(1) The employer shall, as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, appoint a Safety Officer from among those in possession of the qualification provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare at each workplace of the scale and in the industries defined by Cabinet Order, and have the said safety officer take charge of the technical matters related to safety among the matters listed in each item of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article. (In a case in which persons in charge of management of technical matters pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 25-2 are appointed, the matters listed in each item of paragraph (1) of the same Article shall not be applied.)
(2) The Chief of the Labor Standards Office may, when he/she finds it necessary in order to prevent industrial accidents, order the employer to increase the number of safety officers or dismiss the current safety officer.