# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 第六十条 (Article 60)

- 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: 第六十条 (Article 60) — address `art-60`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-60
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### 第六十条
<sup>art-60 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-60 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-60</sup>

**第一項**  事業者は、その事業場の業種が政令で定めるものに該当するときは、新たに職務につくこととなつた職長その他の作業中の労働者を直接指導又は監督する者（作業主任者を除く。）に対し、次の事項について、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、安全又は衛生のための教育を行なわなければならない。
<sup>art-60/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-60/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-60/par-1</sup>
If the type of industry at an employer's workplace falls under the category specified by Cabinet Order, the employer must conduct safety or health education regarding the following particulars, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, for foremen newly taking on that role and other persons newly taking on a role directly guiding or supervising workers in operations (except operations supervisors):
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  作業方法の決定及び労働者の配置に関すること。
  <sup>art-60/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-60/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-60/par-1/item-1</sup>
  things related to decisions on work methods and the assignment of workers;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  労働者に対する指導又は監督の方法に関すること。
  <sup>art-60/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-60/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-60/par-1/item-2</sup>
  things related to the method of guiding or supervising workers;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  前二号に掲げるもののほか、労働災害を防止するため必要な事項で、厚生労働省令で定めるもの
  <sup>art-60/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-60/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-60/par-1/item-3</sup>
  the necessary particulars for preventing industrial injuries that Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribes, beyond what is set forth in the preceding two items.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-60/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十条第一項第一号 (Article 60, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-60/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-60/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-60/par-1/item-1
- art-60/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十条第一項第二号 (Article 60, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-60/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-60/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-60/par-1/item-2

## Cited by

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

- 労働安全衛生法 第六十条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-60/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-60/par-1/item-3
- 労働安全衛生法 第六十条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-60-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-60-2/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/ja/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
