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Chapter VI Measures at the Time of Hiring Workers
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Having begun to employ a new worker, the employer must educate that worker in safety or health as it relates to the operations in which the worker is to be engaged, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
事業者は、労働者を雇い入れたときは、当該労働者に対し、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、その従事する業務に関する安全又は衛生のための教育を行なわなければならない。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis if the substance of the worker's work has changed.
前項の規定は、労働者の作業内容を変更したときについて準用する。
Before assigning a worker to dangerous or hazardous operations specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, an employer must educate that worker in safety or health as it relates to the operations, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
事業者は、危険又は有害な業務で、厚生労働省令で定めるものに労働者をつかせるときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、当該業務に関する安全又は衛生のための特別の教育を行なわなければならない。
When engaging in the operations referred to in the preceding paragraph at the same site as workers, an officer, etc. engaged in work must receive the education prescribed in that paragraph.
作業従事役員等は、労働者と同一の場所において前項の業務に就くときは、同項に規定する教育を受けなければならない。
If the type of industry at an employer's workplace falls under the category specified by Cabinet Order, the employer must conduct safety or health education regarding the following particulars, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, for foremen newly taking on that role and other persons newly taking on a role directly guiding or supervising workers in operations (except operations supervisors):
事業者は、その事業場の業種が政令で定めるものに該当するときは、新たに職務につくこととなつた職長その他の作業中の労働者を直接指導又は監督する者（作業主任者を除く。）に対し、次の事項について、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、安全又は衛生のための教育を行なわなければならない。
things related to decisions on work methods and the assignment of workers;
作業方法の決定及び労働者の配置に関すること。
things related to the method of guiding or supervising workers;
労働者に対する指導又は監督の方法に関すること。
the necessary particulars for preventing industrial injuries that Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribes, beyond what is set forth in the preceding two items.
前二号に掲げるもののほか、労働災害を防止するため必要な事項で、厚生労働省令で定めるもの
Beyond what is provided for in the preceding two Articles (excluding paragraph (4) of Article 59), an employer must endeavor to educate personsworkers currently engaged in dangerous or hazardous work operations in safety or health as it relates to the operations in which they are engaged, in order to improve the level of safety and health at the workplace.
事業者は、前二条（第五十九条第四項を除く。）に定めるもののほか、その事業場における安全衛生の水準の向上を図るため、危険又は有害な業務に現に就いている労働者に対し、その従事する業務に関する安全又は衛生のための教育を行うように努めなければならない。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare When engaging in dangerous or hazardous work operations at the same site as workers, an officer, etc. engaged in work must endeavor, beyond what is provided for in paragraph (4) of Article 59, to release the necessary guidelines receive education in safety or health in order to ensureimprove the appropriate and effective implementation of level of safety and health at the education referred to in the preceding paragraphplace where that work is carried out.
厚生労働大臣は、前項の教育の適切かつ有効な実施を作業従事役員等は、労働者と同一の場所において危険又は有害な業務に就くときは、第五十九条第四項に定めるもののほか、当該作業を行う場所における安全衛生の水準の向上を図るため必要な指針を公表するものとする、安全又は衛生のための教育を受けるように努めなければならない。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may provide is to release the necessary guidanceguidelines to employers and associations thereof in accordance withensure the appropriate and effective implementation of the guidelineseducation referred to in the preceding paragraphtwo paragraphs.
厚生労働大臣は、前項の指針に従い、事業者又はその団体に対し、二項の教育の適切かつ有効な実施を図るため必要な指導等を行うことができ針を公表するものとする。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may provide the necessary guidance to persons conducting a business and associations thereof in accordance with the guidelines referred to in the preceding paragraph.
厚生労働大臣は、前項の指針に従い、事業を行う者又はその団体に対し、必要な指導等を行うことができる。
An employer must not assign a person to the operation of a crane or any other operations specified by Cabinet Order unless the person has obtained a license for those operations from the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau, has completed a skill training course for those operations conducted by a person registered by the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau, or has other qualifications specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
事業者は、クレーンの運転その他の業務で、政令で定めるものについては、都道府県労働局長の当該業務に係る免許を受けた者又は都道府県労働局長の登録を受けた者が行う当該業務に係る技能講習を修了した者その他厚生労働省令で定める資格を有する者でなければ、当該業務に就かせてはならない。
A person other than one that may engage in the relevant operations pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must not engage in those operations.
前項の規定により当該業務につくことができる者以外の者は、当該業務を行なつてはならない。
A person that may engage in the relevant operations pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) must, at the time of the engagement in these operations, carry the license for those operations or other document evidencing the person's qualifications.
第一項の規定により当該業務につくことができる者は、当該業務に従事するときは、これに係る免許証その他その資格を証する書面を携帯していなければならない。
If it is necessary to do so for workers who are to receive vocational training authorized under the provisions of paragraph (1), Article 24 of the Human Resources Development Act (Act No. 64 of 1969) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2), Article 27-2 of that Act), it is permissible, within the limits of that necessity, for alternate provisions to be made by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as regards the provisions referred to in the preceding three paragraphs.
職業能力開発促進法（昭和四十四年法律第六十四号）第二十四条第一項（同法第二十七条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の認定に係る職業訓練を受ける労働者について必要がある場合においては、その必要の限度で、前三項の規定について、厚生労働省令で別段の定めをすることができる。
For middle-aged, elderly, and other workers with regard to whom particular considerations need to be made in assigning work with a view to preventing industrial injuries, an employer must endeavor to arrange appropriate assignments for these persons based on their physical and mental conditions.
事業者は、中高年齢者その他労働災害の防止上その就業に当たつて特に配慮を必要とする者については、これらの者の心身の条件に応じて適正な配置を行なうように努めなければならない。
In order to prevent industrial injuries among elderly persons, an employer must endeavor to improve the work environment, carry out management of work, and take other necessary measures in consideration of the characteristics of elderly persons.
事業者は、高年齢者の労働災害の防止を図るため、高年齢者の特性に配慮した作業環境の改善、作業の管理その他の必要な措置を講ずるように努めなければならない。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to release the necessary guidelines in connection with the measures referred to in the preceding paragraph that employers are to take, in order to ensure their appropriate and effective implementation.
厚生労働大臣は、前項の事業者が講ずべき措置に関して、その適切かつ有効な実施を図るため必要な指針を公表するものとする。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may provide the necessary guidance and assistance to employers and associations thereof in accordance with the guidelines referred to in the preceding paragraph.
厚生労働大臣は、前項の指針に従い、事業者又はその団体に対し、必要な指導、援助等を行うことができる。
In order to ensure the effective implementation of safety and health education by employers, the State is to endeavor to strengthen the necessary policies and measures including those for the training of instructors and improvement of their quality, preparation and dissemination of training and educational methods, and the supply of educational materials.
国は、事業者が行なう安全又は衛生のための教育の効果的実施を図るため、指導員の養成及び資質の向上のための措置、教育指導方法の整備及び普及、教育資料の提供その他必要な施策の充実に努めるものとする。