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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 75 (Special cases concerning establishing and operating council on safety and health)

산업안전보건법 제75조

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) A contractee for construction works of a scale prescribed by Presidential Decree may establish and operate a council on safety and health, consisting of an equal number of members representing the employees and the employer (hereinafter referred to as "labor-management council") at the site of the relevant construction works, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(2) Where a contractee for construction works establishes and operates a labor-management council under paragraph (1), he or she shall be deemed to establish and operate an occupational safety and health committee and a council on safety and health referred to in Article 64(1)1, respectively.

(3) A contractee for construction works who establishes and operates a labor-management council under paragraph (1) shall undergo deliberation and decision by the labor-management council regarding any matter prescribed in the subparagraphs of Article 24(2). In such cases, the methods for addressing matters not decided by the labor-management council shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(4) A labor-management council shall hold its meetings as prescribed by Presidential Decree and shall record in the minutes and retain the results of meetings.

(5) A labor-management council shall discuss matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, such as prevention of industrial accidents and methods of evacuation in case of an industrial accident.

(6) A contractee for construction works who establishes and operates a labor-management council and his or her employees, and a relevant contractor and his or her employees shall faithfully implement the matters which the labor-management council has deliberated on and decided pursuant to paragraph (3).

(7) Article 24(5) and (6) shall apply mutatis mutandis to labor-management councils. In such cases, "occupational safety and health committee" shall be construed as "labor-management council".

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