# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 第七十五条の五 (Article 75-5)

- 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: 第七十五条の五 (Article 75-5)（免許試験員） — address `art-75-5`
- 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-75-5
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### 第七十五条の五（免許試験員） — (Licensing Examiners)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-75-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75-5</sup>

**第一項**  指定試験機関は、試験事務を行う場合において、免許を受ける者として必要な知識及び能力を有するかどうかの判定に関する事務については、免許試験員に行わせなければならない。
<sup>art-75-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75-5/par-1</sup>
In undertaking exam administration, a designated examination board must have a licensing examiner undertake administrative functions involved in decisions as to whether persons have the necessary knowledge and capability to be licensed.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  指定試験機関は、免許試験員を選任しようとするときは、厚生労働省令で定める要件を備える者のうちから選任しなければならない。
<sup>art-75-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75-5/par-2</sup>
When appointing a licensing examiner, an examination board must appoint the licensing examiner from among those who satisfy the requirements specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  指定試験機関は、免許試験員を選任したときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、厚生労働大臣にその旨を届け出なければならない。免許試験員に変更があつたときも、同様とする。
<sup>art-75-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75-5/par-3</sup>
Having appointed a licensing examiner, a designated examination board, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, must file a notification of the appointment with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. The same applies if there is a change among the licensing examiners.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  厚生労働大臣は、免許試験員が、この法律（これに基づく命令又は処分を含む。）若しくは次条第一項に規定する試験事務規程に違反する行為をしたとき、又は試験事務に関し著しく不適当な行為をしたときは、指定試験機関に対し、当該免許試験員の解任を命ずることができる。
<sup>art-75-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75-5/par-4</sup>
If a licensing examiner violates this Act (including an order or disposition hereunder) or the exam administration rules provided for in paragraph (1) of the following Article, or engages in extremely improper conduct in connection with exam administration, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may order the relevant designated examination board to dismiss the licensing examiner.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-75-5/par-4: 次条第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第七十五条の六第一項 (Article 75-6, paragraph (1)), art-75-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75-6/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 労働安全衛生法 第七十五条の十一第二項第二号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75-11/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75-11/par-2/item-2
- 労働安全衛生法 第七十五条の十一第二項第三号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75-11/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75-11/par-2/item-3
- 労働安全衛生法 第八十三条の三第一項（指定コンサルタント試験機関の指定等についての準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-83-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-83-3/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 第四十五条第十六項（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-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/360AC0000000088/art-45/par-16

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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
