Anwendungsbereich des Regulatory Essentials
Geltende Rechtsvorschriften:
Industrial Safety and Health Act (Act No. 57 of 1972:2025-05-14), as
amended [ACT 57].
Mainblock: Chapter V, Section 1 – "Regulations on Machinery and Other Such Equipment" (Art. 37–54-6)
Note: Act No. 33 of 2025 (promulgated 2025-05-14, (Partially Amending [Act 57]) covers 5 areas, phased in through 2027:
1. Safety/health measures for individual business operators
2. Workplace mental health
3. Chemical substance health hazard prevention
4. MACHINERY-RELATED accident prevention, two distinct measures:
4a) Expands which specified machinery (mobile cranes, gondolas) private registered bodies may inspect.
effective 2026-04-01
4b) Tightens disqualification/reliability requirements for registered
examination/inspection bodies and inspection contractors.
effective 2026-01-01
See Approval process section below for article-level detail.
5. Elderly-worker accident prevention
Order for Enforcement of the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Cabinet Order No. 318 of 1972), as amended [ENFORCEMENT ORDER].
Note:
This Cabinet Order is the operative classification instrument for:
- Art. 37 (Specified Machines, see Art. 12)
- Art. 44/44-2 (Individual/Type Examination targets, see Art. 14/14-2)
It was amended by Cabinet Order No. 361 of 2025 (promulgated 2025-10-31), implementing the [ACT 33] machinery-related changes (4a) with effect from 2026-04-01.
Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health; [ORDINANCE 32]
Ministry of Labour Ordinance No. 32 of 1972, as amended.
Kommentar bezüglich der Vergleichbarkeit mit der EU-Gesetzgebung:
No. Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Act is primarily a workplace-safety regime with category-specific permission and examination requirements. It is not equivalent to the EU machinery product-conformity framework....