# 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
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- Provision: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4301-71`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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## 附　則 平成三〇年七月六日法律第七一号
<sup>suppl-4301-71 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4301-71 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4301-71</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date)
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**第一項**  この法律は、平成三十一年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
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This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2019; provided, however, the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the date described in each item:
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  **一**  第三条の規定並びに附則第七条第二項、第八条第二項、第十四条及び第十五条の規定、附則第十八条中社会保険労務士法（昭和四十三年法律第八十九号）別表第一第十八号の改正規定、附則第十九条中高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律（昭和四十六年法律第六十八号）第二十八条及び第三十八条第三項の改正規定、附則第二十条中建設労働者の雇用の改善等に関する法律（昭和五十一年法律第三十三号）第三十条第二項の改正規定、附則第二十七条の規定、附則第二十八条中厚生労働省設置法（平成十一年法律第九十七号）第四条第一項第五十二号の改正規定及び同法第九条第一項第四号の改正規定（「（平成十年法律第四十六号）」の下に「、労働施策の総合的な推進並びに労働者の雇用の安定及び職業生活の充実等に関する法律」を加える部分に限る。）並びに附則第三十条の規定　公布の日
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  the provisions of Article 3, the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 7, paragraph (2) of Article 8, Article 14 and Article 15 of Supplementary Provisions, the amended provisions of Appended Table 1 of the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (Act No. 89 of 1968) under Article 18 of Supplementary Provisions, the amended provisions of Article 28 and paragraph (3) of Article 38 of the Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons (Act No. 68 of 1971) under Article 19 of Supplementary Provisions, the amended provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 30 of the Act for Improvement of Employment of Construction Workers (Act No. 33 of 1976) under Article 20 of Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 27 of Supplementary Provisions, the amended provisions of item (lii) of paragraph (1) of Article 4 of Act Establishing the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Act No. 97 of 1999) under Article 28 of Supplementary Provisions and the amended provisions of item (iv) of paragraph (1) of Article 9 of that Act (limited to the part adding "the Act on Comprehensive Promotion of Labor Policies, Stability of Employment of Workers and Enhancement of Occupational Life" under "(Act No. 46 of 1998)"), and the provisions of Article 30 of Supplementary Provisions:the date of promulgation.
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### 第五条（面接指導に関する経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Face-to-Face Guidance)
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**第一項**  事業者は、附則第二条（附則第三条第一項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を含む。）の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされた協定が適用されている労働者に対しては、第四条の規定による改正後の労働安全衛生法（以下この条において「新安衛法」という。）第六十六条の八の二第一項の規定にかかわらず、同項の規定による面接指導を行うことを要しない。この場合において、当該労働者に対する新安衛法第六十六条の八第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「労働者（次条第一項に規定する者及び」とあるのは、「労働者（」とする。
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Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 66-8-2 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act as amended under the provisions of Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as "the new Industrial Safety and Health Act"), an employer need not provide the face-to-face guidance under the provisions of that paragraph to a worker to whom the agreement to apply previous provisions pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of Supplementary Provisions (including as applied following a deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 3 of Supplementary Provisions) is applied. In such a case, the phrase "the workers (those who are prescribed in paragraph (1) of the following Article and" is deemed to be replaced with "the workers (" for the application of the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 66-8 of the new Industrial Safety and Health Act.
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### 第十二条（検討） — (Review)
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**第一項**
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**第三項**  政府は、前二項に定める事項のほか、この法律の施行後五年を目途として、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律（以下この項において「改正後の各法律」という。）の規定について、労働者と使用者の協議の促進等を通じて、仕事と生活の調和、労働条件の改善、雇用形態又は就業形態の異なる労働者の間の均衡のとれた待遇の確保その他の労働者の職業生活の充実を図る観点から、改正後の各法律の施行の状況等を勘案しつつ検討を加え、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。
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In addition to the particulars prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs, about five years after the entry into effect of this Act, the Government is to review the implementation status of provisions of the laws amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as "the amended Acts"), in consideration of the state of entry into effect of the amended Acts and from the perspective of promoting discussions between the workers and employers in view of work-life balance, improvement of working conditions, ensuring well-balanced treatment of workers in various employment and working patterns, and enhancement of the occupational lives of workers, and on finding it to be necessary to do so, is to take the needed measures based on the results of that review.
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### 第二十九条（罰則に関する経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Penal Provisions)
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**第一項**  この法律（附則第一条第三号に掲げる規定にあっては、当該規定）の施行前にした行為並びにこの附則の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合及びこの附則の規定によりなおその効力を有することとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
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Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to conduct in which a person has engaged before the entry into effect of this Act (or of the provisions set forth in the item (iii) of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions), and to conduct in which a person has engaged after the entry into effect of this Act in a situation that prior laws continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions or in a situation for which prior laws remain in effect pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions.
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### 第三十条（政令への委任） — (Delegation to Cabinet Order)
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**第一項**  この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。
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Beyond what is prescribed in these Supplementary Provisions, Cabinet Order provides for any necessary transitional measures attendant on the entry into effect of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions).
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## Cites
- suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第三十条 → 労働安全衛生法 附則第三十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 30), suppl-4301-71/art-30 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4301-71/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4301-71/art-30
- suppl-4301-71/art-5/par-1: この条 → 労働安全衛生法 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-4301-71/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4301-71/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4301-71/art-5
- suppl-4301-71/art-5/par-1: 第六十六条の八の二第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八の二第一項 (Article 66-8-2, paragraph (1)), art-66-8-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8-2/par-1
- suppl-4301-71/art-5/par-1: 新安衛法第六十六条の八第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十六条の八第一項 (Article 66-8, paragraph (1)), art-66-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-66-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-66-8/par-1
- suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3: 前二項 → 労働安全衛生法 附則第十二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12, paragraph (1)), suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-1
- suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3: この項 → 労働安全衛生法 附則第十二条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12, paragraph (3)), suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 労働安全衛生法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1
- 労働安全衛生法 附則第五条第一項（面接指導に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4301-71/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4301-71/art-5/par-1
- 労働安全衛生法 附則第十二条第三項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/industrial-safety-and-health-act/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/suppl-4301-71/art-12/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
