(1) A person who awards a contract for any of the following work shall provide information on safety and health in writing to a contractor before such work commences to prevent industrial accidents involving employees of the contractor who performs such work, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor: <Amended on May 26, 2020>
1. Renovating, disassembling, decomposing, or demolishing such facilities as reactors, distillation towers, pipes, or storage tanks prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, which manufacture, use, transport, or store chemical substances prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, among hazardous or dangerous chemical substances of an explosive, combustible, inflammable, or toxic nature, or mixtures containing such chemical substances;
2. Work performed inside any facility prescribed in subparagraph 1;
3. Work prescribed by Presidential Decree, which is likely to cause suffocation or collapse.
(2) Where a contractee fails to provide information on safety and health under paragraph (1) before the relevant work commences, a contractor may request the provision of such information.
(3) A contractee shall verify whether a contractor has taken necessary safety and health measures according to the safety and health information provided under paragraph (1).
(4) Where a contractee fails to provide information despite a request made by a contractor under paragraph (2), the contractor need not perform the relevant contracted work. In such cases, the contractor shall not be liable for any delay in implementing the contract.