(1) Where a person placing an order for construction works concludes a contract or a person taking a leading role in supervising and managing the construction works (excluding a person to whom a contract for construction works is first awarded by a person placing an order for construction works) formulates a project plan for construction works, he or she shall appropriate funds used to prevent industrial accidents (hereinafter referred to as "funds for occupational safety and health management") in the contract amount or project expenses, as determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Employment and Labor. <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>
(2) To use funds for occupational safety and health management efficiently, the Minister of Employment and Labor may determine the following matters:
1. The standards for appropriation by scale and category of a project;
2. The standards for the use ratio, etc. according to the progress of construction works;
3. Other matters necessary for using occupational safety and health management funds.
(3) A contractee for construction works shall use funds for occupational safety and health management as prescribed in paragraph (2), and prepare and retain statements detailing the relevant expenditure, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>
(4) When a contractor to whom a contract for building or repairing a ship is first awarded formulates a project plan, he or she shall appropriate funds for occupational safety and health in project expenses, as determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Employment and Labor.
(5) No contractee for construction works or contractor to whom a contract for building or repairing a ship is first awarded referred to in paragraph (4) shall use funds for occupational safety and health management for any other purpose than preventing industrial accidents. <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>