employer
事業者（ じぎょうしゃ ）
A person who runs a business (事業) and employs one or more workers (労働者).
事業を行う者で、労働者を使用するもの
Article 2, paragraph (1), item (iii) See it in the glossary registered agency for design reviews and post-manufacturing inspections
登録設計審査等機関（ とうろくせっけいしんさとうきかん ）
A person registered by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, for each kind of specified machinery (特定機械等) in Appended Table 1, to carry out design reviews (設計審査) and, for some kinds, post-manufacturing inspections (製造時等検査).
Article 37, paragraph (3) See it in the glossary registered agency for performance inspections
登録性能検査機関（ とうろくせいのうけんさきかん ）
A person registered by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to carry out the performance inspections that renewing the validity of an inspection certificate (検査証) for specified machinery (特定機械等) requires.
Article 41, paragraph (2) See it in the glossary registered agency for individual examinations
登録個別検定機関（ とうろくこべつけんていきかん ）
A person registered by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to carry out individual examinations (個別検定) of machinery or other equipment listed in Appended Table 3 and specified by Cabinet Order (政令).
Article 44, paragraph (1) See it in the glossary individual examination
個別検定（ こべつけんてい ）
The examination, by a registered agency for individual examinations (登録個別検定機関), of each unit of machinery or other equipment listed in Appended Table 3 and specified by Cabinet Order (政令) that its manufacturer or importer, or its foreign manufacturer, must or may undergo (Article 44, paragraphs (1) and (2)); a unit passes only if it meets standards set by a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order (厚生労働省令).
Article 44, paragraph (3) See it in the glossary registered agency for type examinations
登録型式検定機関（ とうろくかたしきけんていきかん ）
A person registered by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to carry out type examinations (型式検定) of machinery or other equipment listed in Appended Table 4 and specified by Cabinet Order (政令).
Article 44-2, paragraph (1) See it in the glossary type examination
型式検定（ かたしきけんてい ）
The examination, by a registered agency for type examinations (登録型式検定機関), of the type (型式) of machinery or other equipment listed in Appended Table 4 and specified by Cabinet Order (政令), which its manufacturer or importer, or its foreign manufacturer, must or may undergo (Article 44-2, paragraphs (1) and (2)); a type passes only if the machinery's structure and the facilities for making and inspecting it meet standards set by a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order (厚生労働省令).
Article 44-2, paragraph (3) See it in the glossary registered inspection agency
検査業者（ けんさぎょうしゃ ）
A person registered under Article 54-3, paragraph (1) who carries out specified voluntary inspections (特定自主検査) of machinery or other equipment when others ask.
Article 45, paragraph (2) See it in the glossary specified inspection
特定自主検査（ とくていじしゅけんさ ）
Those of the periodic voluntary inspections an employer must carry out on boilers and other machinery Cabinet Order (政令) specifies (Article 45, paragraph (1)) that a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order (厚生労働省令) specifies; they must be done by a qualified employer or worker, or by a registered inspection agency (検査業者).
Article 45, paragraph (2) See it in the glossary performance inspection
性能検査（ せいのうけんさ ）
The inspection under Article 41, paragraph (2) by a registered agency for performance inspections (登録性能検査機関), which a person must undergo to renew the period for which the inspection certificate (検査証) of specified machinery (特定機械等) is valid.
Article 53-3, paragraph (1) See it in the glossary design review or post-manufacturing inspection
設計審査等（ せっけいしんさとう ）
A design review (設計審査) or a post-manufacturing inspection (製造時等検査) of specified machinery (特定機械等): the work a registered agency for design reviews and post-manufacturing inspections is registered to do.
Article 54-2, paragraph (1) See it in the glossary person notifying an alternative chemical name, etc.
代替化学名等通知者（ だいたいかがくめいとうつうちしゃ ）
A person who has given notice of an alternative chemical name, etc. (代替化学名等) under Article 57-2, paragraph (3) in place of an ingredient's real chemical name.
Article 57-2, paragraph (4) See it in the glossary licensing examinations
免許試験（ めんきょしけん ）
The licensing examinations that the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau (都道府県労働局長) holds for each category a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order (厚生労働省令) sets (Article 75, paragraph (1)), given as a written test and a practical test, or either one.
Article 75, paragraph (2) See it in the glossary practical training
教習（ きょうしゅう ）
The practical training referred to in Article 75, paragraph (3), given by a person registered with the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau (都道府県労働局長) for each category in Appended Table 17, completion of which within the past year can exempt a person from all or part of a licensing examination's written or practical test.
Article 75, paragraph (4) See it in the glossary designated examination board
指定試験機関（ していしけんきかん ）
A body designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to carry out all or part of running the licensing examinations (免許試験) that the Directors of Prefectural Labour Bureaus (都道府県労働局長) hold.
Article 75-2, paragraph (1) See it in the glossary skill training course
技能講習（ ぎのうこうしゅう ）
A skill training course under Article 14 or Article 61, paragraph (1), given by a person registered with the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau (都道府県労働局長), whose completion qualifies a person to be appointed an operations supervisor (作業主任者) or to do work such as operating a crane; given for each category in Appended Table 18 as classroom or practical instruction.
Article 76, paragraph (1) See it in the glossary registered training institution
登録教習機関（ とうろくきょうしゅうきかん ）
A person registered with the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau (都道府県労働局長) under Article 77, paragraph (1) who gives skill training courses (技能講習) or practical training (教習).
Article 77, paragraph (3) See it in the glossary designated consultant examination board
指定コンサルタント試験機関（ していこんさるたんとしけんきかん ）
A body designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to carry out all or part of running the industrial safety consultant and industrial health consultant examinations, other than deciding who passes.
Article 83-2, paragraph (1) See it in the glossary consultant
コンサルタント（ こんさるたんと ）
An industrial safety consultant (労働安全コンサルタント) or an industrial health consultant (労働衛生コンサルタント): a person who has passed the examination for one and is registered under Article 84 to diagnose safety or health at workplaces and give guidance for a fee.
Article 85, paragraph (1) See it in the glossary designated registration institution
指定登録機関（ していとうろくきかん ）
A body designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to carry out the work of registering consultants, other than revoking registrations under Article 85.
Article 85-2, paragraph (1) See it in the glossary