Draft Notice amending designations of substances posing skin, eye or skin-absorption hazards
「労働安全衛生規則第五百九十四条の二第一項の規定に基づき皮膚若しくは眼に障害を与えるおそれ又は皮膚から吸収され、若しくは皮膚に侵入して、健康障害を生ずるおそれがあることが明らかな物として厚生労働大臣が定めるものの一部を改正する告示案」に関する御意見の募集について
Published: 2026-10-20 · Source: e-Gov Public Comment · Stage: Public Comment Open · Area: Labor / Employment · Impact (preliminary): Medium · Comment deadline: 2026-11-18 16:00 JST · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-22
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AI summary
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Summary
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare published a draft amending Notice for public comment on 2026-10-20, with a stated deadline of 2026-11-18 16:00 JST. The proposal would amend the substances designated by the Minister under Article 594-2, paragraph 1 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health as clearly posing risks of skin or eye damage, or health impairment through skin absorption or penetration.
Business Impact
Employers handling substances covered by these designations may be affected by changes to the designated substances; the supplied information does not identify the proposed additions or removals.
Recommended Action
Review of the official Japanese draft could clarify which substance designations would change and any proposed implementation dates.
Timeline of related official records
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- 2026-10-20 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) Original Japanese source
- 2026-11-18 — Public comment deadline (2026-11-18 16:00 JST) Original Japanese source
What happens next
General procedure: after a consultation closes, the ministry usually publishes the comments received and its responses, and may then adopt the instrument, possibly revised, or not adopt it. This dashboard has not yet matched a promulgated instrument with exactly this name. This is not a forecast of the outcome.