Chapter VI. Measures in Placing Workers
Article 59. (Safety and Health Education)
1. (1) The employer shall, when a new worker is employed, give the said worker education for safety and/or health concerning work operations in which the worker is to be engaged, as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
2. (2) The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis when the contents of the operations have been changed.
3. (3) The employer shall, when a worker is to be placed in the dangerous or harmful operations provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, give the worker the special education for safety and/or health concerning the said operations, as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Article 60.
• In the case that one's industry comes under one of those defined by Cabinet Order, the employer shall conduct safety and/or health education on the following matters, as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, for those who are newly charged as foremen or others to directly guide or supervise workers in operations (except operations chief):
o (i) Matters pertaining to the decision of the method of work and the assignment of workers
o (ii) Matters pertaining to the method of guiding or supervising workers
o (iii) In addition to the matters listed in preceding two items, matters necessary for preventing industrial accidents, as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Article 60-2.
• (1) In additon to those stipulated in the preceding two articles, the employer shall endeavor to give education for safety and health to those who are currently engaged in dangerous or harmful work operations, concerning work operations engaged in by them, in order to improve the level of safety and health in their workplace.
• (2) The Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare shall make public the guidelines necessary for the appropriate and effective implementation of the education set forth in the preceding paragraph.
• (3) The Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare may give necessary guidance to the employer or the organization of the employers under the guidelines in the preceding paragraph.