MHLW ordinance amending electronic recordkeeping rules alongside workplace safety reforms

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Summary

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance No. 116 of 2026, promulgated on 2026-07-29 and effective on 2026-09-01, adjusts ministry ordinances in connection with partial implementation of an Act amending the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Working Environment Measurement Act. This listing concerns its amendment of the Ordinance on the Use of Information and Communications Technology for Document Preservation and Related Activities by Private Businesses and Others under Laws Administered by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance No. 44 of 2005).

Business Impact

Private businesses and others using information and communications technology to preserve documents under laws administered by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare may be affected. The instrument amended in this listing concerns electronic recordkeeping, rather than workplace safety requirements generally; the specific changes are not provided.

Recommended Action

Reviewing the official Japanese amendment and updated ordinance would help clarify the affected recordkeeping provisions and any transitional arrangements for the 2026-09-01 effective date.

Timeline of related official records

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1. 2026-07-29 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 労働安全衛生法及び作業環境測定法の一部を改正する法律の一部の施行に伴う厚生労働省関係省令の整備等に関する省令（令和八年厚生労働省令第百十六号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2026-08-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 作業環境測定法施行規則、労働安全衛生法及びこれに基づく命令に係る登録及び指定に関する省令 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
3. 2026-09-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 作業環境測定法施行規則、労働安全衛生法及びこれに基づく命令に係る登録及び指定に関する省令、厚生労働省の所管する法令の規定に基づく民間事業者等が行う書面の保存等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する省令、有機溶剤中毒予防規則、特定化学物質障害予防規則 ほか2件 (this update) Original Japanese source
4. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 作業環境測定法施行規則、労働安全衛生法及びこれに基づく命令に係る登録及び指定に関する省令、労働安全衛生規則、厚生労働省の所管する法令の規定に基づく民間事業者等が行う書面の保存等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する省令、厚生労働省組織規則 ほか4件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source