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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 145 (Registration of instructors)

산업안전보건법 제145조

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) Where an instructor intends to perform his or her duties as an instructor, he or she shall be registered with the Minister of Employment and Labor, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

(2) Any instructor registered under paragraph (1) may incorporate a corporation to perform duties systematically and professionally.

(3) None of the following persons may be registered under paragraph (1):

1. A person under adult guardianship or under limited guardianship;

2. A person declared bankrupt who has not been reinstated;

3. A person for whom two years have not passed since his or her imprisonment without labor or heavier punishment declared by a court was completely executed (including where the execution is deemed completed) or exempted;

4. A person who is under suspension of the execution of his or her imprisonment without labor or heavier punishment declared by a court;

5. A person for whom one year has not passed since he or she was sentenced to a fine for violating this Act;

6. A person for whom two years have not passed since his or her registration was revoked under Article 154 (excluding where the registration is revoked for falling under subparagraph 1 or 2 of this paragraph).

(4) Any instructor registered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall renew his or her registration every five years, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

(5) Registration may be renewed under paragraph (4) only for instructors who have actual records of providing instructions prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor; provided, instructors whose actual records of providing instructions do not meet the applicable standards shall undergo the continuing education prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor before renewing his or her registration.

(6) The provisions pertaining to partnership companies in the Commercial Act shall apply to corporations referred to in paragraph (2).

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