# 労働基準法 / Labor Standards Act — 第六十二条 (Article 62)

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- Law: 労働基準法 (Labor Standards Act), 昭和二十二年法律第四十九号
- English title "Labor Standards 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: 第六十二条 (Article 62)（危険有害業務の就業制限） — address `art-62`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-17
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### 第六十二条（危険有害業務の就業制限） — (Restrictions on Engagement in Dangerous and Hazardous Operations)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-62 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-62 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-62</sup>

**第一項**  使用者は、満十八才に満たない者に、運転中の機械若しくは動力伝導装置の危険な部分の掃除、注油、検査若しくは修繕をさせ、運転中の機械若しくは動力伝導装置にベルト若しくはロープの取付け若しくは取りはずしをさせ、動力によるクレーンの運転をさせ、その他厚生労働省令で定める危険な業務に就かせ、又は厚生労働省令で定める重量物を取り扱う業務に就かせてはならない。
<sup>art-62/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-62/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-62/par-1</sup>
An employer must not allow a person under 18 years of age to clean, oil, inspect, or repair a dangerous part of a machine or power transmission device while it is in operation; to attach or detach the driving belts or ropes of a machine or power transmission device while it is in operation; to operate a crane; or to engage in any other dangerous operations prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; and must not allow such a person to engage in operations involving the handling of heavy objects, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  使用者は、満十八才に満たない者を、毒劇薬、毒劇物その他有害な原料若しくは材料又は爆発性、発火性若しくは引火性の原料若しくは材料を取り扱う業務、著しくじんあい若しくは粉末を飛散し、若しくは有害ガス若しくは有害放射線を発散する場所又は高温若しくは高圧の場所における業務その他安全、衛生又は福祉に有害な場所における業務に就かせてはならない。
<sup>art-62/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-62/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-62/par-2</sup>
An employer must not have a person under 18 years of age engage in operations involving the handling of a poisonous, deleterious substance, or other hazardous substance or an explosive, combustible, or inflammable substance; operations in a place where dust or powder is dispersed or where harmful gas or radiation is generated, or in a place of high temperatures or pressure; or any other operation in a place that is hazardous to safety, health, or welfare.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  前項に規定する業務の範囲は、厚生労働省令で定める。
<sup>art-62/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-62/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-62/par-3</sup>
Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribes the range of the operations provided for in the preceding paragraph.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-62/par-3: 前項 → 労働基準法 第六十二条第二項 (Article 62, paragraph (2)), art-62/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-62/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-62/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 労働基準法 第六十二条第三項（危険有害業務の就業制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-62/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-62/par-3
- 労働基準法 第七十条第一項（職業訓練に関する特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-70/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-70/par-1
- 労働基準法 第百十九条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-119/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-119/par-1/item-1
- 労働基準法 第百十九条第一項第四号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-119/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-119/par-1/item-4
- 労働基準法施行規則 第三十四条の三第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-34-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-34-3/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 第四十四条第二項（労働基準法の適用に関する特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/360AC0000000088/art-44/par-2
- 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 第四十四条第三項（労働基準法の適用に関する特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/360AC0000000088/art-44/par-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 労働基準法 — the text in force from 2026-07-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000049/20260717_508AC0000000060), retrieved 2026-09-27
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Labor Standards Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4913/tb), retrieved 2026-09-27
- This site's parser, version 213 — 労働基準法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-27
