Article release date: 2016.12.09
Last updated: 2019.11.26

Dear Customer,

1. When installing / relocating the drying equipment or changing the main structural part, the business operator is obliged to notify the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare 30 days before the start of construction. (Article 88 of the Labor and Welfare Law, Article 85 of the Safety Law)

2. When a drying facility is installed, the business operator is obliged to appoint a head of the drying facility to perform the matters specified by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Labor to prevent occupational accidents. (Labor Safety Law Article 14)
The target drying equipment is defined as follows. (Article 6)

(1) Among drying equipment, equipment related to dangerous goods, etc. (having the dangerous goods listed in Attached Table 1 and dry substances where these dangerous goods are generated) with an internal volume of 1 cubic meter or more

(2) Drying equipment related to things other than hazardous materials that use fuel as a heat source
(The maximum consumption is limited to at least 10 kilograms per hour for solid fuels, at least 10 liters per hour for liquid fuels, and at least 1 cubic meter per hour for gaseous fuels.) (Limited power consumption is limited to 10 kilowatts or more.)

3. When drying equipment is installed, it is mandatory for business operators to perform voluntary inspection periodically and record the results. (Article 45 of the Labor and Welfare Law, Article 299 of the Safety Law)

4. When installing drying equipment, depending on local governments, it may be obligatory to notify fire department to fire department and keep constant distance from inflammable materials such as wall and ceiling.

Please contact your local Labor Standards Inspection Office or the Fire Department for details.

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