OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT
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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Scope of Application)
Article 4 (Duties of Government)
Article 5 (Duties of Business Owners, etc.)
Article 6 (Duties of Employees)
Article 7 Deleted.
Article 8 (Establishment and Publication of Industrial Accident Prevention Plans)
Article 9 (Requests, etc. for Cooperation)
Article 9-2 (Publication of Number, etc. of Industrial Accident Occurrences at Place of Business)
Article 10 (Prohibition on Concealing Occurrences of Industrial Accidents, and Reporting, etc. thereof)
Article 10-2 Deleted.
Article 11 (Posting, etc. of Purport of Statutes)
Article 12 (Attachment, etc. of Safety and Health Signs)
CHAPTER II SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Article 13 (Persons in Charge of Safety and Health Management)
Article 14 (Supervisors)
Article 15 (Safety Officers, etc.)
Article 15-2 (Revocation, etc. of Designation)
Article 15-3 (Penalty Surcharges)
Article 16 (Health Officers, etc.)
Article 16-2 (Guidance, Advice, etc. of Safety Officers)
Article 16-3 (Persons in Charge of Safety and Health Management)
Article 17 (Occupational Health Doctors)
Article 18 (Persons in General Charge of Health and Safety)
Article 18-2 (Safety and Health Coordinator)
Article 19 (Occupational Health and Safety Committee)
CHAPTER III HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
Article 20 (Preparation, etc. of Health and Safety Management Regulations)
Article 21 (Procedures for Preparation and Modification of Health and Safety Management Regulations)
Article 22 (Observance, etc. of Health and Safety Management Regulations)
CHAPTER IV MEASURES FOR PREVENTING HARM AND HAZARDS
Article 23 (Safety Measures)
Article 24 (Health Measures)
Article 25 (Matters to be Observed by Employees)
Article 26 (Suspension, etc. of Work)
Article 27 (Technical Guidelines and Standards of Working Environment)
Article 28 (Prohibition of Contracts for Harmful Work)
Article 29 (Safety and Health Measures When Conducting Contracted Projects)
Article 29-2 (Special Cases concerning Establishing and Operating Council on Safety and Health)
Article 29-3 (Request for Design Modification)
Article 29-4 (Requesting Extension of Construction Period, and other Related Matters)
Article 30 (Appropriation, etc. of Funds for Occupational Safety and Health Management)
Article 30-2 (Specialized Guidance Institution for Accident Prevention)
Article 31 (Health and Safety Education)
Article 31-2 (Basic Course on Safety and Health in Construction Business)
Article 32 (Education for Persons in Charge of Management, etc.)
Article 32-2 (Evaluation of Registered Institutions)
Article 32-3 (Application Mutatis Mutandis)
Article 33 (Protective Measures, etc. against Harmful or Dangerous Machinery, Instruments, etc.)
Article 34 (Safety Certification)
Article 34-2 (Indication, etc. of Safety Certification)
Article 34-3 (Revocation, etc. of Safety Certification)
Article 34-4 (Prohibition, etc. on Manufacturing, Importation, and Use of Machinery, Apparatuses, etc. subject to Safety Certification)
Article 34-5 (Designation of Safety Certification Institution)
Article 34-6 Deleted.
Article 35 (Reporting on Voluntary Safety Verification)
Article 35-2 (Indication, etc. of Voluntary Safety Verification)
Article 35-3 (Prohibition, etc. on Use of Voluntary Safety Verification Certificate)
Article 35-4 (Prohibition, etc. on Manufacturing, Importation, Use, etc. of Machinery, Apparatuses, etc. subject to Voluntary Safety Verification)
Article 36 (Safety Inspections)
Article 36-2 (Safety Inspections under Self-Inspection Program)
Article 36-3 (Support of Production, etc. of Protective Devices)
Article 36-4 (Integrated Management of Information about Safety of Harmful or Dangerous Machinery, etc.)
Article 37 (Prohibition on Manufacture, etc.)
Article 38 (Permission for Manufacture, etc.)
Article 38-2 (Asbestos Inspection)
Article 38-3 (Observing Standards for Removing or Dismantling Asbestos)
Article 38-4 (Dismantling or Removal of Asbestos by Asbestos Dismantlers or Removers)
Article 38-5 (Observance of Standards for Asbestos Concentration)
Article 39 (Managing, etc. Harmful Factors)
Article 39-2 (Observance of Permissible Level of Harmful Factors)
Article 40 (Survey of Harmfulness or Danger of Chemical Substances)
Article 41 (Preparation, Keeping, etc. of Material Safety Data Sheets)
Article 41-2 (Assessment of Danger)
CHAPTER V MANAGING EMPLOYEES’ HEALTH
Article 42 (Working Environment Measurement, etc.)
Article 42-2 (Reliability Evaluation on Working Environment Measurement)
Article 43 (Health Examination)
Article 43-2 (Epidemiological Inspections)
Article 44 (Health Management Pocketbooks)
Article 45 (Prohibition of and Restriction on Work by Persons Suffering from Disease)
Article 46 (Restriction on Extension of Working Hours)
Article 47 (Restriction on Employment by Qualification, etc.)
CHAPTER VI SUPERVISION AND ORDERS
Article 48 (Submission, etc. of Plans for Prevention of Harm and Dangers)
Article 49 (Safety and Health Inspections, etc.)
Article 49-2 (Submitting, etc. Process-Safety Reports)
Article 50 (Health and Safety Improvement Plan)
Article 51 (Supervisory Measures)
Article 51-2 (Request, etc. for Suspension of Business)
Article 52 (Reporting to Supervisory Body)
CHAPTER VI-2 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTORS AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH INSTRUCTORS
Article 52-2 (Duties of Instructors)
Article 52-3 (Qualification and Examination of Instructors)
Article 52-4 (Registration of Instructors)
Article 52-5 (Direction for Instructors)
Article 52-6 (Confidentiality)
Article 52-7 (Liability for Damages)
Article 52-8 (Prohibition of Use of Similar Title)
Article 52-9 (Sanctions against Cheating)
Article 52-10 (Education of Instructors)
Article 52-11 (Maintenance of Dignity and Duty of Good Faith Practices)
Article 52-12 (Prohibited Conduct)
Article 52-13 (Application for Inspection of Related Books)
Article 52-14 (Prohibition of Act, etc. of Lending Qualification)
Article 52-15 (Revocation, etc. of Registration)
CHAPTER VII (Articles 53 through 60) DELETED.
CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 61 (Industrial Accident Prevention Facilities)
Article 61-2 (Honorary Occupational Safety Inspectors)
Article 61-3 (Financial Resources to Prevent Accidents)
Article 62 (Promotion of Industrial Accident Prevention Projects)
Article 63 (Confidentiality)
Article 63-2 (Hearings and Criteria for Dispositions)
Article 64 (Preservation of Documents)
Article 65 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority, etc.)
Article 66 (Fees, etc.)
CHAPTER IX PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 66-2 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 67 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 67-2 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 68 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 69 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 70 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 71 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 72 (Administrative Fines)