(1) The employer shall, at each workplace of the scale defined by Cabinet Order and as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, appoint an industrial physician from among medical doctors, and have the said person provide health care for workers and carry out other matters provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as “health care, etc., for workers&rquo;).
(2) The industrial physician shall be a person who meets the requirements provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare concerning the knowledge of medicine required to carry out health care, etc., for workers.
(3) The industrial physician may make the necessary recommendations for workers regarding health care, etc., to the employer where it is deemed necessary to maintain the health of the workers.
(4) Where the employer receives recommendations provided for in the preceding paragraph, he shall respect them.