The current Act requires the management authority of establishment to conduct safety inspections, emergency safety inspections, full safety examinations, etc., which may be outsourced to the Korea Infrastructure Safety Corporation, institutions specialized in safety inspections, or maintenance business operators, etc. The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport determines and publishes the basis for calculating expenses necessary for the outsourcing of safety inspections, etc.
However, management authorities of establishments are arbitrarily calculating prices that are lower than those published due to such reasons as budget reductions. These low prices are becoming the reason behind poor-quality safety inspections of establishments and small businesses are being burdened with the losses.
Accordingly, the Amendment prescribes that management authorities shall comply with the basis for calculating expenses necessary for the outsourcing of safety inspections, etc., published by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and that any person who fails to comply shall be punishable by an administrative fine of up to 20 million won (Article 37 and Article 67).

Basis for calculating expenses for safety inspections, etc., and compliance (Article 37)