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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 132 (Obligation of business owners regarding health examinations)

산업안전보건법 제132조

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) A business owner shall ensure that any health examination prescribed in Articles 129 through 131 is provided in the presence of the representative of employees, if so requested by the representative of employees.

(2) Upon request by the occupational safety and health committee or the representative of employees, a business owner shall directly explain the results of a health examination prescribed in Articles 129 through 131 or require the health examination institution which has conducted such health examination to explain the results of a health examination; provided, the results of any health examination of any employee shall not be disclosed without his or her consent.

(3) No business owner shall use the results of any health examination prescribed in Articles 129 through 131 for any purpose other than protecting and maintaining the health of employees.

(4) When deemed necessary to maintain the health of employees based on the results of any health examination prescribed in Articles 129 through 131 or other statutes or regulations, a business owner shall take appropriate measures as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, such as relocating a work site, transferring them to different work positions, reducing working hours, restricting night work (referring to work performed between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.), carrying out working environment measurement, or installing and improving facilities and equipment.

(5) A business owner prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, who is required to take appropriate measures under paragraph (4), shall submit the results of taking such measures to the Minister of Employment and Labor, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

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