Having appointed an industrial physician, an employer must make known to the workers information concerning the duties of the industrial physician at the workplace, such as the substance of the duties, that is specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare by means, such as displaying or posting this in conspicuous places throughout the workspace specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The provisions in the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the employer that has a person prescribed in paragraph (1) of Article 13-2 do all or part of worker healthcare and related duties. In such a case, the phrase "make known to" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "endeavor to make known to".
An employer must make the information of which it has been notified pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of Article 57-2 (including, in the case where an alternative chemical name, etc. has been notified in place of notification of a component pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) or (6) of that Article, that alternative chemical name, etc.) known to the workers handling a chemical substance, preparation containing a chemical substance, or other substance regarding which it has been notified of that information, by means, such as always displaying or keeping the information in a conspicuous spot in each workspace where workers handle the substance, specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
A person that has installed a facilities for gas supply or any other facility specified by Cabinet Order must provide instructions on measures to be taken in order to prevent that workpiece from causing an industrial injury, if requested to provide instructions on this by an employer that is doing construction or carrying out any other job in the place where the workpiece is located or in the vicinity thereof.
Article 103Preservation of Documents
第百三条(書類の保存等)
An employer, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, must keep the documents (excluding the records under the following paragraph and paragraph (3)) prepared under the provisions of this Act or an order under this Act (excluding the provisions of paragraph (4) of Article 57-2 and of an order under that paragraph).
事業者は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、この法律又はこれに基づく命令の規定(第五十七条の二第四項及びこれに基づく命令の規定を除く。)に基づいて作成した書類(次項及び第三項の帳簿を除く。)を、保存しなければならない。
Pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a registered agency for design reviews and post-manufacturing inspections, registered agency for performance inspections, registered agency for individual examinations, registered agency for type examinations, registered inspection agency, designated examination board, registered training institution, designated consultant examination board, or designated registration institution must prepare and keep records that contain information regarding design reviews or post-manufacturing inspections, performance inspections, individual examinations, type examinations, specified inspections, licensing examinations, skill training courses, practical training, industrial safety consultant examinations, industrial health consultant examinations, and consultant registrations as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a consultant must prepare and keep records that contain the information prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare regarding the services thereof.
コンサルタントは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、その業務に関する事項で、厚生労働省令で定めるものを記載した帳簿を備え、これを保存しなければならない。
Pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a person notifying an alternative chemical name, etc. must keep the documents prepared under the provisions of paragraph (4) of Article 57-2 or an order under that paragraph.
代替化学名等通知者は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、第五十七条の二第四項又はこれに基づく命令の規定に基づいて作成した書類を、保存しなければならない。
Article 104Handling of Information on a Person's Physical and Mental Condition
第百四条(心身の状態に関する情報の取扱い)
In collecting, preserving, or using information regarding the physical and mental conditions of workers in connection with its implementation of measures under the provisions of this Act or an order under this Act, an employer must collect information on the physical and mental conditions of workers within the necessary scope to ensure the health of the workers, and must preserve and use that information within the scope of the purpose of its collection; provided, however, that this does not apply if the employer has the consent of the individual concerned or if there are any other reasonable grounds.
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to release the necessary guidelines to ensure the appropriate and effective implementation of the measures that employers are to take pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs.
Having released guidelines as referred to in the preceding paragraph, and on finding that it is necessary to do so, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may provide the necessary guidance on those guidelines to employers and associations thereof.
Article 105Confidentiality in Relation to Medical Checkups
第百五条(健康診断等に関する秘密の保持)
A person who was engaged in the implementation of a medical checkup under the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 65-2 and paragraphs (1) through (4) of Article 66, the face-to-face guidance under the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 66-8, paragraph (1) of Article 66-8-2 and paragraph (1) of Article 66-8-4, the examination under paragraph (1) of Article 66-10, or the face-to-face guidance under the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article, must not divulge any secretof the worker of which they have become aware in connection with the implementation thereof.
第六十五条の二第一項及び第六十六条第一項から第四項までの規定による健康診断、第六十六条の八第一項、第六十六条の八の二第一項及び第六十六条の八の四第一項の規定による面接指導、第六十六条の十第一項の規定による検査又は同条第三項の規定による面接指導の実施の事務に従事した者は、その実施に関して知り得た労働者の秘密を漏らしてはならない。
第百六条(国の援助)
Beyond what is provided for in Article 19-3, paragraph (3) of Article 28-2, paragraph (4) of Article 57-3, Article 58, Article 63, paragraph (9) of Article 66-10, Article 71, and Article 71-4, the State must endeavor to take financial measures, give technical advice, and provide other necessary assistance with respect to activities undertaken by employers including the streamlining of safety and health facilities and the implementation of special safety and health improvement plans and safety and health improvement plans, in order to contribute to the prevention of industrial injuries.
国は、第十九条の三、第二十八条の二第三項、第五十七条の三第四項、第五十八条、第六十三条、第六十六条の十第九項、第七十一条及び第七十一条の四に定めるもののほか、労働災害の防止に資するため、事業者が行う安全衛生施設の整備、特別安全衛生改善計画又は安全衛生改善計画の実施その他の活動について、金融上の措置、技術上の助言その他必要な援助を行うように努めるものとする。
In granting the assistance referred to in the preceding paragraph, the State is to make special considerations for small and medium-sized enterprises.
国は、前項の援助を行うに当たつては、中小企業者に対し、特別の配慮をするものとする。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to endeavor to provide materials and otherwise undertake the necessary support in order to improve the credentials of safety managers, health managers, safety and health advocates, health advocates, industrial physicians, consultants, and other persons engaged in operations to prevent industrial injuries, and in order to get workers to think more about industrial injuries prevention..
Article 108Advancement of Research and Development
第百八条(研究開発の推進等)
In order to promote science and technology's contribution to the prevention of industrial injuries, the Government is to endeavor to advance research and development, to make the outcomes thereof widespread, and to take other necessary measures.
政府は、労働災害の防止に資する科学技術の振興を図るため、研究開発の推進及びその成果の普及その他必要な措置を講ずるように努めるものとする。
On finding it to be necessary to do so in order to assess the correlation between things such as chemical substances to which employees are exposed or the work, and the diseases of workers, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may undertake an epidemiological survey or any other investigation (hereinafter in this Article referred to as an "epidemiological survey or other investigation").
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may entrust a person that has expert knowledge concerning epidemiological surveys or other investigations with all or part of the affair involved in implementing an epidemiological survey or other investigation.
厚生労働大臣は、疫学的調査等の実施に関する事務の全部又は一部を、疫学的調査等について専門的知識を有する者に委託することができる。
On finding it to be necessary to do in connection with the implementation of an epidemiological survey or other investigation, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or a person entrusted under the provisions of the preceding paragraph may question the employer, the workers and other persons concerned, or request them to report on the necessary particulars or submit necessary documents.
The persons entrusted by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) with engaging in affair for implementing epidemiological surveys and other investigations must not divulge any secretlearned in connection with the survey or investigation; provided, however, that this does not apply if they are compelled to disclose confidential information in order to prevent the impairment of workers' health.
Article 109Collaboration with Local Governments
第百九条(地方公共団体との連携)
In advancing measures to prevent industrial injuries, the State must be respectful of the position of local governments, coordinate closely with them, and seek their understanding and cooperation.
国は、労働災害の防止のための施策を進めるに当たつては、地方公共団体の立場を尊重し、これと密接に連絡し、その理解と協力を求めなければならない。
Article 110Conditions for Permission
第百十条(許可等の条件)
Conditions may be attached to a permission, license, designation, or registration (limited to registration under the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 54-3 or paragraph (1) of Article 84; the same applies in the following paragraph) under the provisions of this Act, and they may be altered.
この法律の規定による許可、免許、指定又は登録(第五十四条の三第一項又は第八十四条第一項の規定による登録に限る。次項において同じ。)には、条件を付し、及びこれを変更することができる。
The conditions under the preceding paragraph are limited to those that are within the scope of what is minimally necessary for the reliable implementation of the thing to which the permission, license, designation, or registration pertains, and must not impose unjustifiable obligations on the person obtaining the permission, license, designation or registration.