# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4081-89`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4081-89
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4081-89
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## 附　則 平成八年六月一九日法律第八九号
<sup>suppl-4081-89 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4081-89 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4081-89</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4081-89/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4081-89/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4081-89/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、平成八年十月一日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4081-89/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4081-89/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4081-89/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of October 1, 1996.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第二条（産業医の要件に係る経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Industrial Physician Requirements)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4081-89/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4081-89/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4081-89/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  事業者は、平成十年九月三十日までの間は、この法律による改正後の労働安全衛生法第十三条第二項の規定にかかわらず、同項に規定する要件を備えた者以外の医師を産業医とすることができる。
<sup>suppl-4081-89/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4081-89/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4081-89/art-2/par-1</sup>
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 13 of the amended Industrial Safety and Health Act under the provisions of this Act, the employer may engage a physician other than one who meets the requirements specified that paragraph as an industrial physician during the period before September 30, 1998.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三条（検討） — (Review)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4081-89/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4081-89/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4081-89/art-3</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後五年を経過した場合において、この法律による改正後の規定の実施状況等を勘案し、労働者の健康の保持増進等を図る観点から、当該規定について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-4081-89/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4081-89/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4081-89/art-3/par-1</sup>
Five years after the entry into effect of this Act, the Government is to consider the implementation status of provisions as after their amendment by this Act, conduct a review of these provisions with a view to helping maintain and improve the health of workers, and, on finding it to be necessary to do so, take the needed measures based on the results of this examination.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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