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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 139 (Restriction on working hours of hazardous or dangerous work)

산업안전보건법 제139조

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) With respect to any employee engaged in hazardous or dangerous work prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as work performed at high pressure, no business owner shall require him or her to work in excess of six hours per day or 34 hours per week.

(2) With respect to any employee engaged in hazardous or dangerous work prescribed by Presidential Decree, a business owner shall take measures for protecting the health of such employee by rationally scheduling work and rest time and by improving the working conditions related to working hours, in addition to necessary safety and health measures.

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