# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 第六十六条の八 (Article 66-8) - 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: 第六十六条の八 (Article 66-8)（面接指導等） — address `art-66-8` - 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-66-8 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第六十六条の八（面接指導等） — (Face-to-Face Guidance) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-66-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8 **第一項** 事業者は、その労働時間の状況その他の事項が労働者の健康の保持を考慮して厚生労働省令で定める要件に該当する労働者（次条第一項に規定する者及び第六十六条の八の四第一項に規定する者を除く。以下この条において同じ。）に対し、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、医師による面接指導（問診その他の方法により心身の状況を把握し、これに応じて面接により必要な指導を行うことをいう。以下同じ。）を行わなければならない。 art-66-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-1 An employer, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, must have a worker whose working hours or other conditions fall under one of the requirements specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in consideration of helping to maintain workers' health (excluding those prescribed in paragraph (1) of the following Article and in paragraph (1) of Article 66-8-4) undergo face-to-face guidance (meaning the undertaking of the necessary guidance in a face-to-face setting, in accordance with a person's physical and mental condition as assessed through a medical interview or other means; the same applies hereinafter) by a physician. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 労働者は、前項の規定により事業者が行う面接指導を受けなければならない。ただし、事業者の指定した医師が行う面接指導を受けることを希望しない場合において、他の医師の行う同項の規定による面接指導に相当する面接指導を受け、その結果を証明する書面を事業者に提出したときは、この限りでない。 art-66-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-2 A worker must undergo the face-to-face guidance provided by the employer pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraphs; provided, however, that this does not apply if a worker who does not desire to undergo the face-to-face guidance by the physician designated by the employer undergoes face-to-face guidance by another physician that is equivalent to the face-to-face guidance under the provisions of that paragraph and submits a document to the employer certifying the results. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 事業者は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、第一項及び前項ただし書の規定による面接指導の結果を記録しておかなければならない。 art-66-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-3 An employer, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, must record the results of the face-to-face guidance under the provisions of paragraph (1) and the proviso of the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 事業者は、第一項又は第二項ただし書の規定による面接指導の結果に基づき、当該労働者の健康を保持するために必要な措置について、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、医師の意見を聴かなければならない。 art-66-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-4 An employer, based on the results of the face-to-face guidance provided for in paragraph (1) or the proviso of paragraph (1) or the proviso paragraph (2), must hear the opinions of a physician regarding necessary measures to help maintain the health of the worker pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 事業者は、前項の規定による医師の意見を勘案し、その必要があると認めるときは、当該労働者の実情を考慮して、就業場所の変更、作業の転換、労働時間の短縮、深夜業の回数の減少等の措置を講ずるほか、当該医師の意見の衛生委員会若しくは安全衛生委員会又は労働時間等設定改善委員会への報告その他の適切な措置を講じなければならない。 art-66-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-5 On finding that it is necessary to do so in light of the opinion of a physician under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the employer must take measures including changing the location of work, changing the work content, shortening the working hours, reducing the frequency of night work in accordance with the actual circumstances of the worker concerned, along with conducting appropriate measures including reporting the opinion of the physician to the Health Committee, Safety and Health Committee or Committee for the Improvement of Establishing Working Hours, etc.. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-66-8/par-1: 次条第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八の二第一項 (Article 66-8-2, paragraph (1)), art-66-8-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8-2/par-1 - art-66-8/par-1: 第六十六条の八の四第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八の四第一項 (Article 66-8-4, paragraph (1)), art-66-8-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8-4/par-1 - art-66-8/par-1: この条 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八 (Article 66-8), art-66-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8 - art-66-8/par-2: 前項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第一項 (Article 66-8, paragraph (1)), art-66-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-1 - art-66-8/par-3: 第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第一項 (Article 66-8, paragraph (1)), art-66-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-1 - art-66-8/par-3: 前項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第二項 (Article 66-8, paragraph (2)), art-66-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-2 - art-66-8/par-4: 第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第一項 (Article 66-8, paragraph (1)), art-66-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-1 - art-66-8/par-4: 第二項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第二項 (Article 66-8, paragraph (2)), art-66-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-2 - art-66-8/par-5: 前項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第四項 (Article 66-8, paragraph (4)), art-66-8/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-4 ## Cited by 13 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第一項（面接指導等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-1 - 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第二項（面接指導等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-2 - 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第三項（面接指導等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-3 - 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第四項（面接指導等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-4 - 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第五項（面接指導等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-5 - 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8-2/par-2 - 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八の三第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8-3/par-1 - 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八の四第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8-4/par-2 - 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の九第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-9/par-1 - 労働安全衛生法 第百五条第一項（健康診断等に関する秘密の保持） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-105/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-105/par-1 - 労働安全衛生法 附則第五条第一項（面接指導に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4301-71/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4301-71/art-5/par-1 - 労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律 第四十五条第三項（労働安全衛生法の適用に関する特例等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/art-45/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/360AC0000000088/art-45/par-3 - 医療法 附則第百八条第八項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-3231-205/art-108/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-3231-205/art-108/par-8 --- ## 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