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Document ID (ISN)57900
CIS number 92-374
Year 1972
Convention or series no. Ministry of Labour Ordinance No.42 of 1972
Title Ordinance on Prevention of Anoxia, etc. [Japan]
Bibliographic information In: Industrial Safety and Health Law and related legislation of Japan, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, 5-35-1, Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108, Japan, 1991, p.724-739.
Abstract English translation of the Ordinance of 30 Sep. 1972 (for the original see CIS 75-642), as amended till 1986. Contents: definitions; monitoring oxygen levels in the working environment; ventilation; protective equipment; prohibition of entrance; special training; evacuation and rescue equipment; medical examinations; preventive measures for special types of work; training of supervisors.
Descriptors (primary) Japan; oxygen deficiency; work in confined spaces
Descriptors (secondary) personal protective equipment; law; translation; periodic medical examinations
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceJapan
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Confined spaces