Starting up the Hygiene Committee Meeting in Japan

Outlines of Industrial Safety and Health Law

Actions in Accordance with the Industrial Safety and Health Law

What is the ‘Hygiene Committee’?

Hygiene Committee Activities

Starting up the Hygiene Committee Meeting in Japan

Recently, the Control of the Labor Standards Inspection Office is strengthened, and the Number of their Recommendation is Rapidly Increasing

Obligation of the Industrial Safety and Health Law is a Minimum Risk Management for your company.

 1996 Indications about health check-up.
 「健康診断結果に基づき事業者が講ずべき措置に関する指針」を策定
 1999 Rules about mental disease from working stress.
 「心理的負荷による精神障害等に係る業務上外の判断指針について」
 2000 Indications about employee’s mental health.
 「事業場における労働者の心の健康づくりのための指針」
 2001 Rules about appropriate working time.
 「労働時間の適正な把握の為に使用者が講ずべき措置に関する基準」
 2001年Rules about cerebrovascular disease and ischemic heart disease.
 「脳血管疾患及び虚血性心疾患等の認定基準」
 2002 Measures about overwork and health problems.
 「過重労働による健康障害防止の為の総合対策」
 2003 Rules about overtime working.
 「賃金不払い残業総合対策要領」「サービス残業解消対策指針」
 2004 Indication about reinstatement of employees who suffered from a mental disease
 「心の健康問題により休業した労働者の職場復帰支援の手引き」
 2006 Rules about overwork and health problems.
 「過重労働による健康障害防止のための総合対策について

Outlines of Industrial Safety and Health Law

Industrial Safety and Health Law suggests Obligation for your employees’ safety and health such as;

1. Working environment management ･････････････作業環境管理
2. Work management･･･････････････････････････作業管理
3. Health care･･････････････････ ･･････････････健康管理
4. System of labor hygiene management ･･･････････労働衛生管理
5. Labor hygiene education･･･････ ･･･････････････労働衛生教育
6. Correspondence to important matters ･･･････････重点事項への対応
　　　　 Overwork and Overtime working 　 過重労働対策
　　　　 Mental health 　　　　　　　　メンタルヘルス対策
　　　　 Reinstatement 　　　　　　　　 復職者の支援

Actions in Accordance with the Industrial Safety and Health Law

1. Good working environment
2. Safe and comfortable working management
3. Health check-up and health care
4. System for quick response
5. Education about labor hygiene and health 6.Hygiene Committee Meeting

What is the ‘Hygiene Committee’?

Hygiene Committee improve employees’ health condition and working environment considering following items;
・ Working environment management
・ Work management
・ Health care
・ System of labor hygiene management
・ Labor hygiene education
・ Correspondence to important matters

Hygiene Committee Activities

-Responsible for holding a monthly meeting (mostly with company doctor).
-Responsible for recording minutes, disclosure to all employees and keep it for ３ years.