Health and Safety Officer

...Although some harmful substances are carcinogenic, generally there are acceptable standards for harmful working environments, so in addition to environmental measurements and health checks, environmental improvement measures and sometimes the use of protective equipment are required. In general, workplace safety and health management requires the establishment of a responsibility and management system, such as appointing a general safety and health officer and setting up a safety and health committee. [Saito Hajime]
[Occupational Safety and Health Act]
It is the natural responsibility of business operators (employers) to prevent harm to workers in the workplace and to ensure safety and health, but relying on voluntary efforts by business operators is not enough. Therefore, legal safety and health obligations are imposed on business operators and administrative supervision and control are used to ensure their implementation.

*Some of the terms used in this document are related to "safety and health officers."

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…有害物には発癌性のものもあるが，一般に有害作業環境には許容基準が示されているので，環境測定と健康診断のほか環境改善対策や，ときには保護具使用が要請される。総じて職場の安全衛生管理には，統括安全衛生責任者の任命や安全衛生委員会設置などの責任･管理体制の整備が要請される。【斉藤 一】
［労働安全衛生法］
　職場の労働者の危害を防止し安全衛生の確保に努めることは，事業者(使用者)の当然の責任であるが，事業者の自発的努力に待つだけでは十分でないので，事業者に対して法律上の安全衛生義務を課し，行政監督･取締りによってその確実な実施を図っている。…

※「安全衛生責任者」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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