None of the following persons shall divulge or appropriate any confidential information he or she becomes aware of in the course of performing his or her duties; provided, this shall not apply where the Minister of Employment and Labor deems it necessary for preventing the health impairment of employees: <Amended on Aug. 8, 2023>
1. A person who reviews a hazard prevention plan submitted under Article 42;
2. A person who reviews a process-safety report submitted under Article 44;
3. A person who conducts a safety and health checkup referred to in Article 47;
4. A person who conducts safety certification referred to in Article 84;
5. A person conducts affairs concerning the receipt of reports referred to in Article 89;
6. A person who conducts a safety inspection referred to in Article 93;
7. A person who conducts affairs concerning approval of a voluntary inspection program referred to in Article 98;
8. A person who reviews an investigative report on hazards and dangers or the results of the investigation submitted under Article 108(1) or 109(1);
9. A person to whom material safety data sheets, etc. are submitted pursuant to Article 110(1) through (3);
10. A person who reviews whether to grant approval of alternative data and approval for extension under Article 112(2) and (5) and Article 112-2(2), and a person who is furnished with alternative data for material safety data sheets pursuant to Article 112(10);
11. A person who conducts a health examination pursuant to Articles 129 through 131;
12. A person who conducts an epidemiological investigation prescribed in Article 141;
13. A person who is registered pursuant to Article 145.