Ordinance on Safety of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
Ministry of Labour Ordinance No.33 of September 30, 1972
Latest Amendments:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance No. 171 of July 16, 2001
In Japanese
Chapter VI. License
Section 3. License of Boiler Maintenance Worker
(Persons Qualified for the License)
Article 113. The license of boiler maintenance worker shall be granted to the persons who have passed the license examination for boiler maintenance workers by the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau.
(Disqualification for the License)
Article 114. Persons described by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance based on the provision of item 2 of paragraph 2 of Article 72 of the Law relating to the license of boiler maintenance worker shall be the persons who are under eighteen years of age.
(Person Designated by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance based on the Provision of Paragraph 3 of Article 72 of the Law)
Article 114-2. Persons described by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance based on the provision of paragraph 3 of Article 72 of the Law relating to the license of boiler maintenance worker shall be the persons who can not conduct appropriately cleaning of the boiler or disassembling of the fittings etc., in carrying out the work relating to the license due to the mental or physical function disorder.
(Consideration of Measures, etc., to Cover Handicap)
Article 114-3. In case the applicant for the license of boiler maintenance worker shall be the person who described in preceding provisions, when the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau decides to grant a license or not, he shall consider that the disorder is covered and the level of disorder is mitigated by the measures and treatments to cover the handicap.
(License with Reservation)
Article 114-4. The Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau may grant a license of boiler maintenance worker to a person suffering from mental or physical function disorder with the limitation of operations he is able to perform and other necessary reservations concerning the operation.
(Qualification for Taking the License Examination)
Article 115. Those other than the following persons can not receive the license examination for boiler maintenance workers:
- Persons who have experience in a supplementary operation for the work described by item 5 of Article 20 of the Cabinet Order at least six months.
- Persons who have experience in maintenance work of boilers (those which are specified by a) to d) of item 16 of Article 6 of the Cabinet Order, but excluding small-sized boilers) or maintenance work of first class pressure vessels (those which are specified by a) or b) of item 17 of the same Article, but excluding small-sized pressure vessels) at least six months.
- Those who meet the provisions in (b) of item 3 of Article 97.
(Subjects of Examination in the License Examination)
Article 116. The licensee examination for boiler maintenance workers shall be conducted in term of the following subjects with a written test.
- Knowledge of boilers and first class pressure vessels.
- Knowledge of maintenance work of boilers and first class pressure vessels.
- Knowledge of equipment, tools, chemicals, etc., used for maintenance work of boilers and first class pressure vessels.
- Related laws and ordinances.
(Exemption of Subjects of Examination)
Article 117. The Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau may exempt the subjects of examination described in item 1 of the preceding Article for boiler operators and the persons specified in b) of item 3 of Article 97.
(Details of License Examination)
Article 118. Such details necessary for implementing a license examination for boiler maintenance workers, besides those prescribed by Article 71 of the Safety and Health Ordinance and the preceding three Articles shall be set forth by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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