Article 66-9.
• The employer shall endeavor to take necessary measures as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, to workers whose health requires consideration, other than the workers for whom the face-to-face guidance is provided pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.
Article 67. (Personal Health Record)
• (1) For the person who meets the requirements provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare among those who have been engaged in work operations as defined by Cabinet Order which are liable to cause cancer or other serious health impairment, the Director of the Prefectural Labor Bureau shall issue a personal health record related to the said work operations at the time of their separation from this service or thereafter; provided that this shall not apply to those already in possession of a personal health record related to said work operations.
• (2) The Government shall, as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, take necessary measures in connection with the medical examination of a person in possession of a personal health record.
• (3) A person to whom a personal health record was issued shall not transfer or lend the said personal health record to others.
• (4) The form of a personal health record and other necessary matters related to a personal health record shall be provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Article 68. (Prohibition of Employment of the Sick)
The employer shall, as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, prohibit the placement to work for the workers who have contracted communicable diseases and other diseases provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Article 69. (Health Education, etc.)
• (1) The employer shall make continuous and systematic efforts for the maintenance and promotion of workers' health by taking necessary measures such as providing health education, health counseling and other services to the workers.
• (2) Workers shall endeavor to maintain and promote their health by utilizing the services provided by the employer as set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Article 70. (Providing Convenience, etc., for Physical Exercise, etc.)
• The employer shall also endeavor to take necessary measures for the maintenance and promotion of workers' health such as providing convenience for sports, recreation and other activities in additon to the measures set forth in the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding article.
Article 70-2. (Publication of Guidelines for Maintenance and Promotion of Health, etc.)
• (1) The Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare shall publish the guidelines for the measures to be taken by the employer under the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 69 for the maintenance and promotion of workers' health in order for such measures of the employer to be enforced appropriately and effectively.
• (2) The Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare may give necessary guidance to employers or their organizations under the guidelines in the preceding paragraph.