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Occupational Safety and Health Act — Article 85 (Safety certification marks)

산업안전보건법 제85조

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 person granted safety certification shall affix a mark of safety certification (hereinafter referred to as "safety certification mark") to hazardous or dangerous machinery, etc. for which safety certification has been granted or to the container or package thereof, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

(2) No hazardous or dangerous machinery, etc. for which safety certification has not been granted shall carry a safety certification mark or any other mark similar thereto, or no advertisement on safety certification shall be made with regard to such machinery, etc.

(3) No person who manufactures, imports, transfers, or lends any hazardous or dangerous machinery, etc. for which safety certification has been granted shall modify or remove a safety certification mark at his or her discretion.

(4) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall order the removal of a safety certification mark or any other mark similar thereto in any of the following cases:

1. Where a safety certification mark or similar is affixed, in violation of paragraph (2);

2. Where safety certification is revoked or an order prohibiting the use of a safety certification mark is issued under Article 86(1).

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