(1) A business owner shall have a person at the place of business to assist him or her or a person in charge of safety and health management regarding technical matters related to safety, among the matters prescribed in the subparagraphs of Article 15(1), as well as to provide guidance and advice to a supervisor (hereinafter referred to as "safety officer").
(2) The type of business and the number of regular employees at a place of business required to have a safety officer; the number, qualifications, duties, authority, and appointment method of safety officers; and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) A business owner who engages in the place of business for such type of business and with such number of regular employees as prescribed by Presidential Decree shall require a safety officer to be solely in charge of the relevant duties. <Added on May 18, 2021>
(4) Where it is necessary to prevent industrial accidents and any of the grounds prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor exists, the Minister of Employment and Labor may order a business owner to increase the number of safety officers to be at least the number prescribed by Presidential Decree pursuant to paragraph (2) or to replace them. <Amended on May 18, 2021>
(5) A business owner who engages in the place of business for such type of business and with such number of regular employees as prescribed by Presidential Decree may entrust the duties of a safety officer to an institution specializing in safety management business designated under Article 21 (hereinafter referred to as "specialized safety management institution"). <Amended on May 18, 2021>