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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 53 (Corrective measures by Minister of Employment and Labor)

산업안전보건법 제53조

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) When the Minister of Employment and Labor determines, with respect to any structure or annex thereto, machinery, apparatus, equipment, or raw material of a place of business (hereinafter referred to as "machinery, equipment, etc."), that the business owner has failed to take necessary safety and health measures prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, thereby causing any significant hazard or danger to employees, he or she may issue an order to take necessary measures regarding the relevant machinery, equipment, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "corrective measures"), including the suspension of use, replacement, removal, or improvement of facilities, and other safety and health measures prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

(2) A business owner in receipt of an order for corrective measures under paragraph (1) shall post a list of matters subject to the order for corrective measures in a place easily discernible to employees, until the corrective measures are completed for the relevant machinery, equipment, etc.

(3) Where any hazardous or dangerous condition has not been removed or rectified or any hazard or danger to employees is highly likely to increase since a business owner has failed to implement an order for corrective measures regarding the relevant machinery, equipment, etc., the Minister of Employment and Labor may order full or partial suspension of the work related to the relevant machinery equipment, etc.

(4) Where a business owner in receipt of an order for suspension of use referred to in paragraph (1) or an order for suspension of work referred to in paragraph (3) completes the relevant corrective measures, he or she may request that the Minister of Employment and Labor withdraw the suspension of use referred to in paragraph (1) or the suspension of work referred to in paragraph (3).

(5) With respect to a request for withdrawal referred to in paragraph (4), when the Minister of Employment and Labor determines that the corrective measures have been completed, he or she shall withdraw the suspension of use referred to in paragraph (1) or the suspension of work referred to in paragraph (3).

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