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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 156 (Inspection and guidance by employees of the Agency)

산업안전보건법 제156조

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) When the Minister of Employment and Labor deems it necessary for the Agency to conduct duties entrusted under Article 165(2), he or she may have an employee of the Agency visit a place of business to conduct any inspection, provide guidance, or perform other activities, necessary for preventing industrial accidents; or, where it is necessary to conduct epidemiological investigations, to question relevant persons or demand submission of necessary documents.

(2) When an employee of the Agency has conducted any inspection, provided guidance, or performed other activities pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall report the results thereof to the Minister of Employment and Labor.

(3) Article 155(4) shall apply mutatis mutandis where an employee of the Agency visits a place of business under paragraph (1). In such cases, "labor inspector" shall be construed as "employee of the Agency".

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