An employer, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, must endeavor to assess things such as the potential for danger or harm from things such as constructions, equipment, raw materials, gases, vapor, and dust,and from work activities and other duties (excluding the things such as the potential for danger or harm due to substances specified by Cabinet Order pursuant to paragraph (1) of Article 57 and substance subject to notice prescribed in paragraph (1) of Article 57-2), and to take the necessary measures to prevent the endangerment of workers or the impairment of workers' health, in addition to taking the measures under the provisions of this Act or an order under this Act, based on the results of those investigations; provided, however, that for those of such investigations that are unrelated to chemical substances, preparations containing chemical substances, and other things that could endanger a worker or impair a worker's health, this is limited to an employer that is in the manufacturing industry or any other industry specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
事業者は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、建設物、設備、原材料、ガス、蒸気、粉じん等による、又は作業行動その他業務に起因する危険性又は有害性等（第五十七条第一項の政令で定める物及び第五十七条の二第一項に規定する通知対象物による危険性又は有害性等を除く。）を調査し、その結果に基づいて、この法律又はこれに基づく命令の規定による措置を講ずるほか、労働者の危険又は健康障害を防止するため必要な措置を講ずるように努めなければならない。ただし、当該調査のうち、化学物質、化学物質を含有する製剤その他の物で労働者の危険又は健康障害を生ずるおそれのあるものに係るもの以外のものについては、製造業その他厚生労働省令で定める業種に属する事業者に限る。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to release the necessary guidelines in connection with the measures in the preceding paragraph in order to ensure their appropriate and effective implementation, beyond what is provided for in paragraphs (1) and (3) of the preceding Article.
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.
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