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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 47 (Safety and health checkup)

산업안전보건법 제47조

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) The Minister of Employment and Labor may order the business owner of a place of business with a significant risk of industrial accidents, including falling, collapse, fire, explosion, or the leakage of hazardous or dangerous substances, to undergo a safety and health checkup conducted by an institution designated under Article 48 (hereinafter referred to as "safety and health checkup institution").

(2) Any business owner in receipt of an order to undergo a safety and health checkup under paragraph (1) shall request a safety and health checkup institution to conduct a safety and health checkup, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

(3) Each business owner shall fully cooperate in a safety and health checkup conducted by a safety and health checkup institution pursuant to paragraph (2), and shall not refuse, obstruct, or evade it without just cause. In such cases, upon request of the representative of employees, a business owner shall allow the representative of employees to participate in the relevant safety and health checkup.

(4) Where a safety and health checkup institution conducts a safety and health checkup under paragraph (2), it shall submit a report on the results of the safety and health checkup to the business owner of the relevant place of business and the Minister of Employment and Labor, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

(5) The types and content of a safety and health checkup, matters to be included in a report on the results of a safety and health checkup, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

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