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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 5 (Obligation of business owners)

산업안전보건법 제5조

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) A business owner (including a person receiving labor from a worker in special employment relations referred to in Article 77 and a person brokering the collection, delivery, etc. of goods referred to in Article 78; hereafter in this Article and Article 6, the same shall apply) shall maintain and promote the safety and health of employees (including persons engaged in special type of employment referred to in Article 77 and persons engaged in collection, delivery, etc. of goods referred to in Article 78; hereafter in this Article and Article 6, the same shall apply) by implementing the following, and comply with the policies of the State for preventing industrial accidents: <Amended on May 26, 2020>

1. Complying with the standards for preventing industrial accidents prescribed by this Act or any order issued pursuant to this Act;

2. Creating a pleasant working environment and improving working conditions so as to decrease physical fatigue, mental stress, etc. of employees;

3. Providing employees with information on safety and health at the relevant place of business.

(2) When any of the following persons engages in the placement of an order, design, manufacturing, importation, or construction, he or she shall comply with the standards prescribed by this Act and any order issued pursuant to this Act, and take necessary measures to prevent industrial accidents that may be caused due to any article used for such placement of an order, design, manufacturing, importation, or construction:

1. Any person who designs, manufactures, or imports machinery, apparatus, and other equipment;

2. Any person who manufactures or imports raw materials, etc.;

3. Any person who places an order for, designs, or constructs any structure.

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