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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 57 (Prohibition on concealing occurrence of industrial accidents and reporting thereof)

산업안전보건법 제57조

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 an industrial accident occurs, no business owner shall conceal such occurrence.

(2) A business owner shall record the causes, etc. of an industrial accident and retain such records, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

(3) In cases of industrial accidents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, a business owner shall report to the Minister of Employment and Labor the summary, cause, and timing of report of industrial accidents, a plan to prevent recurrence of industrial accidents, and other matters, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

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