Industrial Safety and Health Act Enforcement Actions in Japan

The company Ogawa Construction Industry Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Toyama Labour Bureau for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations, specifically for allowing workers to perform tasks without proper safety measures on July 6, 1996, in Asahi Town, Toyama Prefecture.

The company (有)根本電気商会 was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by failing to ensure electrical safety measures during electrical work.

The company,蓮井建設(株), was prosecuted and publicly disclosed by the Kagawa Labour Bureau for using a drag shovel for purposes other than its main use, specifically to lift concrete blocks, on June 25, 2016.

The company Joint Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by using a generator with an internal combustion engine in a poorly ventilated area.

The company (株)アイガード was reported and publicly disclosed for failing to submit a worker injury report promptly after a labor accident requiring over four days of leave, as mandated by the Labor Safety and Health Law and its regulations.

The company Fukutoku Alloys Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed by the Hyogo Labour Bureau for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act related to inadequate safety measures to prevent burns and other hazards from high-temperature materials in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

The Osaka Labour Bureau announced that Yao Shearing Industry Co., Ltd. was prosecuted for allowing unqualified workers to perform sling work, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

The company (有)英丸商事 was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Ishikawa Labor Bureau for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, specifically for not wearing a protective helmet during unloading operations on a cargo truck with a maximum load capacity of 12.2 tons in Shika Town, Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 19, 2022.

The company Takahashi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Fukushima Labour Bureau for failing to provide special training to workers handling incineration ash at a waste incineration facility, as required by law.

The company 'クライム' was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Safety and Health Act by the Yamaguchi Labor Bureau. The violation involved failure to perform duties related to the supervisor of scaffold assembly work.

The company (株)森組 was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Safety and Health Act and its regulations, specifically for failing to inspect the ground during excavation work at a site in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, on June 16, 2016.

Kanamoto Construction Industry was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Hyogo Labour Bureau for failing to promptly report a work-related injury requiring over four days of absence, in a location handling high-temperature materials such as blast furnaces.

The company Kiuchi Construction Co., Ltd. was reported to the Yamanashi Labour Bureau for failing to submit a worker injury report promptly after a work-related injury requiring over four days of leave, in violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The company (有)共立精巧 was reported for failing to submit a worker injury report promptly after a work-related injury requiring over four days of leave, in violation of the Labor Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The company Eniwa Material Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by not stopping machinery during adjustment work.

The company (有)佐用環境整備 was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Hyogo Labour Bureau for failing to install a sturdy barrier at a sludge tank exceeding 75 centimeters in height, posing a risk of suffocation due to falls, violating the Labour Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

In July 2023, Seno Kogyo was publicly disclosed by the Hyogo Labour Bureau for failing to implement fall prevention measures, such as requiring the use of fall prevention devices, when it was significantly difficult to do so, under the Labour Safety and Health Act.

The Miyazaki Labor Bureau announced that Yamagata Poultry Farm Miyazaki Branch was prosecuted for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to use a moving ladder without installing anti-slip devices or taking other measures to prevent displacement.

The company Nankai Gravel Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by failing to implement safety measures against falls from the roadside shoulder and allowing workers to operate drag shovels without such precautions.

The company (株)十信 was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to perform tasks on a slope approximately 6.5 meters high without fall prevention measures such as safety harnesses. The violation was reported by the Kyoto Labor Bureau.

The company Green System was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Safety and Health Law by failing to implement measures to prevent steam explosions during metal scrap loading into a melting furnace.

The company (株)ビルト・プレイズ was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violations of the Labor Safety and Health Act and its regulations, related to working at a height of approximately 20 meters without fall prevention measures.

The company (Yū) Daikō Kōgyō was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Labor Safety and Health Law by allowing workers to enter dangerous areas during dismantling work using machinery, as per the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

The company 常沅産業（株） was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for operating a machine exceeding 3 tons without qualified workers, violating the Labor Safety and Health Act in Ibaraki Prefecture.

The company Fuji Denki (Ltd.) was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for using a forklift for purposes other than its primary use, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and related regulations.

The Osaka Labor Bureau announced that Matsui Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, specifically for not installing safety devices on presses.

A violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act was reported involving a construction site in Edogawa, Tokyo, where workers were allowed to work near a 3-meter-high entrance gate without fall prevention measures.

The company (株)大明 was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to enter dangerous areas during dismantling work using a grab machine.

The company (株）鴻業商事 was publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by failing to promptly submit a worker injury report following a work-related accident requiring approximately one and a half months of leave, at Imabari Yard, Ehime Prefecture.

On May 12, 1996, Takayama Shoten in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture, was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by failing to install safety devices on a press machine.

Ito Shoji was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to work at a height of approximately 12 meters without using fall prevention equipment.

The company (有)肥後土木工業 was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to perform tasks on a roughly 10-meter-high slope without implementing fall prevention measures such as safety harnesses. The violation was reported by the Kumamoto Labor Bureau.

A construction company, Akiyama Construction Co., Ltd., was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for submitting a worker injury report containing false information related to a work-related injury requiring more than four days of leave. The incident occurred in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture, and was reported by the Tottori Labor Bureau.

Kinoshita Kogyo Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by failing to assign a site supervisor during scaffold dismantling work in Inada, Kawabe District, Hyogo Prefecture.

The company Tomakomai Kitakurako Port Transportation Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to enter dangerous areas during operations involving vehicle-type cargo handling machinery.

The company Shuko Kensetsu was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to work without implementing safety measures against the danger posed by a concrete block wall, in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture.

The company, Nankoku Shokusan Co., Ltd., was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Kumamoto Labor Bureau for failing to establish work procedures in mobile crane operations, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Crane Safety Regulations.

The company (株)米持建設 was publicly reported by the Niigata Labour Bureau for failing to promptly submit a worker injury report after a work-related injury resulting in more than 4 days of leave, in violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The Kyoto Labor Bureau announced that Kyōhoku Forest Cooperative was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for allowing workers to perform timber felling work without implementing measures to prevent falling trees, in violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The company Matsuda-gumi was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act related to fall prevention measures during work on a roof approximately 3.3 meters high.

The Ehime Labor Bureau announced that FujiKen Engineering Co., Ltd., Saijo Office, was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by failing to implement fall prevention measures inside a hopper, resulting in workers performing tasks without proper safety measures.

Japanese company Nippon Cokes Industries was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by failing to stop machinery during repairs.

The company (株)ヤクシ was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Osaka Labor Bureau for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act and its regulations by allowing workers to operate a commercial dryer without fall prevention measures on April 16, 2016.

The company (株)渕登製作所 was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Labor Safety and Health Act by not stopping machinery during cleaning operations.

The company, Uwajima Motor Transport Co., Ltd., Chiya Office, was prosecuted and publicly announced for failing to designate a work supervisor when handling loads over 100kg on trucks, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The Hyogo Labour Bureau announced that Nakahariima Forest Cooperative was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for failing to display warnings at hazardous work sites involving vehicle-based timber extraction machinery, which could pose risks from flying objects.

The company Shin-ei Transport Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Hyogo Labour Bureau for operating a forklift with unqualified workers, in violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its Enforcement Ordinance.

The company (株)ステー・クス was prosecuted and publicly announced for failing to submit a worker injury report promptly after a labor accident resulting in more than four days of leave, as required by the Labor Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The company Setsu Carton Co., Ltd. in Niigata was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by not stopping machinery during cleaning operations.

The Ehime Labor Bureau announced that Osaka Soda Co., Ltd., Matsuyama Factory, was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for failing to properly inspect chemical equipment used for handling chlorine during its first use, violating Article 34 of the Specific Chemical Substances Hazard Prevention Regulations under the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

The company Hashida Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for failing to store the key to the press's changeover switch, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

The Wakayama Labour Bureau announced that Akari Unsou was prosecuted for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by allowing unqualified workers to operate demolition vehicle-type construction machinery on April 8, 2022.

The company 大伯砕石（株） was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Ehime Labor Bureau for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, specifically for allowing workers to operate at a height of approximately 10 meters without fall prevention measures such as fall arrest equipment.

The Kanagawa Labour Bureau announced that Goto Data Shoten failed to take measures to remove potentially falling debris when conducting cleaning work 2 meters above a soil mound in Kawasaki City, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

TrustThree Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed by the Fukui Labor Bureau for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act by allowing workers to enter dangerous areas while operating vehicle-type construction machinery.

Workers were allowed to enter areas where there is a risk of contact with drag shovels without the placement of a guide person.

Did not perform specific voluntary inspections of forklifts; allowed workers to enter dangerous areas while using forklifts.

Did not provide a written document containing necessary safety information as required by Article 31-2 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

Failure to take appropriate measures to prevent burns while working on a residential roof approximately 2.7 meters high, resulting in a fall through the roof.

Submitted a worker injury and illness report with false content regarding a work-related accident requiring more than four days of leave. Paid one month's regular wages to one worker in Naniwa Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

Failure to take necessary measures and operating a concrete mixer truck exceeding the maximum load capacity in Tsumagoi, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, when hiring workers.

Failure to pay 130,000 yen; allowed unqualified workers to operate forklifts with a maximum load of over 1 ton; failed to conclude and notify a 36 Agreement for one worker.

Failure to pay 1.01 million yen and allowing Miyazaki Chuo to use a forklift for purposes other than its main use, by the Okinawa Erebun Agricultural Development Organization in Kagoshima Prefecture, Oshima District, W.

Failure to pay 2,480,000 yen in wages and to implement fall prevention measures at a solar power plant maintenance site.

The entity did not implement measures to prevent the escape of materials or objects, and did not establish a work plan or safety measures in advance when performing work using a high-altitude work vehicle.

Failure to implement measures such as establishing a designated area; used a forklift for purposes other than its main use; and did not install safety devices on a press in Nishiyodo, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

Violations in Nishi Ward involved illegal overtime and holiday work, and failure to prevent forklift contact. In Naka Ward, violations involved allowing workers to ride forklifts and riding in non-seat areas.

The violation involves allowing illegal overtime work, failure to implement measures such as installing shoring and support structures during open-pit excavation work, and using forklifts for purposes other than their primary use.

Performed work on a roof approximately 9 meters high without implementing fall prevention measures, resulting in seven workers being paid about 1.5 months' regular wages.

Failure to install safety devices on a press machine used by an employee, resulting in 7 months of overtime work in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

Failed to stop machinery during cleaning and partially provided a document containing safety information as required by Labor Safety and Health Act Article 31-2.

Failure to implement fall prevention measures and allowing unqualified workers to operate forklifts with a maximum load of over 1 ton, resulting in approximately one month's total regular wages for two workers.

Failure to conduct necessary communication and coordination among workers performing work at the same location, leading to occupational accidents involving 12 workers in Kawasaki Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Failure to conduct special education and to assign a guide for fall prevention during drag shovel work resulted in a work-related injury requiring more than four days of leave.

Failure to provide special safety education for workers operating mobile collection machinery and allowing work with drag shovels in dangerous locations.

Failure to pay 300,000 yen and allowing workers to perform work on the roof of a general house at a height of approximately 3.2 meters without implementing fall prevention measures, resulting in a work-related injury requiring more than a day of leave.

Failure to establish necessary facilities and measures, and failure to have a qualified supervisor directly oversee operations involving a circular saw for wood processing; paid a fixed monthly wage to one worker.

Failure to pay 3.87 million yen by ARE Corporation in Kohoku Ward, involving workers engaged in work on a conveyor belt during operation, and workers of related contractors performing work at the same location in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, resulting in a labor accident.

The company (株)曻 was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violations of the Labor Safety and Health Act and its regulations.

Failure to create plans related to the placement of major machinery and equipment in bridge construction work, and allowing workers to perform tasks without such plans.

Failure to prepare a safety plan and implement measures to prevent collapse during bridge construction led to a workplace accident requiring approximately two months of leave.

Failure to appoint a designated chemical substance work supervisor at the Kusa processing plant, in violation of Article 27 of the Regulations for the Prevention of Hazards due to Specific Chemical Substances, while performing work at a height of approximately 7 meters under an eave with required fall prevention performance.

Failure to pay 2.2 million yen and neglecting safety measures when operating a drag shovel and working at heights in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City.

Failure to implement fall prevention measures on a roof approximately 6 meters high, resulting in workers performing tasks without safety barriers.

Failure to pay 330,000 yen and failure to give certain signals when starting machinery at ROCKWOOL Japan, affecting two workers who worked over 100 hours per month or an average of over 100 hours per month across multiple months.

Allowed overtime work and failed to implement fall prevention measures when using vehicle-type construction machinery; employed unqualified workers for tasks involving machinery with a maximum load of over 1 ton.

Failed to promptly submit the worker injury and illness report after a work-related accident requiring more than four days of leave occurred, at a demolition site where there was a risk of falling objects and inadequate safety netting.

Failed to submit worker injury and illness report promptly after a work-related accident requiring more than 4 days of leave, and exceeded the extended working hours under the 36 Agreement for two workers.

Failure to stop machinery during cleaning at Kitakanto Chichibu Concrete, and failure to implement fall prevention measures at the edge of a work platform over 2 meters high.

A work-related accident occurred at a height of over 2 meters where no fall prevention measures, such as the installation of scaffolding, were taken, resulting in an injury requiring more than four days of leave. The incident involved Techno Wood Works Co., Ltd.

Failure to promptly submit worker injury and illness reports after a work-related accident requiring more than four days of leave occurred, involving seven workers in Higashi Nada, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, with a total of approximately two months' regular wages.

Submitted a worker injury report with false information regarding a work-related injury requiring more than a certain number of days off, related to a work-related accident.

The violation involves allowing workers to enter dangerous areas during work using forklifts and operating collection machinery.

Operating a forklift without lowering the forks to the minimum position when leaving the driver's seat, and operating machinery during cleaning without stopping it, by Hokukantou Chichibu Concrete.

An unqualified person operated a forklift, resulting in a work-related injury requiring more than four days of leave.

Shikawa Town issued a violation for making false statements and failing to take measures such as setting up restricted areas despite the risk of falling automobile scrap and exceeding the maximum load capacity of a concrete mixer.

Submitted false worker injury and illness reports for three workers related to occupational accidents requiring over a certain number of days of leave at Soma Office Machi, with maximum regular wages paid for up to 10 months.

Failure to pay 1.87 million yen in Hanzai Ward and conducting work without implementing measures under Article 20 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act to prevent fall hazards for workers in Umi, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture.

Failure to ensure safety during work using a drag shovel and forklift, resulting in workers being exposed to dangerous areas.

The company (株)NSC was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, specifically under Article 151-14 of the Industrial Safety and Health Regulations.