# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 第九十三条 (Article 93)

- 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: 第九十三条 (Article 93)（産業安全専門官及び労働衛生専門官） — address `art-93`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第九十三条（産業安全専門官及び労働衛生専門官） — (Senior Industrial Safety Specialists and Senior Industrial Health Specialists)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-93 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-93 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-93</sup>

**第一項**  厚生労働省、都道府県労働局及び労働基準監督署に、産業安全専門官及び労働衛生専門官を置く。
<sup>art-93/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-93/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-93/par-1</sup>
Senior industrial safety specialists and senior industrial health specialists are stationed in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Prefectural Labour Bureaus and Labor Standards Offices.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  産業安全専門官は、第三十七条第一項の許可、特別安全衛生改善計画、安全衛生改善計画及び届出に関する事務並びに労働災害の原因の調査その他特に専門的知識を必要とする事務で、安全に係るものをつかさどるほか、事業者、労働者その他の関係者に対し、労働者の危険を防止するため必要な事項について指導及び援助を行う。
<sup>art-93/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-93/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-93/par-2</sup>
In addition to being responsible for the safety-related administrative functions involved in permissions as referred to in Article 37, paragraph (1), special safety and health improvement plans, safety and health improvement plans, and notifications; and for investigations into the causes of industrial accidents and other administrative functions for which specialized knowledge is particularly needed, senior industrial safety specialists give guidance and assistance to employers, workers, and other relevant persons on the things that are necessary for preventing endangerment of workers..
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  労働衛生専門官は、第五十六条第一項の許可、第五十七条の四第四項の規定による勧告、第五十七条の五第一項の規定による指示、第六十五条の規定による作業環境測定についての専門技術的事項、特別安全衛生改善計画、安全衛生改善計画及び届出に関する事務並びに労働災害の原因の調査その他特に専門的知識を必要とする事務で、衛生に係るものをつかさどるほか、事業者、労働者その他の関係者に対し、労働者の健康障害を防止するため必要な事項及び労働者の健康の保持増進を図るため必要な事項について指導及び援助を行う。
<sup>art-93/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-93/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-93/par-3</sup>
In addition to being responsible for the health-related administrative functions involved in permissions as referred to in Article 56, paragraph (1), recommendations under the provisions of Article 57-4, paragraph (4), instructions under the provisions of Article 57-5, paragraph (1), specialized technical issues in respect of work environment monitoring under the provisions of Article 65, special safety and health improvement plans, safety and health improvement plans, and notifications; and for investigations into the causes of industrial accidents and other administrative functions for which specialized knowledge is particularly needed, senior industrial health specialists give guidance and assistance to employers, workers, and other relevant persons on the things that are necessary for preventing the impairment of workers' health and for helping to maintain and improve the health of workers.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  前三項に定めるもののほか、産業安全専門官及び労働衛生専門官について必要な事項は、厚生労働省令で定める。
<sup>art-93/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-93/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-93/par-4</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in the preceding three paragraphs, Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribes the necessary particulars concerning senior industrial safety specialists and senior industrial health specialists.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-93/par-2: 第三十七条第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第三十七条第一項 (Article 37, paragraph (1)), art-37/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-37/par-1
- art-93/par-3: 第五十六条第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第五十六条第一項 (Article 56, paragraph (1)), art-56/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-56/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-56/par-1
- art-93/par-3: 第五十七条の四第四項 → 労働安全衛生法 第五十七条の四第四項 (Article 57-4, paragraph (4)), art-57-4/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-57-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-57-4/par-4
- art-93/par-3: 第五十七条の五第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第五十七条の五第一項 (Article 57-5, paragraph (1)), art-57-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-57-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-57-5/par-1
- art-93/par-3: 第六十五条 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十五条 (Article 65), art-65 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-65 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-65
- art-93/par-4: 前三項 → 労働安全衛生法 第九十三条第一項 (Article 93, paragraph (1)), art-93/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-93/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-93/par-1
- art-93/par-4: 前三項 → 労働安全衛生法 第九十三条第二項 (Article 93, paragraph (2)), art-93/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-93/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-93/par-2
- art-93/par-4: 前三項 → 労働安全衛生法 第九十三条第三項 (Article 93, paragraph (3)), art-93/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-93/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-93/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 労働安全衛生法 第九十三条第四項（産業安全専門官及び労働衛生専門官） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-93/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-93/par-4
- 労働安全衛生法 第九十四条第一項（産業安全専門官及び労働衛生専門官の権限） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-94/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-94/par-1
- 労働安全衛生法 第九十六条の二第一項（機構による労働災害の原因の調査等の実施） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-96-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-96-2/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 第四十五条第十五項（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-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/360AC0000000088/art-45/par-15

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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
