Having given the instructions under the provisions of paragraph (1) or (4) of Article 78 and on finding that professional advice is necessary, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may recommend the employer to undergo a safety or health diagnosis by an industrial safety consultant or industrial health consultant, and further to hear the opinions of those professionals on the preparation or modification of the special safety and health improvement plan.
厚生労働大臣は、第七十八条第一項又は第四項の規定による指示をした場合において、専門的な助言を必要とすると認めるときは、当該事業者に対し、労働安全コンサルタント又は労働衛生コンサルタントによる安全又は衛生に係る診断を受け、かつ、特別安全衛生改善計画の作成又は変更について、これらの者の意見を聴くべきことを勧奨することができる。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis if the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau gives instructions under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article. In such a case, the phrase "preparation or modification" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "preparation".
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