Occupational Safety and Health Act

산업안전보건법

Act · 고용노동부 · English text effective 2025-10-01 · Korean current 2026-08-01

Articles

• CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Article 1 Purpose
• Article 2 Definitions
• Article 3 Scope of application
• Article 4 Responsibilities of the Government
• Article 4-2 Responsibilities of local governments
• Article 4-3 Industrial accident prevention activities by local governments
• Article 5 Obligation of business owners
• Article 6 Obligation of employees
• Article 7 Formulation and publication of basic plans for preventing industrial accidents
• Article 8 Requests for cooperation
• Article 9 Establishment and operation of integrated information system on industrial accident prevention
• Article 10 Publication of number of industrial accidents
• Article 11 Installation and operation of industrial accident prevention facilities
• Article 12 Financial resources for preventing industrial accidents
• Article 13 Standards for technology or working environments
• CHAPTER II SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• SECTION 1 Safety and Health Management System
• Article 14 Report to and approval of board of directors
• Article 15 Persons in charge of safety and health management
• Article 16 Supervisors
• Article 17 Safety officers
• Article 18 Health officers
• Article 19 Safety and health managers
• Article 20 Guidance and advice of safety officers
• Article 21 Specialized safety management institutions
• Article 22 Occupational health physicians
• Article 23 Honorary occupational safety inspectors
• Article 24 Occupational safety and health committee
• SECTION 2 Safety and Health Management Regulations
• Article 25 Preparation of safety and health management regulations
• Article 26 Procedures for preparing and amending safety and health management regulations
• Article 27 Compliance with safety and health management regulations
• Article 28 Application mutatis mutandis of other statutes
• CHAPTER III SAFETY AND HEALTH EDUCATION
• Article 29 Safety and health education for employees
• Article 30 Exemption from safety and health education for employees
• Article 31 Basic education on safety and health in construction business
• Article 32 On-the-job training for persons in charge of safety and health management
• Article 33 Safety and health educational institutions
• CHAPTER IV MEASURES FOR PREVENTING HAZARDS AND RISKS
• Article 34 Posting purport of statutes or regulations
• Article 35 Request for notification by representative of employees
• Article 36 Conducting risk assessment
• Article 37 Installation and affixing of safety and health signs
• Article 38 Safety measures
• Article 39 Health measures
• Article 40 Safety measures and health measures to be observed by employees
• Article 41 Measures for preventing health impairments caused by abusive language of customers
• Article 42 Preparation and submission of hazard prevention plans
• Article 43 Verification of implementation of hazard prevention plans
• Article 44 Preparation and submission of process-safety reports
• Article 45 Review of process-safety reports
• Article 46 Implementation of process-safety reports
• Article 47 Safety and health checkup
• Article 48 Safety and health checkup institutions
• Article 49 Order to formulate and implement safety and health improvement plans
• Article 50 Submission of safety and health improvement plans
• Article 51 Suspension of work by business owners
• Article 52 Suspension of work by employees
• Article 53 Corrective measures by Minister of Employment and Labor
• Article 54 Measures by business owners in cases of serious accidents
• Article 55 Measures for suspension of work by the Minister of Employment and Labor in cases of serious accidents
• Article 56 Investigation of causes of serious accidents
• Article 57 Prohibition on concealing occurrence of industrial accidents and reporting thereof
• CHAPTER V PREVENTION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS IN CONTRACTING
• SECTION 1 Restrictions on Contracts
• Article 58 Prohibition of contracts for hazardous work
• Article 59 Approval of contracts
• Article 60 Prohibition of subcontracting after obtaining approval of contracts
• Article 61 Obligation to select qualified contractors
• SECTION 2 Safety and Health Measures by Contractees
• Article 62 Persons in general charge of safety and health
• Article 63 Safety and health measures by contractees
• Article 64 Measures for preventing industrial accidents in contracting
• Article 65 Provision of information on safety and health by contractees
• Article 66 Corrective measures against relevant contractors by contractees
• SECTION 3 Prevention of Industrial Accidents in Construction Business
• Article 67 Measures for preventing industrial accidents by persons placing order for construction works
• Article 68 Safety and health coordinators
• Article 69 Prohibition on reducing construction periods and changing construction methods
• Article 70 Extension of period of construction works
• Article 71 Requests for design modification
• Article 72 Appropriation of funds for occupational safety and health management for construction works
• Article 73 Guidance on prevention of industrial accidents during construction works
• Article 74 Specialized guidance institutions for preventing construction industrial accidents
• Article 75 Special cases concerning establishing and operating council on safety and health
• Article 76 Safety measures by contractees for construction works for machinery and apparatus
• SECTION 4 Prevention of Industrial Accidents in Other Types of Employment
• Article 77 Safety and health measures for persons in special types of employment
• Article 78 Safety measures for delivery persons
• Article 79 Measures for preventing industrial accidents of franchisers
• CHAPTER VI MEASURES FOR HAZARDOUS OR DANGEROUS MACHINERY
• SECTION 1 Protective Measures against Hazardous or Dangerous Machinery
• Article 80 Protective measures against hazardous or dangerous machinery and apparatus
• Article 81 Measures by lenders of machinery and apparatus
• Article 82 Registration of business of installing and dismantling tower cranes
• SECTION 2 Safety Certification
• Article 83 Safety certification standards
• Article 84 Safety certification
• Article 85 Safety certification marks
• Article 86 Revocation of safety certification
• Article 87 Prohibition on manufacturing machinery subject to safety certification
• Article 88 Safety certification institutions
• SECTION 3 Reporting Voluntary Safety Verification
• Article 89 Reporting voluntary safety verification
• Article 90 Voluntary safety verification marks
• Article 91 Prohibition on use of voluntary safety verification marks
• Article 92 Prohibition on manufacturing machinery subject to voluntary safety verification
• SECTION 4 Safety Inspection
• Article 93 Safety inspections
• Article 94 Issuance of safety inspection certificates
• Article 95 Prohibition on using machinery subject to safety inspection
• Article 96 Safety inspection institutions
• Article 97 Obligation to report of safety inspection institutions
• Article 98 Safety inspections under voluntary inspection programs
• Article 99 Revocation of approval of voluntary inspection programs
• Article 100 Voluntary safety inspection institutions
• SECTION 5 Investigation into Hazardous or Dangerous Machinery and Support
• Article 101 Performance tests
• Article 102 Subsidies for business manufacturing hazardous or dangerous machinery
• Article 103 Integrated management of information on safety of hazardous or dangerous machinery
• CHAPTER VII MEASURES AGAINST HAZARDOUS OR DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
• SECTION 1 Classification and Management of Hazardous or Dangerous Substances
• Article 104 Standards for classifying hazardous factors
• Article 105 Assessment and management of hazards and dangers of hazardous factors
• Article 106 Establishment of exposure limits for hazardous factors
• Article 107 Compliance with permissible levels of hazardous factors
• Article 108 Investigation of hazards and dangers of non-phase-in substances
• Article 109 Investigation of hazards and dangers of chemical substances likely to cause serious health impairments
• Article 110 Preparation and submission of material safety data sheets
• Article 111 Provision of material safety data sheets
• Article 112 Approval of partial non-disclosure of material safety data sheets
• Article 112-2 Special cases concerning filing objections to approval for partial non-disclosure of material safety data sheets
• Article 113 Submission of information by persons appointed by overseas manufacturers
• Article 114 Posting of material safety data sheets and education
• Article 115 Warnings on containers of substances subject to material safety data preparation
• Article 116 Provision of data related to material safety data sheets
• Article 117 Prohibition on manufacturing hazardous or dangerous substances
• Article 118 Permission to manufacture hazardous or dangerous substances
• SECTION 2 Measures for Asbestos
• Article 119 Asbestos inspections
• Article 120 Asbestos inspection institutions
• Article 121 Registration of business of dismantling or removing asbestos
• Article 122 Dismantling or removal of asbestos
• Article 123 Compliance with standards for removing or dismantling asbestos
• Article 124 Compliance with asbestos concentration levels
• CHAPTER VIII MANAGEMENT OF THE HEALTH OF EMPLOYEES
• SECTION 1 Improvement of Working Environments
• Article 125 Working environment measurement
• Article 126 Working environment measurement institutions
• Article 127 Evaluation of reliability of working environment measurement
• Article 128 Designation of research institutes specializing in working environments
• Article 128-2 Installation of rest facilities
• SECTION 2 Health Examination and Health Management
• Article 129 General health examination
• Article 130 Special health examinations
• Article 131 Order to undergo temporary health examinations
• Article 132 Obligation of business owners regarding health examinations
• Article 133 Obligation of employees regarding health examinations
• Article 134 Obligation of health examination institutions to report results
• Article 135 Special health examination institutions
• Article 136 Designation of research institutes specializing in special health examinations by hazardous factor
• Article 137 Health management cards
• Article 138 Prohibition of or restriction on work by persons suffering from disease
• Article 139 Restriction on working hours of hazardous or dangerous work
• Article 140 Restriction on employment based on qualification
• Article 141 Epidemiological investigations
• CHAPTER IX OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTORS AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH INSTRUCTORS
• Article 142 Duties of occupational safety instructors
• Article 143 Qualification and examinations of instructors
• Article 144 Sanctions against cheating
• Article 145 Registration of instructors
• Article 146 Education for instructors
• Article 147 Guidance for instructors
• Article 148 Compensation for loss
• Article 149 Prohibition of use of similar titles
• Article 150 Maintenance of dignity and duty of good faith
• Article 151 Prohibited conduct
• Article 152 Application for inspection of related books
• Article 153 Prohibition of lending qualification and arranging lending
• Article 154 Revocation of registration
• CHAPTER X LABOR INSPECTORS
• Article 155 Authority of labor inspectors
• Article 156 Inspection and guidance by employees of the Agency
• Article 157 Reporting to supervisory authorities
• CHAPTER XI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
• Article 158 Subsidizing and supporting industrial accident prevention projects
• Article 159 Requests for suspension of business
• Article 160 Penalty surcharges imposed in lieu of disposition of suspension of business
• Article 161 Penalty surcharges imposed for breach of obligation, such as ban on contracting
• Article 162 Confidentiality
• Article 163 Hearings and criteria for dispositions
• Article 164 Retention of documents
• Article 165 Delegation and entrustment of authority
• Article 166 Fees
• Article 166-2 Special cases concerning on-the-job trainees
• CHAPTER XII PENALTY PROVISIONS
• Article 167 Penalty provisions
• Article 168 Penalty provisions
• Article 169 Penalty provisions
• Article 170 Penalty provisions
• Article 170-2 Penalty provisions
• Article 171 Penalty provisions
• Article 172 Penalty provisions
• Article 173 Joint penalty provisions
• Article 174 Concurrent imposition of punishment and program attendance order
• Article 175 Administrative fines

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