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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 80 (Protective measures against hazardous or dangerous machinery and apparatus)

산업안전보건법 제80조

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) No person shall provide any power-operated machinery or apparatus prescribed by Presidential Decree for transfer, rent, installation, or use, nor shall he or she display it for the purpose of transfer or rent, without taking protective measures for preventing hazards and dangers prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

(2) No person shall provide any of the following power-operated machinery or apparatus for transfer, rent, installation, or use, nor shall he or she display it for the purpose of transfer or rent, without taking protective measures prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor:

1. Any machinery or apparatus that has a protruding part on its operating unit;

2. Any machinery or apparatus that has a power-transfer part or speed-adjusting part;

3. Any machinery or apparatus that has a trapping point in its rotary machine.

(3) Any business owner shall regularly inspect and maintain devices related to protective measures prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) to ensure that such protective measures function properly.

(4) In cases prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, such as where a business owner and employee intend to remove the protective measures prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2), they shall take necessary safety and health measures.

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