# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)

- 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: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（新労働安全衛生法第六十六条の八等の適用に関する特例） — address `suppl-4171-108/art-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第二条（新労働安全衛生法第六十六条の八等の適用に関する特例） — (Special Provisions concerning the Application of Article 66-8 of the New Industrial Safety and Health Act)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4171-108/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4171-108/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4171-108/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行の日（以下「施行日」という。）から平成二十年三月三十一日までの間における第一条の規定による改正後の労働安全衛生法（以下「新労働安全衛生法」という。）第六十六条の八及び第六十六条の九の規定の適用については、新労働安全衛生法第六十六条の八第一項及び第六十六条の九中「事業者は」とあるのは、「事業者は、その事業場の規模が第十三条第一項の政令で定める規模に該当するときは」とする。
<sup>suppl-4171-108/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4171-108/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4171-108/art-2/par-1</sup>
With respect to the application of the provisions of Articles 66-8 and 66-9 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act after amendment under the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Industrial Safety and Health Act") for the period between the effective date of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date") and March 31, 2008, the phrase "the employer must" in paragraph (1) of Article 66-8 and Article 66-9 of the new Industrial Safety and Health Act is deemed to be replaced with "the employer must, if the scale of the workplace corresponds to the scale specified by Cabinet Order as prescribed in paragraph (1) of Article 13".
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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- 労働安全衛生法 附則第十二条第一項（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4171-108/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4171-108/art-12/par-1

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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
