In the wake of the fire at a logistics center in Icheon on April 29, 2020, it has been pointed out that it is necessary to formulate institutional grounds for identifying risk factors at each stage of work and improvement measures to ensure that safety-related regulations are indeed implemented at the site, so as to prevent any recurrence of accidents such as fires and explosions at construction sites. 

As a result, on June 18, 2020, the government announced fire safety measures for construction sites, which include grounds for allowing relevant departments to jointly provide site guidance along with local governments and strengthening safety measures for any hazardous work carried out at construction sites. Therefore, this Amendment aims to reflect such measures in the Act so as to prevent continued accidents at construction sites. 

Details

A. Formulate applicable provisions so that each local government shall establish and implement plans for preventing industrial accidents and recommend improvement measures necessary at worksites (Article 7 (3) newly inserted and Article 8 (4))

B. Prescribe that with the notification procedures under the Framework Act on Administrative Investigations being applied, the schedule for implementation shall be notified in advance in case that the Minister of Employment and Labor confirms implementation of the Hazard Prevention Plan, but when necessary, the confirmation shall be made without prior notice (Article 43)

C. Where any work is to be performed  under a contract, impose obligations on the contractor to identify the date, content, and period of work to be performed by the relevant employee or subcontractor in advance and to adjust the work of the relevant employee or subcontractor when the degree of harm and risk of the work is significant (Article 64 (1))

D. Mandate that each place of business where a serious accident has occurred discloses a detailed statement of the occupational health and safety management expenses so as to enhance the transparency of expenditures for occupational health and safety management expenses (Article 72 (3))

Where any work is to be performed under a contract, impose obligations on the contractor to identify the date, content, and period of work to be performed by the relevant employee or subcontractor in advance and to adjust the work of the relevant employee or subcontractor when the degree of harm and risk of the work is significant (Article 64 (1)).