KCs Self-Safety Confirmation Report — Filing Form and Attachments Before Shipping Grinders, Conveyors and Industrial Robots

Procedure

1. 1. Check whether the machinery is covered

   Article 77(1) of the Enforcement Decree covers grinders and polishers (excluding portable types), industrial robots, mixers, crushers and pulverizers, food processing machines (crushing, cutting, mixing and noodle-making only), conveyors, vehicle maintenance lifts, machine tools, stationary woodworking machines, printing machines, and certain protective devices and protective equipment. Detailed types, specifications and models are set by Ministry of Employment and Labor notice, so the actual structure and function are compared rather than the product name. Items listed in Article 74, such as presses, cranes, lifts, pressure vessels and injection molding machines, require safety certification instead.

2. 2. Review exemption grounds

   The report may be exempted for manufacture or import for research and development, manufacture for export, or products that have received safety certification under Article 84(3) (proviso to Article 89(1)). Article 119 of the Enforcement Rule also lists inspection under the Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Act, certification under the Industrial Standardization Act (KS), safety certification or safety inspection under the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act, and IECEx certification. Where such a certificate exists, its scope is checked against the product model before filing.

3. 3. Prepare the product manual and conformity documents

   The report form is accompanied by the product manual and documents proving that the machinery meets the self-safety standards (Article 120(1) of the Enforcement Rule). For imported machinery, drawings, specifications and protective device data from the overseas manufacturer are needed to compare each standard item, so the scope of technical data is agreed at the import contract stage. The model, capacity and manufacturer location are entered on the form as they are, so they must match the product actually shipped.

4. 4. Complete the report form and file it with the Agency

   The self-safety confirmation report (Form No. 48 of the Enforcement Rule) states the workplace details, the machinery name (domestic or imported), model, capacity and manufacturer, and is filed with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency before shipping or importing, including electronic filing. The Agency checks the corporate register or business registration certificate through shared administrative information, and an individual who does not consent attaches the business registration certificate. The Agency issues the report certificate (Form No. 49) within 15 days of receipt.

5. 5. Marking, record keeping and change reports

   The reporter must place the self-safety confirmation mark under Annex 14 of the Enforcement Rule on the product, container or packaging, and keep documents proving conformity with the self-safety standards (Articles 89(3) and 90(1) of the Act). Changes to reported matters are also subject to reporting, so a change in model or structure is reported again.

Required documents

• Self-safety confirmation report (Form No. 48 of the Enforcement Rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Act)
• Product manual
• Documents proving that the machinery meets the self-safety standards
• For imported products: technical data such as the overseas manufacturer's drawings, specifications and protective device data needed for comparison with the standards
• Business registration certificate for individuals who do not consent to shared administrative information (the Agency checks the corporate register for corporations)
• Where an exemption is reviewed: the relevant certificate, such as a safety certificate, KS certificate, electrical appliance safety certificate or agricultural machinery inspection certificate

Fees

Industry range of tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of won · Depending on the number of items and models, the work needed to organize technical data for imported products, and whether exemption grounds must be reviewed, we will advise after consultation. The fee field on the report form is marked 'none'.

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Legal basis and review date

• Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 84
• Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 89
• Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 90
• Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 91
• Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 92
• Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 169
• Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 171
• Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 175
• Enforcement Decree of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 74
• Enforcement Decree of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 77
• Enforcement Rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 119
• Enforcement Rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 120
• Enforcement Rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 121
• Enforcement Rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Annex 14
• Enforcement Rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Form No. 48
• Enforcement Rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Form No. 49

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-14

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• If a product differing from the reported model is shipped or no longer meets the self-safety standards, use of the mark may be prohibited or correction ordered for up to 6 months (Article 91(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act), and manufacturing, importing or transferring the machinery is prohibited (Article 92(1)).
• Unreported machinery must not bear the self-safety confirmation mark or a similar mark or be advertised as confirmed (Article 90(2)), and failing to place the mark after reporting is subject to a fine for negligence of up to 5,000,000 won (Article 175(5)).

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