What is the Stress Check programme?

A mandatory annual programme for worksites with 50 or more employees that assesses workers' psychological stress, part of Japan's emphasis on mental health at work.

What happens at 50 employees?

Once a worksite reaches 50 employees, the employer must appoint an industrial physician and a health manager, establish a health and safety committee, and run the Stress Check programme.

Can Arinite manage health and safety across UK and Japanese sites?

Yes. Coordinating UK and Japanese obligations within a single compliance system is a core part of what Arinite does, with locally qualified practitioners.

What does it cost to work with Arinite in Japan?

Cost depends on workforce size, the nature of the operation, and the scope of services required. A free gap analysis call with one of our Qualified consultants will give a clear estimate.

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Q: What is the main health and safety law in Japan?

The Industrial Safety and Health Act, administered by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare through the Labour Standards Inspection Offices.

Risk assessments · Industrial Safety and Health Act compliance · Mandatory Stress Check programme · DSE and ergonomics · Support in Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, and Nagoya

Japan regulates workplace safety through its Industrial Safety and Health Act, which includes specific obligations once a worksite reaches 50 employees, among them an industrial physician, a health manager, and the mandatory annual Stress Check programme. For international and UK groups with Japanese operations, these thresholds and the Stress Check are key. Arinite supports businesses in Japan, coordinating local obligations with a single group compliance standard across 50+ countries.

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Workplace Health and
Safety in Japan

The framework is built on the Industrial Safety and Health Act, administered by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare through the Labour Standards Inspection Offices. Key points for any business:

Size-based obligations

Once a worksite reaches 50 employees, the employer must appoint an industrial physician and a health manager and establish a health and safety committee.

Stress Check programme

Worksites with 50 or more employees must run the annual Stress Check programme assessing psychological stress.

Risk assessment

Employers must assess and control workplace risks.

Worker information and training

Workers must receive safety and health education.

Records

Documented arrangements and records are expected.

Arinite supports businesses in Japan, with particular strength for international and UK groups whose Japanese operations must meet local requirements while staying consistent with a single group compliance system. We work with locally qualified practitioners. A Japanese-language version of this page is recommended for local lead generation.

CITIES

Health and Safety
Support Across Japan

Tokyo

The commercial and financial centre.

Osaka

Yokohama

Nagoya

COMPLIANCE GAPS

Common Compliance Gaps We
Find in Japan

Size-based obligations not met once a worksite reaches 50 employees.

Stress Check programme not run where required.

Risk assessments missing or generic.

International group documentation used unchanged, without reflecting Japanese requirements.

DSE and ergonomic assessments missing for office, home, and hybrid workers.

SERVICES

Our Health and Safety
Services in Japan

Delivered through Qualified consultants and integrated health and safety software, as part of our outsourced health and safety service.

Risk assessments

Documented risk assessment covering all activities and locations.

Threshold obligations support

Support with industrial physician, health manager, and committee arrangements at the 50-employee threshold.

Stress Check programme

Support running the annual Stress Check programme.

DSE and ergonomic assessments

For office, home, and hybrid workers.

Group compliance coordination

Aligning Japanese obligations with a single multi-jurisdiction compliance system.

Book a Free Gap Analysis Call

Book a free gap analysis call with one of our Qualified health and safety consultants. In 30 minutes, we will assess your current arrangements, identify the compliance gaps that matter most including the Stress Check programme, and give you a clear recommendation and indicative cost.

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OUR PROVEN SYSTEM

How Arinite's Health and Safety Consultants
Transform Your Compliance

From Reactive Firefighting to Proactive Health & Safety Compliance

STAGE 1

REACTIVE(Where 60% of Businesses Operate)

No formal HSE systems in place. Everything is reactive, waiting for something to go wrong. Documentation is missing or outdated.

Why It's Dangerous:

✗£50K-£150K average fine when (not if) HSE inspects
✗Can't bid on contracts requiring HSE certification
✗One accident away from director prosecution

This isn't just "non-compliant." It's criminally negligent. Directors face personal prosecution.

STAGE 2

COMPLIANCE(Where Most Businesses Stop)

Basic HSE documentation is in place. Minimum legal requirements met. You can pass a basic audit.

Why It's Better (But Not Enough):

✓Legal protection (no fines if inspected)
✓Can bid on contracts requiring certification
✓Pass basic client audits
✗Still reactive (problems arise, then you respond)
✗Compliance maintained by one person (bottleneck)
✗Systems don't run themselves

Compliance is where most consultants get you, then leave. You're legal, but you're not optimised.

STAGE 3

PROACTIVE(Where Arinite Clients Operate)

Systems run proactively, preventing problems before they occur. Compliance is distributed, not dependent on one person.

Why It's Transformational:

✓Win more contracts (HSE certification opens doors)
✓Save 20+ hours/week (systems run themselves)
✓Peace of mind (sleep soundly, without the fear of prosecution)
✓Focus on your core business while we handle compliance

That's why 95%+ of clients renew year after year.

The Arinite Difference:

”

Robert Winsloe

Managing Director, Arinite

“We work with you to deliver peace of mind. We tailor our service provision to your business to provide proactive, pragmatic health and safety advice and that helps reduce costs by ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety legislation.”

Other Consultants

Get you to Stage 2 (Compliant) and disappear.

Arinite

Gets you to Stage 3 (Proactive) and keeps you there.

That's why we call it transformation, not just compliance.

CONSULTANTS + SOFTWARE

Where Health and Safety Consultants
Meet Compliance Software.
Globally.

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Consultants+H&S Software+Arinite AI

Compliance

Traditional consultancies audit, report and leave. You get a document and the job of implementing it.

Control

Software companies give you dashboards and workflows without the knowledge to use them.

Coverage

Global businesses need consultants who know compliance in every jurisdiction.

Arinite

We are not a consultancy that adds external software. We are not a software company that recommends consultants.

We are the place where those two things finally become one.

GLOBAL LOCATIONS

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International Compliance, Local Delivery.

50+ Countries. Global Safety. Local Trust.

50+ Countries

Headquartered in London, UK, with Qualified health and safety consultants in 50+ countries. Whether you need a health and safety audit in Manchester, a fire risk assessment in Birmingham, or outsourced workplace health and safety compliance in Singapore, we have consultants near you.

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We're expanding globally

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Brendan Tuite

Operations Director, Arinite

35+ Years Experience

50+ Countries Served

95%+ Client Retention

My Name Is Brendan Tuite.

I have been in the health and safety business for 35+ years. In that time, I have had one consistent experience across every sector and every country I have worked in.

Every business we speak to already knows, somewhere, that their workplace health and safety compliance has not kept pace with their growth. It is not ignorance. It is business. It is the assumption that because nothing has gone wrong yet, the gaps are probably manageable.

What stops most businesses from doing something about it is not the cost of outsourcing health and safety support. It is the fear of finding out how significant the gaps are.

The Free Gap Analysis Call exists for exactly that moment.

You get the full picture of your workplace health and safety position in 30 minutes.

“In 35+ years, I have not once had someone tell us they wished they had stayed in the dark.”

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Health and Safety in Japan: Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the Industrial Safety and Health Act, the Stress Check programme, and Japanese compliance

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