# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 第四十二条 (Article 42)

- 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: 第四十二条 (Article 42)（譲渡等の制限等） — address `art-42`
- 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-42
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-42
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### 第四十二条（譲渡等の制限等） — (Restrictions on Transfer)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-42 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-42 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-42</sup>

  **第一項**  特定機械等以外の機械等で、別表第二に掲げるものその他危険若しくは有害な作業を必要とするもの、危険な場所において使用するもの又は危険若しくは健康障害を防止するため使用するもののうち、政令で定めるものは、厚生労働大臣が定める規格又は安全装置を具備しなければ、譲渡し、貸与し、又は設置してはならない。
  <sup>art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-42/par-1</sup>
  Machinery or other such equipment that does not constitute specified machinery or other such equipment, but which is set forth in Appended Table 2 or otherwise necessitates dangerous or hazardous work operations, is used in a dangerous place, or is used to prevent the endangerment of a person or impairment of a person's health, and that is specified by Cabinet Order must not be transferred, leased out, or installed unless they fulfill the standards or safety device equipment requirements established by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-42/par-1: 別表第二 → 労働安全衛生法 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/appdx-2

## Cited by

7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 労働安全衛生法 第四十三条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-43-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-43-2/par-1
- 労働安全衛生法 第四十三条の二第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-43-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-43-2/par-1/item-2
- 労働安全衛生法 第四十四条第一項（個別検定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-44/par-1
- 労働安全衛生法 第四十四条の二第一項（型式検定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-44-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-44-2/par-1
- 労働安全衛生法 第百十九条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-119/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-119/par-1/item-1
- 労働安全衛生法 附則第二条第一項（譲渡等の制限等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4261-82/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4261-82/art-2/par-1
- 労働安全衛生法 別表第四第十四号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/appdx-4/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/appdx-4/item-14

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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
