Amendment to the Construction Code for Mobile cranes etc.  
 
The Ministry of Health, Labo ur and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan will amend the Construction Code for 
Mobile cranes  (Notification No. 135 of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 1995 ),the Co n-
struction Code for Gondras  (Notification No. 26 of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 1994 ), 
the Construction Code for Cranes  (Notification No. 134 of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 
1995 ), the Construction Code for Elevators  (Notification No. 91 of the Ministry of Health, Labour and 
Welfare, 1993 ) and the Construction Code for Over -load cutout devices for cranes or mobile cranes  
(Notification No. 57 of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 1972 ), which aim to  harmonize to 
international  standards  and so on .   
 
1. Amendments of the Construction Code for Mobile cranes  
(a) Permit  design of limited state method in mobile cranes in addition to allowable stress method  
in article 3 to 12 ; and revise the standard of forward  stability of mobile cranes in Art icle 14 to 
harmoniz e it to international standards.  
(b) In Article 27 proviso , exclude load meters from  "the device preventing the overload ex cept the 
over-load cutout device s mobile crane s". 
(c) Permit any method of perforation by which no cracks or burrs oc cur other than drilling  for  
rivet or bolt holes of the structure part of mobile crane s in Article 39  
(d) In Article 45, e xempt machines which have special structure  or fabricated in accordance with 
international standards etc.  from the Construction Codes when the Director -General of Labour 
Standards Bureau ensures equal safety as the Code.  
(e) Make necessary amendments such as harmonization with the titles of the latest version of Ja-
pan Industrial Standard s. 
 
2. Amendment s of the Construction Code for Gondras and the Construction Code for Cranes  
(a) In Article 38 of the Construction Code for Gondras  and in Article 51 of  the Construction Code 
for Cranes, revise in line with  1.(c) above . 
(b) In Article 45 of the Construction Code for Gondras  and in Article 57 of  the Construction Code 
for Cranes, revise  in line with  1.(d)  above . 
(c) Revise  in line with 1.(e) above . 
 
3. Amendment s of the Construction Code for Elevators  
(a) In Article 43, revise  in line with 1.(d) above .  
(b) Revise  in line with 1.(e) above . 
 
4. Amendment s of the Construction Code for Over -load cutout devices for cranes or mobile c
ranes  
(a) Revise  in line with 1.(e) above .  
  The Act and related ordinances  and codes  are available at the following website.  
 
●Industrial Safety and Health Act  (English)  
http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail_main?re=01&ia=03&vm=&id=1926  
●Order for Enforcement of Industrial Safety and Health Act （English） 
http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail_main?re=01&ia=03&vm=&id=2245  
●The Construction Code for Mobile cranes （Japanese ） 
http://wwwhourei.mhlw.go.jp/cgi -bin/t_docframe.cgi?MODE=hourei&DMODE=CONTENTS&
SMODE=NORMAL&KEYWORD=&EFSNO=1112  
●The Construction Code for Over -load cutout devices for cranes or mobile cranes （Japanese ） 
http://wwwhourei.mhlw.go.jp/cgi -bin/t_docframe.cgi?MODE=hourei&DMODE=CONTENTS&
SMODE=NORMAL&KEYWORD=&EFSNO=995  
●The Construction Code for Elevators （Japanese ） 
http://wwwhourei.mhlw.go.jp/cgi -bin/t_docframe.cgi?MODE=hourei&DMODE=CONTENTS&
SMODE=NORMAL&KEYWORD= &EFSNO=1107  
●The Construction Code for Gondras （Japanese ） 
http://wwwhourei.mhlw.go.jp/cgi -bin/t_docframe.cgi?MODE=hourei&DMODE=CONTENTS&
SMODE=NORMAL&KEYWORD=&EFSNO=1108  
●The Construction Code for Cranes （Japanese ） 
http://wwwhourei.mhlw.go.jp/cgi -bin/t_docfra me.cgi?MODE=hourei&DMODE=CONTENTS&
SMODE=NORMAL&KEYWORD=&EFSNO=1111