# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 第七十一条の二 (Article 71-2)

- 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: 第七十一条の二 (Article 71-2)（事業者の講ずる措置） — address `art-71-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第七十一条の二（事業者の講ずる措置） — (Measures to Be Taken by Employers)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-71-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-71-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-71-2</sup>

**第一項**  事業者は、事業場における安全衛生の水準の向上を図るため、次の措置を継続的かつ計画的に講ずることにより、快適な職場環境を形成するように努めなければならない。
<sup>art-71-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-71-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-71-2/par-1</sup>
An employer must endeavor to create a comfortable work environment in order to improve the level of safety and health in the workplace by continuously and systematically taking measures as follows:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  作業環境を快適な状態に維持管理するための措置
  <sup>art-71-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-71-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-71-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
  measures to manage the maintenance of a comfortable work environment;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  労働者の従事する作業について、その方法を改善するための措置
  <sup>art-71-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-71-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-71-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
  measures to improve work methods for work in which workers engage;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  作業に従事することによる労働者の疲労を回復するための施設又は設備の設置又は整備
  <sup>art-71-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-71-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-71-2/par-1/item-3</sup>
  providing and streamlining facilities and equipment for workers to recover from fatigue suffered in the course of their work;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  前三号に掲げるもののほか、快適な職場環境を形成するため必要な措置
  <sup>art-71-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-71-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-71-2/par-1/item-4</sup>
  the necessary measures to create a comfortable work environment, beyond as set forth in the preceding three items.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-71-2/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 労働安全衛生法 第七十一条の二第一項第一号 (Article 71-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-71-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-71-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-71-2/par-1/item-1
- art-71-2/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 労働安全衛生法 第七十一条の二第一項第二号 (Article 71-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-71-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-71-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-71-2/par-1/item-2
- art-71-2/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 労働安全衛生法 第七十一条の二第一項第三号 (Article 71-2, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-71-2/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-71-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-71-2/par-1/item-3

## Cited by

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

- 労働安全衛生法 第七十一条の二第一項第四号（事業者の講ずる措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-71-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-71-2/par-1/item-4
- 労働安全衛生法 第七十一条の三第一項（快適な職場環境の形成のための指針の公表等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-71-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-71-3/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

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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