The 13th Occupational Safety & Health Program (Outline)

Program period
The program lasts five years from FY2018 to FY2022

Program goals
Total goals
Reduce fatalities by at least 15%
Reduce the casualties by at least 5%

The goals of major industries
Construction, manufacturing and forestry industries: Reducing
fatalities by at least 15%
Land transportation industry, retailers, social welfare facilities andrestaurants: Reducing casualties by at least 5% at the accident rate per
1,000 persons of casualties

Goals other than the above are as follows:- Job-related anxiety, distress and stress: Increase the percentage of workers
who have access to a consultant, including resources outside the workplace,to at least 90% (71.2% in 2016).
- Increase the percentage of business establishments that take mental
health measures to at least 80% (56.6% in 2016).
- Increase the percentage of business establishments that conduct group
analyses of stress check results and utilize the result to at least 60% (37.1%in 2016).
- Increase the percentage of sellers and suppliers of chemical substances who
provide labeling or safety data sheets (SDS) for all chemical substancesclassified as hazardous or toxic by the Global Harmonized System (“GHS”),
1authorized for the classification and indication of chemical substances toat least 80% (labeling: 60.0%, SDS: 51.6% in 2016).
- Reduce casualties due to occupational back pain in tertiary and landtransportation industries by at least 5% at the accident rate per 1,000
persons of casualties (relative to the 2017 level) by 2022.
- Reduce fatalities due to heat stroke at the workplace by at least 5% overthe five years from 2018 to 2022 relative to the level during the five-year
period from 2013 to 2017.

8 Priority measures(1) Promotion of measures to eliminate fatal accidents(2) Promotion of measures to ensure the health of workers, including theprevention of karoshi, etc.
(3) Promotion of measures to adapt to changes in the employment structureand diversified work styles(4) Promotion of measures to ensure the health of workers with diseases(5) Promotion of measures to prevent health disorders due to chemical
substances, etc.
(6) Reinforcement of efforts by companies and industries on safety andhealth(7) Reinforcement of safety and health management organizations anddevelopment of human resources(8) Improvement of nationwide awareness on safety and healthSpecific efforts by priority(1) Promotion of measures to eliminate fatal accidents- Preventing “falling to a lower level” in the construction industry- Preventing occupational accidents caused by facilities, equipment andmachines in the manufacturing industry- Safety measures for felling in forest industry2(2) Promotion of measures to ensure the health of workers, including theprevention of karoshi, etc.
- Reinforcement of measures to ensure the health of workers- Promotion of measures to prevent health disorders due to overwork- Promotion of measures to maintain mental health at workplaces(3) Promotion of measures to adapt to changes in the employment structureand diversified work styles- Industries in which occupational accidents are growing or remaining
constant- Prevention of occupational accidents involving aging, non-regular, foreign
and handicapped workers(4) Promotion of measures to ensure the health of workers with diseases- Promotion of measures to ensure the health by companies, andcollaboration between companies and medical institutions- Establishment of a structure for supporting workers with diseases(5) Promotion of measures to prevent health disorders due to chemical
substances, etc.
- Measures to prevent health disorders due to chemical substances- Measures to prevent asbestos originated health disorders- Measures to prevent health disorders due to ionized radiation(6) Reinforcement of efforts by companies and industries on safety andhealth- Inclusion of safety and health in corporate management- Disseminating and utilizing occupational safety and health management
systems- Promotion of safety and health management systems by company(7) Reinforcement of safety and health management organizations anddevelopment of human resources- Fostering safety and health specialists3

- Comprehensively utilizing outside experts, including industrial safety
consultants or industrial health consultants etc.
(8) Improvement of nationwide awareness on safety and health- Safety and health education in collaboration with high schools anduniversities- Promotion of measures based on scientific underpinning and international
trendsThe 13th Occupational Safety & Health Program (Full Version)
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