Article 70-3. (Harmonization with Health Checkup Guidelines, etc.)
• The Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare under paragraph (1) of Article 66, the guidelines under paragraph (2) of Article 66-5, the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare under Article 66-6 and the guidelines under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article shall harmonise with Health Checkup Guidelines, etc., under paragraph (1) of Article 9 of the Health Promotion Act (Act No.103 of 2002)
Article 71. (State Assistance)
• (1) In order to ensure the appropriate and effective enforcement of the measures for the maintenance and promotion of the workers' health, the State is to extend necessary assistance such as providing necessary information, promoting the implementation of working environment measurement and medical examination, promoting the sufficiency and competency of instructors concerning health education etc., in workplaces and so forth.
• (2) The State shall give special consideration to the small and medium-sized enterprises in providing the assistance set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Chapter VII-2. Measures for Creating a Comfortable Work Environment
Article 71-2. (Measures to Be Taken by Employers)
• The employer shall endeavor to create a comfortable working environment in order to improve the level of safety and health in the workplace by taking continuous and systematic measures as follows:
o (i) Measures to manage the maintenance of a comfortable working environment
o (ii) Measures to improve work practices engaged in by workers
o (iii) Establishment or maintenance of facilities or equipment to refresh workers' fatigue suffered in the course of their work
o (iv) In addition to the matters listed in preceding three items, necessary measures to create a comfortable working environment.
Article 71-3. (Publication of Guidelines for the Creation of Comfortable Working Environment)
• (1) The Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare is to publish the necessary guidelines for the appropriate and effective implementation of the measures to be taken by employers for the creation of a comfortable working environment prescribed in the preceding article.
• (2) The Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare may give necessary guidance to employers or their organizations under the guidelines in the preceding paragraph.
Article 71-4. (State Assistance)
• In order to contribute to the appropriate and effective implementation of the measures to be taken by the employer and to create a comfortable working environment, the state shall endeavor to take financial measures, offer technical advice, and provide information and other necessary assistance.