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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 128 (Designation of research institutes specializing in working environments)

산업안전보건법 제128조

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) The Minister of Employment and Labor may designate a research institute specializing in working environments by hazardous factor and by type of business and subsidize such institute within the budget to protect the health of employees from hazardous factors in the workplace and to promote specialized research on the methods of managing working environments, etc.

(2) The standards for designating research institutes specializing in working environments by hazardous factor and by type of business referred to in paragraph (1), and other necessary matters shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Employment and Labor.

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