Japan Industrial Safety and Health Law (ISHL)

Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Law (ISHL) was firstly enacted in 1972 to ensure the safety and health of workers in workplaces. IHSL designates substances that are prohibited to manufacture or import, substances requiring permission and chemical substances requiring safety data sheets and labels. ISHL also controls new substances and requires manufacturers and importers to notify them to the Ministry of Labor and Welfare (MHLW) prior to production and importation. 

Chemicals Regulated under Japan ISHL
The following categories of chemicals are regulated by Japan ISHL:

- New chemical substances;
- Harmful substances to be prohibited(~10 substances);
- Harmful substances to be permitted(~7 substances);
- Harmful substances to be indicated(~99 substances);
- Notified substances to be delivered MSDS(~640 substances);

New Substance Notification under ISHL

Any substance that is not on ISHL list requires notification prior to manufacture or importation. ISHL list consists of two parts:

• Existing chemical substances under CSCL(in commerce in Japan before 1973)- approximately 20,600 substances;
• New substances notified under ISHL and published on government Gazette;

More info about ISHL list and ISHL can be found below.
Japan Industrial Safety and Health Law