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Partial revision of Enforcement Order of Industrial Safety and Health Act, Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health and Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Specified Chemical Substances
 - Toward autonomous management of chemical substances -

 Enforcement Order of Industrial Safety and Health Act, Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health and Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Specified Chemical Substances have been partially revised. The three main changes are as follows
  1. Expansion of the scope of obligation to communicate danger / hazardous information when outsourcing equipment repair, etc.
  2. Expansion of target industries for which foreman education is mandatory
  3. Addition of chemical substances that must be labeled and notified by name, etc. (234 substances)
 The enforcement date is scheduled to be April 1, 2023 for 1 and 2, and April 1, 2024 for 3. For more information, please refer to the following documents [in Japanese].

Document Outline of revised Cabinet Order / Ministerial Ordinance (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

(March 14, 2022)

Partial revision of Ordinance on Health Standards in the Office
 - Effort targets for room temperature have changed -

 Effort targets for room temperature where air conditioning equipment is provided have been changed to be between 18 and 28 degrees Celsius (Currently between 17 and 28 degrees Celsius).
 For more information, please refer to the following documents [in Japanese].

Leaflet Occupational health standards in the workplace have changed (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

(March 14, 2022)

Partial revision of Ordinance on Health Standards in the Office and Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health
 - Occupational health standards in the workplace have changed -

 In addition to the standards for lighting in offices, the occupational health standards for cleanliness and rest in offices and other workplaces have been revised by law. As social situation changed, standards were raised or relaxed with a view to all working people.
 For more information, please refer to the following documents [in Japanese].

Leaflet Occupational health standards in the workplace have changed (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) : Revised (2022/3/14)

(November 13, 2021)

Arc welding and other operation - Health hazard prevention measures are mandatory -

 "Welding fumes" generated in metal processing operations such as arc welding have been shown to affect the health of operator. The law has been amended to require measures to prevent health problems in metal arc welding and other operations(*). The main health hazard prevention measures are as follows.

    * metal arc welding and other operations
  • Operation of metal welding using an arc
  • Operation of fusing or gouging metal using an arc
  • Other operations producing or handling welding fumes
Health hazard prevention measures (Enforcement date) Indoor Workplace (continuously) Indoor Workplace Outdoor Workplace
Conducting special medical examination
(April 1,2021)		 O O O
Appointment of Operations Chief of Work on Specified Chemical Substances (April 1,2022) O O O
Cleaning at least once a day (April 1,2021) O O X
Ventilation by general ventilation systems
(April 1,2021)		 O O X
Measurement of the concentration fo welding fumes (April 1,2022) O X X
Use of effective respiratory protective equipment (April 1,2022) O O O
Fit test for respiratory protective equipment (April 1,2023) O X X
Other necessary measures (April 1,2021) O O O

 New requirements include the implementation of special medical examinations and the appointment of Operations Chief of Work on Specified Chemical Substances. In indoor workplaces where the above operation is conducted regularly, it is necessary to measure the welding fume concentrations and use respiratory protective equipment according to the results.
 Please confirm the implementation of the above measures in the target workplaces.
 For more information, please refer to the following documents [in Japanese].

Pamphlet for indoor workplaces where the operations are conducted regularly (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

Pamphlet for indoor and outdoor workplaces (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

Special web site for "Welding fumes" (Okayama Labor Bureau)

Online Workshop Materials (Okayama Labor Bureau)

(July 26, 2021)

Precautions for the use of constant temperature dryers and dry heat sterilizers

 There have been reports of unsafe events occurring in the target products of the constant temperature dryer and dry heat sterilizer MOV series, and an alert has been issued by PHC Corporation. If you are using the target product, please check the notes in the following document and use it safely in the correct way.

 Also, if you are using constant temperature dryer dryer or dry heat sterilizer other than the target product, please check the instruction manual for the correct way to use it.

Target products (manufactured by SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. or Panasonic Corporation)

Constant temperature dryers MOV-112F, MOV-212F, MOV-112, MOV-212, MOV-112P, MOV-212P
MOV-112F(U), MOV-212F(U), MOV-112(U), MOV-212(U)
MOV-112FU, MOV-212FU, MOV-112U, MOV-212U
MOV-313P, MOV-112P2, MOV-212P2
Dry heat sterilizers MOV-112S (Approval number 21900BZX00428000)
Dry heat sterilizers MOV-212S (Approval number 21900BZX00765000)

　　　　　　　　Product numbers with "-PJ" after the above product numbers are also applicable. (ex. : MOV-112F-PJ is a target product)

　Precautions for the use of constant temperature dryers and dry heat sterilizers

(January 26, 2021)