(1) A labor inspector shall have the authority to conduct a field survey on workplaces, dormitories, and other annexed buildings, to request the submission of books and documents, and to interrogate both an employer and employees. <Amended on Nov. 28, 2017>
(2) A labor inspector who is a medical doctor or a medical doctor entrusted by a labor inspector shall have the authority to conduct a medical examination of employees who seem vulnerable to those diseases based on which their continuous employment should be precluded.
(3) In cases of paragraphs (1) and (2), the labor inspector or a medical doctor entrusted by the labor inspector shall show his or her identification card and a written instruction to conduct a field survey or a medical examination issued by the Minister of Employment and Labor. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010; Nov. 28, 2017>
(4) In a written instruction to conduct field survey or a medical examination order referred to in paragraph (3), its date and time, place, and scope shall be specified clearly. <Amended on Nov. 28, 2017>
(5) A labor inspector shall have the authority to perform the official duties of judicial police officers as prescribed by the Act on the Persons Performing the Duties of Judicial Police Officers and the Scope of their Duties with regard to the crimes in violation of this Act or other labor-related statutes or regulations.