Legal basis:
– Occupational Safety and Health Act.
1. Preparation of Safety and Health Management Regulations
To maintain safety and health in the place of business, a business owner shall prepare safety and health management regulations which include the following matters:
– Matters concerning a safety and health management organization and its duties;
– Matters concerning safety and health education;
– Matters concerning safety and health management in the workplace;
– Matters concerning accident investigation and formulating measures for preventing accidents;
– Other matters concerning safety and health.
No safety and health management regulations above may be contrary to a collective agreement or employment rules. In such cases, with respect to any provisions of the safety and health management regulations that are contrary to the collective agreement or employment rules, the standards prescribed by the collective agreement or employment rules shall apply.
The type of business and the number of regular employees at a place of business required to prepare safety and health management regulations; details to be included in safety and health management regulations; and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
2. Procedures for Preparing and Amending Safety and Health Management Regulations
Where a business owner prepares or amends safety and health management regulations, he or she shall have such regulations deliberated on and decided by the occupational safety and health committee: Provided, That in cases of a place of business where no occupational safety and health committee is established, a business owner shall obtain consent from the representative of the employees.
When an employer reports the rules of employment, he or she shall attach a document containing the opinion as referred to in the paragraph above.
Business owners and employees shall comply with safety and health management regulations.
