(1) Any person intending to become an asbestos inspection institution shall obtain designation from the Minister of Employment and Labor after meeting the requirements for human resources, facilities, equipment, etc. prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) To ensure the accuracy and precision of the results of asbestos inspections by designated institutions, the Minister of Employment and Labor may verify the capabilities of asbestos inspection institutions to conduct asbestos inspections, and may guide or educate such institutions. In such cases, the methods and procedures for verifying the capabilities to conduct asbestos inspections and for guiding and educating asbestos inspection institutions, and other necessary matters shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Employment and Labor.
(3) The Minister of Employment and Labor may evaluate asbestos inspection institutions and publish the results of such evaluation (including the results of verifying the capability to conduct asbestos inspections under paragraph (2)). In such cases, matters necessary for the standards and methods for evaluation, and the publication of the results of such evaluation shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
(4) The procedures for designating asbestos inspection institutions, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
(5) Article 21(4) and (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to asbestos inspection institutions. In such cases, "specialized safety management institution or specialized health management institution" shall be construed as "asbestos inspection institution".