person must have knowledge and experience equivalent to or greater than that of personsspecified in the preceding four items.
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The number shall be calculated by dividing the annual number of performance inspections by 800 (any fraction shall be rounded up) |
Machines, etc. specified in item (2) and (3) of Appended Table 1 |
- (1) Among graduates of an engineering-related university, etc. who have short-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 40 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 10 or more practice inspections.
- (2) Among graduates of an engineering-related university, etc. who are other than those with short-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 100 or more practice inspections.
- (3) Among graduates of an engineering-related high school, etc. who have long-term experience, a person must have completed a training course specified in item (i).
- (4) Among graduates of an engineering-related high school, etc. who are other than those with long-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 200 or more practice inspections.
- (5) A person must have knowledge and experience equivalent to or greater than that of persons specified in the preceding four items.
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The number shall be calculated by dividing the annual number of performance inspections by 800 (any fraction shall be rounded up) |
Machines, etc. specified in item (4) of Appended Table 1 |
- (1) Among graduates of an engineering-related university, etc. who have short-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 40 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 10 or more practice inspections.
- (2) Among graduates of an engineering-related university, etc. who are other than those with short-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 40 or more practice inspections.
- (3) Among graduates of an engineering-related high school, etc. who have long-term experience, a person must have completed a training course specified in item (i).
- (4) Among graduates of an engineering-related high school, etc. who are other than those with long-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 80 or more practice inspections.
- (5) A person must have knowledge and experience equivalent to or greater than that of persons specified in the preceding four items.
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The number shall be calculated by dividing the annual number of performance inspections by 800 (any fraction shall be rounded up) |
Machines, etc. specified in item (5) of Appended Table 1 |
- (1) Among graduates of an engineering-related university, etc. who have short-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 40 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 10 or more practice inspections.
- (2) Among graduates of an engineering-related university, etc. who are other than those with short-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 30 or more practice inspections.
- (3) Among graduates of an engineering-related high school, etc. who have long-term experience, a person must have completed a training course specified in item (i).
- (4) Among graduates of an engineering-related high school, etc. who are other than those with long-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 60 or more practice inspections.
- (5) A person must have knowledge and experience equivalent to or greater than that of persons specified in the preceding four items.
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The number shall be calculated by dividing the annual number of performance inspections by 800 (any fraction shall be rounded up) |
Machines, etc. specified in item (6) of Appended Table 1 |
- (1) Among graduates of an engineering-related university, etc. who have short-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 40 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 10 or more practice inspections.
- (2) Among graduates of an engineering-related university, etc. who are other than those with short-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 20 or more practice inspections.
- (3) Among graduates of an engineering-related high school, etc. who have long-term experience, a person must have completed a training course specified in item (i).
- (4) Among graduates of an engineering-related high school, etc. who are other than those with long-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 40 or more practice inspections.
- (5) A person must have knowledge and experience equivalent to or greater than that of persons specified in the preceding four items.
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The number shall be calculated by dividing the annual number of performance inspections by 800 (any fraction shall be rounded up) |
Machines, etc. specified in item (8) of Appended Table 1 |
- (1) Among graduates of an engineering-related university, etc. who have short-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 40 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 10 or more practice inspections.
- (2) Among graduates of an engineering-related university, etc. who are other than those with short-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 10 or more practice inspections.
- (3) Among graduates of an engineering-related high school, etc. who have long-term experience, a person must have completed a training course specified in item (i).
- (4) Among graduates of an engineering-related high school, etc. who are other than those with long-term experience, a person must have completed a specified training course that included 80 hours or more of theoretical training programs and 20 or more practice inspections.
- (5) A person must have knowledge and experience equivalent to or greater than that of persons specified in the preceding four items.
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The number shall be calculated by dividing the annual number of performance inspections by 800 (any fraction shall be rounded up) |
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