INDUSTRY GUIDE | ESD & SSW

Building Cleaning Management

Eligible work, entry requirements and practical employer controls for the building cleaning management field under Japan’s Employment for Skill Development and Specified Skilled Worker frameworks.

Eligible work

Interior building cleaning using approved methods, equipment and quality-control procedures in eligible facilities.

Eligibility is determined by the official work category and actual duties. A company’s general industry classification alone is not enough.

Entry and transition

Employers should confirm the permitted cleaning category and the worker’s skill and Japanese-language route.

Candidates may qualify through the prescribed skill and Japanese-language examinations or, where permitted, through a recognized transition route from a relevant training or development program.

Employer checklist

  • Match the written job description to the permitted work category.
  • Confirm the applicable examination or transition exemption.
  • Provide equal or equivalent remuneration and lawful working conditions.
  • Prepare workplace instruction in a language the worker understands.
  • Check field council, certification and notification requirements.

Safety and supervision

Train workers in chemicals, machinery, wet-floor control, work at height, protective equipment and lone-work procedures.

Keep orientation, qualification, training, incident and corrective-action records. Review actual duties whenever the workplace or production process changes.