Korean Law in English
Laws › Occupational Safety and Health Act › SECTION 1 Classification and Management of Hazardous or Dangerous Substances

Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 109 (Investigation of hazards and dangers of chemical substances likely to cause serious health impairments)

산업안전보건법 제109조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-08-01) — check the Korean original.

(1) When deemed necessary to prevent the health impairment of employees, the Minister of Employment and Labor may order a person who manufactures or imports chemical substances likely to cause cancer or other serious health impairments or a business owner who uses such chemical substances to investigate the hazards dangers of the chemical substances and submit the results thereof or to submit data necessary to assess hazards and dangers under Article 105(1), as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

(2) A person ordered to investigate hazards and dangers of any chemical substance pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, where the results of the investigation reveal that the chemical substance may impair the health of employees, take necessary measures, such as installing or renovating facilities or equipment, to prevent the health impairment of employees.

(3) Where the Minister of Employment and Labor deems it necessary to prevent the health impairment of employees after reviewing the results of investigation and the data submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she may classify and manage the relevant chemical substances pursuant to Article 105(2) or may order a person who manufactures or imports such chemical substances or a business owner who uses them to take necessary measures, such as installing or renovating facilities or equipment, to prevent the health impairment of employees.

‹ Article 108All articlesArticle 110 ›

Korean original (law.go.kr) · Get articles as JSON via API

For AI agents and developers — get this article as JSON, with the English and current Korean effective dates and an outdated-translation flag, from the korea-law API or as an MCP tool: https://mcp.apify.com?tools=kr-data/korea-law