# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 第百八条 (Article 108)

- Law: 労働安全衛生法 (Industrial Safety and Health Act), 昭和四十七年法律第五十七号
- English title "Industrial Safety and Health Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第百八条 (Article 108)（研究開発の推進等） — address `art-108`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-108
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-108
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### 第百八条（研究開発の推進等） — (Advancement of Research and Development)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-108 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-108 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-108</sup>

**第一項**  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。
<sup>art-108/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-108/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-108/par-1</sup>
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.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 労働安全衛生法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/347AC0000000057/20261001_507AC0000000033), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Industrial Safety and Health Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3440/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 労働安全衛生法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17