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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 30 (Exemption from safety and health education for employees)

산업안전보건법 제30조

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) Notwithstanding Article 29(1), a business owner need not fully or partially conduct the safety and health education prescribed in that paragraph in any of the following cases:

1. Where the occurrence rate of industrial accidents at a place of business falls under the criteria prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor;

2. Where an employee completes education prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, including education on health management, at facilities prescribed in subparagraph 3 of Article 11;

3. Where a supervisor completes education prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, including education for enhancing professionalism in performing duties for occupational safety and health.

(2) Notwithstanding Article 29(2) or (3), a business owner need not fully or partially conduct the safety and health education prescribed in paragraph (2) or (3) of that Article in cases prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, such as where the safety and health education is to be provided to employees with experience in the job for which they are employed or to which they are newly assigned.

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