# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 第七十五条の八 (Article 75-8)

- 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
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- Provision: 第七十五条の八 (Article 75-8)（秘密保持義務等） — address `art-75-8`
- 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-75-8
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### 第七十五条の八（秘密保持義務等） — (Duty of Confidentiality)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-75-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75-8</sup>

**第一項**  指定試験機関の役員若しくは職員（免許試験員を含む。）又はこれらの職にあつた者は、試験事務に関して知り得た秘密を漏らしてはならない。
<sup>art-75-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75-8/par-1</sup>
It is prohibited for the officers and employees (including licensing examiners) of the designated examination board and all persons who have held such a position to divulge any secretwhich they have learned in the course of the implementation of exam administration.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  試験事務に従事する指定試験機関の役員及び職員（免許試験員を含む。）は、刑法（明治四十年法律第四十五号）その他の罰則の適用については、法令により公務に従事する職員とみなす。
<sup>art-75-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75-8/par-2</sup>
The officers and employees (including licensing examiners) of the designated examination board who are engaged in exam administration are deemed to be personnel engaged in public service pursuant to laws and regulations, as regards the application of the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907) and other penal provisions.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 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
- 労働安全衛生法 第八十五条の三第一項（指定登録機関の指定等についての準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-85-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-85-3/par-1
- 労働安全衛生法 第百十七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-117/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-117/par-1

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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
