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Ordinance on Industrial Safety Consultants and Industrial Health Consultants
Ministry of Labour Ordinance No. 3 March 24, 1973

Latest Amendments:
Ministry of Labour Ordinance No. 41 of October 31, 2000
In Japanese

Chapter I.  Examination

Section 1. Industrial Safety Consultant Examination

(Classification of Examinations)

Article 1.  Classifications to be provided by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance on the basis of paragraph 2 of Article 82 of the Industrial Safety and Health Law (hereinafter referred to as the "Law," excluding paragraph 2 of Article 3 and paragraph 2 of Article 12) are as follows:

  1. Machinery
  2. Electricity
  3. Chemical
  4. Civil engineering
  5. Construction.
(Qualifications of Candidacy for Examination)

Article 2.  Candidates to be determined by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance on the basis of item 3 of paragraph 3 of Article 82 of the Law, are as follows:

  1. A person who graduated from a high school (including a junior high school accredited by the former Secondary School Order (Imperial Order No. 36, 1943) same hereinafter) or a secondary school accredited by the School Education Law (Law No.26, 1947) completing formal subjects of science and possesses experience in safety fields of 10 years or longer thereafter.
  2. A person who passed the second examination (hereinafter referred to as "successful applicants of examination for consultant engineers") provided in paragraph 1 of Article 4 of the Consultant Engineer Law (Law No. 25, 1983)
  3. (3)   A person who received a license for first class chief electric technicians (hereinafter referred to as "first class chief electric technician") defined in item 1 of paragraph 1 of Article 44 of Electric Utility Law (Law No. 170, 1964).
  4. A person who passed the examination for first class civil engineering work managing technique (hereinafter referred to as "first class civil engineering work managing technician") defined in Article 27-3 of the Enforcement Order of the Contractors Law (Cabinet Order No. 273, 1956).
  5. A person who passed the first class architect examination (hereinafter referred to as "successful applicants of the first class architect examination") defined in Article 12 of the Architect Law (Law No. 202, 1950).
  6. A person who has engaged in his duty for at least 10 years as a safety officer defined in paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Law.
  7. A person who completed the training course related to safety assigned by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and who possesses experience in safety fields of 15 years or longer.
  8. A person to be determined by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in addition to persons listed in the preceding items.
(Written Examination)
  1. Article 3.  Written examination for the industrial safety consultant examination (hereinafter referred to as "examination" in this section) will take place regarding the subjects in the right column of the following table according to the classification of examinations in the left column of the same table.
    Classification of Examinations Subjects
    Machinery
    1. Industrial safety (general)
    2. Related laws and ordinances on industrial safety.
    3. Safety of machinery (regarding industrial safety in technical knowledge related to machinery; same hereinafter).
    Electricity
    1. Industrial safety (general)
    2. Related laws and ordinances on industrial safety.
    3. Electric safety (regarding industrial safety in technical knowledge related to electricity; same hereinafter).

    Chemical
    1. Industrial safety (general)
    2. Related laws and ordinances on industrial safety.
    3. Chemical safety (regarding industrial safety in technical knowledge related to chemicals; same hereinafter).
    Civil engineering
    1. Industrial safety (general)
    2. Related laws and ordinances on industrial safety.
    3. Safety of civil engineering (regarding industrial safety in technical knowledge related to civil engineering; same hereinafter).
    Construction
    1. Industrial safety (general)
    2. Related laws and ordinances on industrial safety.
    3. Safety of construction (regarding industrial safety in technical knowledge related to construction; same hereinafter).
  2. Coverage of the subjects listed in the right column of the Table of the preceding paragraph is as shown in the following table.
    Industrial safety
    (general)     		Theory of safety management (including overall safety management). Safety engineering of materials.Reliability engineering. Transportation engineering.Human engineering. Safety psychology.Safety assessment at the time of designing or layout.Safety inspection. Safety education. Operation analysis and standing operational procedures. Strength calculation. Various types of examination methods related to safety. Safety devices. Personal protective equipment. Control of dangerous substances. Fire prevention. Investigation of industrial accidents and analysis of their causes. Outline of industrial health.
    Related laws and ordinances on industrial safety Subjects concerning industrial safety in the Industrial Safety and Health Law, and ordinances based on the said Law.
    Safety of machinery Motors. Power transmission apparatuses. Machine tools. Woodworking machines. Press machines and shears.Centrifugal machines. Grinders and mixers. Rolling mills. High speed rotators. Boilers, pressure vessels.Cranes and other transportation machines.
    Electric safety Electric apparatuses. High voltage equipment.Explosion-proof structures. Lightning arrestors.Electric leakage. Sparks. Static electricity. Induced current. Stray current. Arc welding. Electric construction work.
    Chemical safety Chemical processing. Reaction safety engineering.Explosion prevention engineering. Reactors. Distillation equipment. Extraction equipment. Burning equipment and fuels. Compressors. Storage tanks.Pipings. Gas welding equipment. Measuring and control.
    Civil engineering Soil mechanics. Structural mechanics. Scaffoldings.Construction machines. Concrete form shorings and other equipment for construction work. Open-cut excavation and other construction methods. Blasting.Prevention of cave-ins and landslides.
    Safety of construction Structural mechanics. Construction structure.Scaffoldings. Concrete form shorings and other equipment for construction work. Construction machines. Construction methods. Prevention of falls from elevation.
(Partial Exemption of Written Examination)
  1. Article 4.  A qualified person as defined by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance based on paragraph 4 of Article 82 is one listed in the left column of the following table. For such persons, written examination concerning the subjects listed in the right column of the said table is exempted according to classification of the examinations listed in the middle column of the said table.
    Qualified person Classification of examination Subject
    Successful applicants of the consultant engineer examination who passed the second examination related to the machinery field, shipping field, aircraft and aerospace fields or metallurgy field Machinery Safety of machinery
    Successful applicants of the consultant engineer examination who passed the second examination related to the electric and electronic fields. Electricity Electric safety
    Successful applicants of the consultant engineer examination who passed the second examination related to the chemical field, or agricultural field with agricultural chemistry as a elective subject. Chemistry Chemical safety
    Successful applicants of the consultant engineer examination who passed the second examination related to the natural resources or construction fields, the second examination related to the agricultural field with agricultural civil engineering as a selective subject or the forestry field with forestry civil engineering as a selective subject. Civil engineering Safety of civil engineering
    Successful applicants of the consultant engineer examination who passed the second examination related to management engineering with factory management as a selective subject. All categories Industrial safety (general)
    First class chief electric technician Electricity Electric safety
    First class civil engineering work managing technician Civil engineering Safety of civil engineering
    First class architect work managing technician Construction Safety of construction
  2. Persons who possess qualification defined by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance based on paragraph 4 of Article 82 of the Law are determined by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare separately from among those who fall under item 8 of Article 2. For such persons, the written examination is partially exempted according to provisions established by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare separately, in addition to ones listed in the left column of the table as provided in the preceding paragraph.
(Oral Examination)
  1. Article 5.  An oral examination is given to successful applicants of the written examination.
  2. Subjects in the oral examination are defined as shown in the right column of the following table according to classification of examinations in the left column of the same table:
    Classification of examination Subject
    Machinery
    1. Industrial safety (general)
    2. Safety of machinery
    Electricity
    1. Industrial safety (general)
    2. Electric safety
    Chemistry
    1. Industrial safety (general)
    2. Chemical safety
    Civil engineering
    1. Industrial safety (general)
    2. Safety of civil engineering
    Construction
    1. Industrial safety (general)
    2. Safety of construction
  3. 3.   The provision of paragraph 2 of Article 3 shall be applied in the oral examination. In this case, description of "preceding paragraph" in the said paragraph is to be read as "paragraph 2 of Article 5".

(Execution of Examinations)

  1. Article 6.  An examination is given at least once every year.
  2. Required items concerning the execution of examinations such as date, place, etc., shall be announced in the official gazette prior to examination.
(Application Procedures for an Examination)

Article 7.  In a case where, the person who conducts the consultant test business prescribed in Article 83-2 is the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, those applying for the examination shall submit the Application for the Consultant Examination (Form No. 1) to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare via the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau with jurisdiction over the applicant's location, in a case where, designated consultant examination institution set forth in Article 83-2 conducts the said business, applicants shall
submit the application to the designated consultant examination institution.

(Issuance of Certificate)

Article 8.  The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare shall issue a Certificate of Passing Examination (Form No. 2) to the successful applicants and announce their names in the official gazette.

(Cancellation of Passing Examinations, etc.)

Article 9.  The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare can cancel the determination of passing examination or prohibit the taking of an examination by those who have taken or will take such examination by an unfair practice.

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