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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 62 (Persons in general charge of safety and health)

산업안전보건법 제62조

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) Where employees of a relevant contractor work at the place of business of a contractee, the contractee shall designate a person in charge of safety and health management at the place of business as a person in general charge of safety and health to have general supervision and control of the duties for preventing industrial accidents involving his or her employees or employees of the relevant contractor. In such cases, as for a place of business not required to have a person in charge of safety and health management, a person who supervises and manages the business affairs at the relevant place of business shall be designated as a person in general charge of safety and health.

(2) Where a person in general charge of safety and health is designated pursuant to paragraph (1), the relevant place of business shall be deemed to have a general safety manager referred to in Article 64(1)1 of the Construction Technology Promotion Act.

(3) The type of business and the number of regular employees at a place of business required to designate a person in general charge of safety and health referred to in paragraph (1); the duties and authority of a person in general charge of safety and health; and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

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