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.
Article 12. (Health Officer)
• (1) The employer shall, as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, appoint a Health Officer in accordance with the classification of the work at the said workplace concerned from among those who have obtained a license from the Director of the Prefectural Labor Bureau or those in possession of the qualification provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, at eachworkplace of the scale defined by Cabinet Order, and have the said health officer take charge of the technical matters related to health among the matters listed in each item of paragraph (1) of Article 10. (In a case in which persons in charge of the 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 be not be applied.)
• (2) The provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to a Health Officer.
Article 12-2. (Safety and Health Promoter, etc.)
• For workplaces other than those provided for by paragraph (1) of Article 11 and paragraph (1) of the preceding article, the employer shall appoint a Safety and Health Promoter (or a health promoter