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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 13 (Standards for technology or working environments)

산업안전보건법 제13조

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) To prevent industrial accidents, the Minister of Employment and Labor may establish standards for technology or working environments related to any of the following measures, and provide guidance on and recommend such standards to a business owner:

1. Measures that a person prescribed in any subparagraph of Article 5(2) shall take to prevent industrial accidents pursuant to that paragraph;

2. Measures a business owner shall take pursuant to Articles 38 and 39.

(2) When deemed necessary to establish the standards referred to in paragraph (1), the Minister of Employment and Labor may organize and operate standard formulation committees for each field.

(3) The organization and operation of standard formulation committees under paragraph (2) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by the Minister of Employment and Labor.

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