# 労働基準法 / Labor Standards Act — 第六十四条の三 (Article 64-3)

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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
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- Provision: 第六十四条の三 (Article 64-3)（危険有害業務の就業制限） — address `art-64-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-17
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### 第六十四条の三（危険有害業務の就業制限） — (Restrictions on Dangerous and Hazardous Operations)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-64-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-64-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64-3</sup>

**第一項**  使用者は、妊娠中の女性及び産後一年を経過しない女性（以下「妊産婦」という。）を、重量物を取り扱う業務、有害ガスを発散する場所における業務その他妊産婦の妊娠、出産、哺育等に有害な業務に就かせてはならない。
<sup>art-64-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-64-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64-3/par-1</sup>
An employer must not assign a pregnant female worker or a female worker who is not yet one year postnatal (referred to below as an "expectant or postnatal mother") to operations involving the handling of heavy objects, operations in places where harmful gas is generated, or other operations that are hazardous to factors such as pregnancy, childbirth, and nursing.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定は、同項に規定する業務のうち女性の妊娠又は出産に係る機能に有害である業務につき、厚生労働省令で、妊産婦以外の女性に関して、準用することができる。
<sup>art-64-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-64-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64-3/par-2</sup>
By Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the provisions of the preceding paragraph may be applied mutatis mutandis to female workers other than expectant or postnatal mothers, for operations provided for in that paragraph that are hazardous to female functions concerning pregnancy and childbirth.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  前二項に規定する業務の範囲及びこれらの規定によりこれらの業務に就かせてはならない者の範囲は、厚生労働省令で定める。
<sup>art-64-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-64-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64-3/par-3</sup>
Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribes the range of operations provided for in the preceding two paragraphs and the range of persons who must not be assigned to those operations pursuant to them.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-64-3/par-2: 前項 → 労働基準法 第六十四条の三第一項 (Article 64-3, paragraph (1)), art-64-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-64-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64-3/par-1
- art-64-3/par-3: 前二項 → 労働基準法 第六十四条の三第一項 (Article 64-3, paragraph (1)), art-64-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-64-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64-3/par-1
- art-64-3/par-3: 前二項 → 労働基準法 第六十四条の三第二項 (Article 64-3, paragraph (2)), art-64-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-64-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64-3/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 労働基準法 第六十四条の三第二項（危険有害業務の就業制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-64-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64-3/par-2
- 労働基準法 第六十四条の三第三項（危険有害業務の就業制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-64-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64-3/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
