Occupational Safety and Health Act  
Amended Date : 2013.07.03  
Chapter I  General Provisions 
Article 1   This Act is enacted to protect workers’ safety and h ealth and to prevent 
occupational accidents; if otherwise provided by ot her applicable act, the 
provisions of that other act shall prevail. 
Article 2   The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: 
1. The term “workers” referred to in this Act means la borers, self-employed 
workers, or other people engaged in work and direct ed or supervised by the 
responsible people in workplaces. 
2. The term “laborers” referred to in this Act means p eople employed to 
work for wages. 
3. The term “employers” referred to in this Act means t he owners of business 
entities, or the people in positions of managerial r esponsibility for such business 
entities. 
4. The term "business entities" referred to in this A ct means entities falling 
within the scope of this Act, which employ laborers to perform work. 
5. The terms “occupational accidents” referred to in this Act mean any 
diseases, injuries, disabilities, or deaths of work ers caused by buildings, 
machinery, equipment, raw ma terials, materials, chemicals, gases, vapors, dusts,  
etc., at the place of duty, or as a result of work activities, or due to other 
occupational causes. 
Article 3   The terms "competent authority" referred to in this Ac t mean the Council of 
Labor Affairs of the Executive Yuan at the central go vernment level, the 
municipal government at the municipality level, or the  county (city) government 
at the county (city) level. 
For health matters pertaining to this Act, the centr al competent authority shall 
consult with the competent health authority of the c entral government. 
Article 4   This Act shall apply to all industries. However, the  central competent authority 
may specify and officially announce the applicable p ortion of the provisions of 
this Act for industries with individual business sc ale, characteristics, and risk 
factors. 
Article 5   Work assigned to laborers by the employers shall be within a reasonable and 
feasible scope, with necessary preventative equipmen t or measures taken to 
prevent laborers from being involved in occupational  accidents. 
Those involved in the design, manufacture, or importat ion of items such as 
machinery, equipment, tools, raw materials, and materia ls, as well as those 
engaged in the design and construction of engineeri ng projects shall carry out risk assessments during the design, manufacturing, imp ortation, or construction 
planning phase, and endeavor to prevent the occurre nce of occupational 
accidents during the usage of such items, or process  of engineering and 
construction. 
Chapter II Safety and Health Facilities 
Article 6   The employers shall have the necessary safety and hea lth equipment and 
measures that comply with regulations for the followi ng items: 
1. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by items su ch as machinery, equipment, 
and tools; 
2. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by material s of an explosive or 
flammable nature; 
3. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by electri city, heat, and other energy 
sources; 
4. To prevent the risks of injuries encou ntered in the course of activities such as 
quarrying, excavating, loading and unloading, trans portation, stockpiling, 
collecting and logging; 
5. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by falling , falling objects, or collapse at 
the job site; 
6. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by high-pr essure gas; 
7. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by raw mat erials, materials, gases, 
vapors, dusts, solvents, chemicals, toxic substances , oxygen-deficient air; 
8. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by radiati on, high temperature, low 
temperature, ultrasonic waves, noise, vibration, and  abnormal atmospheric 
pressure; 
9. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by monitori ng instruments or high 
precision operations; 
10. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by waste gases, waste liquids and 
residues; 
11. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by flood and fire; 
12. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by animals , plants, or microorganisms;  
13. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by passag es, floors, and stairways; 
14. To prevent the risks of injuries posed by failur e to adopt adequate 
ventilation, lighting, illumination, temperature cont rol, or humidity control. 
The employers shall adequately plan and adopt the nec essary safety and health 
measures for the following items: 
1. To prevent musculoskeletal disorders induced by re petitive operations and 
related works; 
2. To prevent ailments induced by exceptional workloa d, such as working shifts, working at night, and long working hours; 
3. To prevent wrongful physical or mental harm caused by the actions of others 
during the execution of job duties; 
4. To allow for evacuation, first-aid treatment, rest , or other actions to protect 
the physical and mental health of laborers. 
Standards and rules for the necessary safet y and health equipment and measures 
in the preceding two paragraphs shall be establishe d by the central competent 
authority. 
Article 7   Machinery, equipment, or tools specified by the cent ral competent authority 
whose structures, functions, or safeguards do not f ulfill safety standards shall 
not be manufactured and shipped from the factory, nor  imported, rented out, 
supplied or installed by manufactures, importers, su ppliers or employers. 
The safety standards referred to in the preceding pa ragraph are st ipulated by the 
central competent authority. 
Machinery, equipment, or tools that meet safety stand ards specified in 
paragraph 1 shall be registered by manufacturers or importers on the 
information reporting website specified by the centr al competent authority. 
Manufacturers or importers shall put up the safety l abel in a prominent place on 
the manufactured or imported products for identificat ion. Products announced as 
requiring type certification shall be handled in ac cordance with the provisions of 
Articles 8 and 9. 
The methods for information registration, labeling, an d other binding matters to 
the preceding paragraph shall be stipulated by the central competent authority. 
Article 8   Machinery, equipment, or tools announced by the cent ral competent authority as 
requiring type certification shall not be manufactur ed and shipped from the 
factory nor imported by manufactures or importers if their qualification label or 
type certification is not issued by a certification  body authorized by the central 
competent authority. 
If machinery, equipment or tools specified in the pre ceding paragraph satisfies 
any one of the following circumstances, certificatio n may be waived and is not 
subject to the limits set in the preceding paragraph : 
1. Those that have undergone inspections, examination , certification, or 
approval in accordance with Article 16 or other leg al regulations. 
2. Those that are provided for military or national d efense use, with 
documentation to this effect issued by the Ministry of National Defense or a 
subordinate body thereof. 
3. Those that are special model manufactured or importe d in limited quantities 
for the sole purpose of technological research and development or testing, and have been authorized by the central competent author ity. 
4. Those that are used for commercial sample or exhibit ion and not for actual 
use or operation purpose, and have been authorized by the central competent 
authority. 
5. Other special circumstances requiring that certif ication be waived, and 
approved by the central competent authority. 
For the certification referred to in Paragraph 1, w here unusual structural 
specifications of products leading to difficulties in certification, the obligatory 
applicants may attach the product safety assessment r eports and request with the 
central competent authority for the approval of a su itable means of examination.  
For the certification referred to in Paragraph 1, d ue to the requirements of 
certification, importers may apply to the central com petent authority for prior 
releases. With approval such certification are allo wed to be conducted at 
location where the products are installed. 
The implementation processes, items, standards, obliga tory applicants for type 
certifications, the qualifications, their approval and the revocation and 
cancellation thereof, qualification mark, labeling me thods, the conditions for 
prior release, request for certification waiver, sa fety assessment reports, 
overseeing and supervision, and other binding matter s specified in the preceding 
four paragraphs are stipulated by the central compet ent authority. 
Article 9   Where products have not passed type certification o r type certification has 
expired, manufacturers, importers, suppliers or the e mployers shall not display a 
certified mark or other similar, easily confused mark on the product. 
The central competent authority or labor inspection a gency may conduct 
random examinations and market examinations of products  announced in the 
mandatory list of type certification; businesses sha ll not evade, obstruct, or 
refuse such inspections. 
Article 10  The employers shall label, make inventories, and displ ay safety data sheets for 
hazardous chemicals, and adopt necessary hazard commun ication measures. 
Prior to providing the chemicals in the preceding pa ragraph to business entities 
or self-employed workers, the manufacturers, importers , or suppliers shall label 
them and provide safety data sheets; the same shall b e applied for any change of 
information. 
The scope, labeling, inventory formats, safety data s heets, and their displays, 
hazard communication measures and other binding matters  regarding the 
chemicals specified in the preceding two paragraphs are stipulated by the central 
competent authority. 
Article 11  With regard to the chemicals specified in the preced ing Article, the employers shall assess the degrees of risks the chemicals pose  based on hazards to health, 
distribution, quantity of use and other conditions,  and adopt management 
measures according to risk ranking. 
The regulations on assessments, risk ranking management  procedures and the 
adoption of measures specified in the preceding para graphs and other binding 
matters shall be determined by the central competent a uthority. 
Article 12  For job sites where the central competent authority has stipulated permissible 
exposure limits, the employers shall ensure that labo rers’ hazard exposure is 
under the permissible level. 
The permissible exposure limits in the preceding parag raph are stipulated by the 
central competent authority. 
Employers of job site designated by the central compe tent authority shall 
formulate a job site monitoring plan, and establish o rganizations or commission 
a job site monitoring agency approved by the central  competent authority to 
carry out monitoring. Central-competent-authority-des ignated monitored items 
that are exempted from analysis by a monitoring agency  may be performed by 
employed qualified personnel. 
The employers shall publicly disclose and report to t he central competent 
authority the monitoring plans and monitoring results  referred to in the 
preceding paragraph. The central competent authority or a labor inspection 
agency may examine the plans and results. 
Regulations governing job site designation, disclos ure and reporting of 
monitoring plans and monitoring results, the qualific ations of monitoring 
agencies and personnel, their approval and revocati on and termination thereof, 
and inspection methods in the preceding two paragrap hs and other binding 
matters are stipulated by the central competent autho rity. 
Articl e 13  Manufacturers or importers shall not manufacture or i mport chemicals 
containing new chemical substances that are not on t he inventory of chemical 
substances announced by the central competent author ity prior to submitting a 
chemical substance safety assessment report to the c entral competent authority 
and receiving registration approval for the new sub stances. Substances 
stipulated by other legislations or which are annou nced by the central competent 
authority announces as not applicable shall not be subject to this restriction. 
In order to prevent hazards to the safety and healt h of workers, the assessment 
reports in the preceding paragraph may be made public  by the central competent 
authority after examination. 
Regulations governing the announcement of the invent ory of chemical 
substances, registration of new chemical substances,  content of assessment reports, examination procedures, and public disclosu re of information in the 
preceding two paragraphs and other binding matters s hall be stipulated by the 
central competent authority. 
Article 14  Manufacturers, importers, suppliers, or employers sha ll not manufacture, 
import, supply, or provide for workers to handle or use controlled chemicals 
that are designated by the central competent authori ty. However chemicals that 
are approved by the central competent authority are not subject to this 
restriction. 
Manufacturers, importers, suppliers, or employers sha ll report relevant handling 
information for priority management chemicals specifie d by the central 
competent authority to the central competent authorit y for reference. 
Regulations governing the designation of chemicals, conditions of permission, 
terms, termination or revocation of permission, conten t of handling information 
and other binding matters in the preceding two paragraphs shall be stipulated  by 
the central competent authority. 
Article 15  For workplaces under any of the following specified  circumstances, business 
entities shall regularly conduct process safety ass essments, produce process 
safety assessment reports, and adopt necessary preve ntative measures within the 
deadline stipulated by the central competent authori ty; the same rule applies 
when the process is modified. 
1. Petrochemical industry which engages in petroleum cracking. 
2. Workplaces which engage in the manufacturing, sto rage, or usage of 
hazardous chemicals in excess of the quantity stipul ated by the central 
competent authority. 
Process safety assessment reports in the preceding p aragraph shall be reported 
by the business entities to the labor inspection ag ency for reference. 
Rules governing the quantity of hazardous chemicals,  process safety assessment 
methods, important items for assessment reports, as wel l as the deadline, items, 
and methods of reporting for reference in the preced ing two paragraphs and 
other binding matters are stipulated by the central competent authority 
Article 16  Employers shall not use machinery or equipment specifi ed as dangerous by the 
central competent authority without passing an inspe ction by a labor inspection 
agency, or by a certificated inspection agency desi gnated by the central 
competent authority; where such usage exceeds the st ipulated period, the 
machinery and facilities shall not be used without p assing a re-inspection. 
Certificated inspection agencies shall perform their  duties in accordance with 
this Act and orders issued by this Act. 
Inspection fee standards and the qualifications and  responsibilities of designated inspection agencies are stipulated by the central c ompetent authority. 
Regulations regarding the types of dangerous machine ry or equipment, their 
required capacities, and the process, completion, us age, modification or other 
matters of inspection related to procedures, items, a nd standards of inspection, 
as well as effective period of approved inspections  thereof referred to in 
Paragraph 1 shall be established by the central comp etent authority 
Article 17  All workplace building shall be designed by a regis tered practicing architect in 
accordance with the law on architecture and the saf ety and health provisions of 
this Act. 
Article 18  When there is a concern of a potential imminent dange r at a workplace, the 
employers or people responsible for the worksite sha ll immediately issue orders 
to halt work and withdraw laborers to a safe locati on. 
When laborers discover there is a concern of a thre at of imminent danger while 
executing their duties, under conditions in which t he safety of other workers is 
not jeopardized, they may terminate work of their own  accord and withdraw to 
safe locations, and immediately report to their direc t supervisors. 
The employers shall not dismiss, reassign, not pay wag es for the period of work 
on halt, or otherwise impose unfavorably treatment on  laborers taking actions 
prescribed in the preceding paragraph. However, emp loyers are not subject to 
this restriction if they can prove that laborers ha ve abused their rights to 
suspend work and have been affirmed by the competent authority for having 
complied with labor regulations. 
Article 19  The employers shall not have laborers work in a high temperature worksite for 
more than six hours each day; employers shall reduce working hours for 
laborers performing work under abnormal atmospheric pr essure conditions, 
elevated operation, high precision operation, high physical exertion, or other 
specially hazardous tasks, and give appropriate res t periods during working 
hours. 
The standards for the preceding paragraph describing  the reduction of working 
hours and adequate time for rest for working under u nusually high temperature, 
abnormal atmospheric pressure, elevated operation, hi gh precision operation, 
high physical exertion, and other specially hazardo us tasks shall be established 
by the central competent authority in coordination w ith relevant authorities. 
Article 20  The employers shall conduct pre-employment physical exa minations for 
laborers at the time of employment; for currently emplo yed laborers, the 
following health examinations shall be conducted: 
1. General health examinations. 
2. Special health examinations for those involved in  tasks with special health hazards. 
3. Health examinations of specific items for specific  targets workers as 
designated by the central competent authority. 
The examinations in the preceding paragraph shall be performed by physicians 
from medical institutions approved by the central comp etent authority in 
consultation with the central competent health autho rity; the employers shall 
keep the examination records and be responsible for the expense of the health 
examinations; when special health examinations are pe rformed, the employers 
shall provide detailed information on laborer’s work , exposure to hazards, and 
other work experience information to the medical inst itution. 
Regulations regarding the subjects of examinations and their work experience, 
the items and time of their examinations, hierarical h ealth management, 
examination records and the record keeping period in  the preceding two 
paragraphs and other binding matters are stipulated by the central competent 
authority. 
The medical institutions shall report the results of health examinations to the 
central competent authority for future reference, to  be applied as necessary for 
prevention of work related diseases. The reporting o f the results of general 
health examinations, however, is limited to cases in which abnormalities are 
discovered in specific items. 
Regulations regarding the approval conditions, mana gement of medical 
institutions, and the qualifications of examination physicians in Paragraph 2, as 
well as the contents, methods, and deadline for the reporting of examination 
results in the preceding paragraph and other bindin g matters to be complied 
with are stipulated by the central competent authori ty. 
The laborers are obligated to accept the examinations  in Paragraph 1. 
Article 21  The employers shall not employ laborers to engage in a  particular type of work 
for which the physical examination in the preceding Article finds the laborers to 
be unsuitable for employment. Where a health examinat ion finds an abnormal 
condition in laborers, medical personnel shall provi de the laborer with health 
guidance. Where the results of a physician’s health  assessment indicate that a 
laborer is not suited for his or her original work,  the physician’s 
recommendations shall be referred to in changing the laborer’s job sites, 
reassigning the laborer to different duties, or sho rtening his or her working 
hours, and adopting health management measures. 
The employers shall compile and issue to the laborers a health examination 
manual based on the results of the examinations pursu ant to the preceding 
Article and personal health recommendations. This manua l shall not be used for purposes other than health management. 
The regulations regarding health management measures a nd the contents of the 
examination manuals in the preceding two paragraphs a nd other binding matters 
to be complied with are stipulated by the central co mpetent authority. 
Article 22  Business entities employing 50 or more laborers shall  employ or contract 
medical personnel to conduct health management, occupa tional disease 
prevention, health promotion, and other activities t o ensure the health and 
protection of laborers. 
Activities related to occupational disease preventi on in the preceding paragraph 
shall be accompanied by safety and health personnel pursuant to Article 23. 
The applicable dates for business entities pursuant to Paragraph 1 may be 
announced in phases according to their scale and ch aracteristics by the central 
competent authority. 
The qualifications for medical personnel engaged in l abor health services, labor 
health protection and other binding matters pursuant  to Paragraph 1 shall be set 
by the central competent authority. 
Chapter III Safety and Health Management 
Article 23  Employers shall formulate a safety and health management  plan based on the 
scale and characteristics of their business entitie s, and shall also establish safety 
and health organizations and personnel to implement s afety and health 
management and self-inspections. 
Where the scale of business entities in the precedi ng paragraph reaches or 
exceeds a certain level or have workplaces as stipu lated in Article 15 Paragraph 
1, the business entities shall establish an occupat ional safety and health 
management system. 
The central competent authority may conduct on-site vi sits and inspections of 
the occupational safety and health management system s tipulated in the 
preceding paragraph, and may publicly commemorate those  with sound 
management performances once they are recognized. 
Regulations regarding the scale and characteristics  of business entities, safety 
and health organizations, personnel, management, self -inspections, and the 
establishment, performance recognition, and commendati on of occupational 
safety and health management systems in the preceding  three paragraphs and 
other binding matters to be complied with are stipula ted by the central 
competent authority. 
Article 24  For positions requiring the operations of machinery or equipment designated as 
dangerous by the central competent authority, the em ployers shall hire 
personnel who have undergone approved training by t he central competent authority or are skill-certified. 
Article 25  When business entities recruit contractors for proj ects, their contractors assume 
the responsibilities of the employers stipulated in this Act for the portion 
contracted; the original business entities shall as sume joint liabilities with the 
contractors for occupational accident compensation. The above also applies to 
subcontractors. 
When the original business entities violate this Ac t or related safety and health 
regulations, resulting in occupational accidents su ffered by laborers employed 
by the contractors, they assume joint liabilities wi th the contractors for 
indemnity. The above also applies to subcontractors. 
Article 26  Prior to contracting its operations in whole or in part, business entities shall 
inform the contractors of the work environment, hazar dous elements, and 
measures required by this Act and related safety and  health regulations. 
Prior to subcontracting all or part of the work con tracted, contractors shall also 
inform the subcontractors in accordance with the pre ceding paragraph. 
Article 27  When business entities, contractors and subcontract ors individually hire laborers 
to work together, the original business entities sh all institute the following 
necessary measures to prevent occupational accidents : 
1. Establish a consultative organization, and appoin t a person responsible for 
supervision and coordination of the workplace; 
2. Regulate and integrate work; 
3. Conduct inspections of the workplaces; 
4. Direct and assist in safety and health education  related to the contracted 
work; 
5. Other measures necessary to prevent occupational accidents. 
If the business entities contract two or more contra ctors for joint operation, but 
the business entities themselves do not participate in such work, one of the 
contractors shall be designated to assume the busine ss entities’ responsibilities 
set forth in the preceding paragraph. 
Article 28  If two or more business entities contribute fund joi ntly for a contracted 
operation, they shall select one person to act as t he representative. Said 
representative is deemed the employers of such operat ion, and is liable for the 
prevention of occupational accidents as stipulated for employers’ under this 
Act. 
Article 29  Employers shall not employ persons under the age of 18  to perform any of the 
following potentially dangerous or harmful work: 
1. Work in tunnels; 
2. Work involving the handling of explosives or fla mmable substances; 3. Work at sites where lead, mercury, chromium, arseni c, yellow phosphorus, 
chlorine, hydrogen cyanide, aniline, or other harmfu l substances are spread; 
4. Work at sites where harmful level of radiation is  present; 
5. Work at sites where harmful level of dust is pres ent; 
6. Work involving the cleaning, lubrication, inspec tion, repair, or the installation 
or removal of belts or chains on moving machinery or t he dangerous parts of 
power transmission apparatus. 
7. Work involving the connecting of electrical wire s carrying over 220 volts of 
electricity; 
8. Work involving the handling of smelted minerals or  slag; 
9. Work involving the ignition or operation of a bo iler; 
10. Work involving the operation of a rock drill or  other machinery with 
excessive vibration; 
11. Work involving the handling of objects above a specific weight; 
12. Work involving the operation of a crane or derr ick crane; 
13. Work involving the operation of a powered winch , powered carrier, or 
cableway; 
14. Work involving the operation of rolling and gri nding mills for rubber 
compounds or synthetic resins; 
15. Other work determined to be of a potentially dan gerous or hazardous nature 
by the central competent authority. 
The standards for defining the potentially dangerous  or harmful work set forth 
in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by t he central competent 
authority. 
In the event that a person under the age of 18 enga ged in work other than those 
set forth in Paragraph 1 is found unsuitable for hi s or her original work as a 
result of a physician’s health assessments stipulate d in Article 20 or 22, the 
employer shall refer to the physician’s recommendation s to change job site, 
reassign work, or shorten his or her working hours,  and adopt health 
management measures. 
Article 30  Employers shall not employ a pregnant female laborer to  perform any of the 
following potentially dangerous or harmful work: 
1. Work in tunnels; 
2. Work at a site where lead and its compounds are s pread; 
3. Work under abnormal air pressure conditions; 
4. Work involving the handling of or exposure to Tox oplasma gondii, rubella, 
or other microorganisms or viruses which potentially affect the health of the 
fetus; 5. Work involving the handling of or exposure to ca rbon disulfide, 
trichloroethylene, ethylene oxide, acrylamide, ethyl enimine, arsenic and its 
compounds, mercury and its inorganic compounds, and ot her chemicals 
designated as hazardous by the central competent aut hority; 
6. Work involving the operation of a rock drill or other machinery with 
excessive vibration; 
7. Work involving the handling of objects above a s pecific weight; 
8. Work at a site where harmful level of radiation i s present; 
9. Work involving the handling of smelted minerals or  slag; 
10. Work involving the operation of a crane or derr ick crane; 
11. Work involving the operation of a powered winch , powered carrier, or 
cableway; 
12. Work involving the operation of rolling and gri nding mills for rubber 
compounds or synthetic resins; 
13. Work involving the handling of or exposure to d isease or lethal 
microorganisms designated potentially infectious by t he central competent 
authority; 
14. Other work determined to be of a potentially dan gerous or harmful nature by 
the central competent authority. 
Employers shall not employ female laborers who are stil l within their first 
postpartum year to perform any of the following poten tially dangerous or 
hazardous work: 
1. Work in tunnels; 
2. Work at sites where lead and its compounds are sp read; 
3. Work involving the operation of a rock drill or other machinery involving 
excessive vibration; 
4. Work involving the handling of objects above a s pecific weight; 
5. Other work determined to be of a potentially dang erous or hazardous nature 
by the central competent authority. 
This limitation shall not apply to the work set forth  in subparagraphs 5 to 14 of 
Paragraph 1 and subparagraphs 3 to 5 of the precedi ng paragraph where the 
employers implement maternal health protection measures pursuant to Article 
31 and the person involved provides written consent . 
The evaluative standards for the potentially dangero us or harmful work set forth 
in Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be determined by the cen tral competent authority. 
Where the employers are not informed by the person in volved of the pregnancy 
or childbirth and breach the regulations stipulated  in Paragraph 1 or 2, the 
employers shall be exempt from penalty; however, this exemption shall not apply if employers are aware or could have known of the fact. 
Article 31  Employers shall institute hazard assessments, controls , and hierarchy 
management measures for work which is potentially haza rdous to maternal 
health in industries designated by the central compe tent authority; for female 
laborers who are still within their first postpartu m year, work adjustment or 
reassignment or other protective measures shall be ad opted in accordance with 
the physician’s suitability assessment recommendations , and records of these 
measures should be kept. 
In the event that the laborers in the preceding par agraph experience health 
abnormalities or adverse reactions due to changes in  working conditions or 
operating processes during the period of protection , where a physician’s 
assessment confirms that the laborers are unsuitable  for her original work, the 
employers shall rearrange the matter in accordance wi th the provisions of the 
preceding paragraph. 
Regulations regarding the designation of industries , types of work considered 
potentially hazardous to maternal health, hazard as sessment procedures and 
controls, hierarchy management methods, suitability as sessment principles, 
work adjustment or reassignment, physician qualificat ions and report formats, 
and records keeping in Paragraph 1 and other bindin g matters to be complied 
with shall be stipulated by the central competent au thority. 
Where the employers are not informed by the person in volved of the pregnancy 
or childbirth and breach the regulations stipulated  in Paragraph 1 or 2, the 
employers shall be exempt from penalty; however, this exemption shall not 
apply if employers are aware or could have known of the fact. 
Article 32  Employers shall provide laborers with all necessary s afety and health education 
and training to perform duties and prevent accidents . 
Regulations governing matters for necessary educatio n and training and the 
qualifications and management of training entities se t forth in the preceding 
paragraph and other binding matters shall be stipula ted by the central competent 
authority. 
Laborers are obligated to participate in safety and health education and training 
in Paragraph 1. 
Article 33  Employers shall be responsible for disseminating the c ontent of this Act and 
related safety and health regulations to all labore rs. 
Article 34  Employers shall prepare, in consultation with labor r epresentatives, appropriate 
safety and health work rules which suit their needs . These rules shall be posted 
and implemented after a copy has been submitted to a l abor inspection agency 
for reference. Laborers shall conscientiously abide by the rules in  the preceding paragraph. 
Chapter IV Supervision and Inspections 
Article 35  The central competent authority may invite laborers, e mployers, and 
government representatives, academic experts, and occ upational accident labor 
organizations to convene occupational safety and he alth consultative 
committees to examine and discuss national occupationa l safety and health 
policies and provide recommendations; neither genders  of members shall 
comprise less than one third of such a committee. 
Article 36  The central competent authority and labor inspection  agencies may carry out 
inspections of places of duty of business entities.  Those not conforming to 
regulations shall be informed of the provisions brea ched and notified to make 
improvements within a limited time period. Those failing  to make 
improvements within the specified period of time, or h ave already had 
occupational accidents, or for which there is a con cern of a potential for 
occupational accidents to occur may be notified to s uspend all or part of their 
works. Laborers shall be paid their usual wages duri ng the period of work 
stoppage. 
When necessary, business entities may request assist ance from the central 
competent authority or consult with consulting servi ces agency to provide 
professional and technical guid ance in making the improvements set forth in the 
preceding paragraph. 
Regulations regarding the types, conditions, and sc ope of services of the 
consulting services agencies mentioned in the preced ing paragraph, 
qualifications and job duties of consultants, procedures for approval, revocation, 
termination, and management thereof, and other binding  matters to be complied 
with shall be stipulated by the central competent au thority. 
Article 37  In the event that an occupational accident occurs a t the workplace of business 
entities, the employers shall immediately take necessa ry measures such as first 
aid and emergency rescue, and conduct an investigati on, analysis of the 
accident, and make record of such in consultation wi th labor representatives. 
Employers shall notify a labor inspection agency with in eight hours of the 
occurrence of one of the following types of occupat ional accidents at the place 
of duty of business entities: 
1. Accidents involving death; 
2. Accidents causing injuries to three people or mor e; 
3. Accidents causing injuries to one person or more that require hospitalization;  
4. All other categories of accidents designated and  officially announced by the 
central competent authority. After receiving a report as set forth in the preced ing paragraph, the labor 
inspection agency shall dispatch inspector to the w orkplaces where the accidents 
causing death or serious injuries occurred. 
In the event that accidents of one of the types set  forth in Paragraph 2 occur at 
business entities, without the permission of the app ropriate judicial body or 
inspection agency, the employers shall not disturb or damage the accident site 
except for necessary first aid or emergency rescue. 
Article 38  Employers in industries designated by the central comp etent authority shall 
compile reports and statistics on occupational accid ents in accordance with 
regulations, and forward such reports to the labor inspection agencies each 
month for future reference and post them at the workp laces. 
Article 39  Workers may file complaints with the employers, the co mpetent authority, or 
labor inspection agencies if one of followings is d iscovered: 
1. The business entities are in violation of this Ac t or related safety and health 
regulations; 
2. A suspected occupational disease; 
3. Physical or psychological harm. 
The competent authority or labor inspection agencies may conduct an 
investigation to verify the measures taken by the emp loyers in the preceding 
paragraph to prevent and respond to such occurrence s. 
When necessary, the parties or related personnel ma y be notified to take part in 
the investigation mentioned in the preceding paragra ph. 
The employers shall not dismiss, transfer, or otherwis e unfavorably treat 
workers who filed appeal pursuant to Paragraph 1. 
Chapter V Penalties 
Article 40  Any violation of the provisions of Article 6 Paragr aph 1 or Article 16 Paragraph 
1 resulting in the occurrence of an accident as set  forth in Article 37 Paragraph 
2 subparagraph 1 may be subject to a maximum of three y ears imprisonment, 
detention and/or a fine of a maximum of NT$300,000. 
Where a crime stipulated in preceding paragraph is c ommitted by a legal entity, 
in addition to punishing the individual responsible  for the entity, the fine set 
forth in the preceding paragraph shall also be levi ed against said legal entity. 
Article 41  Those in one of the following violations may be subje ct to a maximum of one 
year imprisonment, detention, and/or a criminal fine o f up to NT$180,000,: 
1. Violations of the provisions of Article 6 Paragr aph 1 or Article 16 Paragraph 
1 resulting in the occurrence of accidents as set f orth in Article 37 Paragraph 2 
subparagraph 2. 
2. Violations of the provisions of Article 18 Parag raph 1, Article 29 Paragraph 1, Article 30 Paragraph 1 or 2, or Article 37 Parag raph 4. 
3. Violations of a notice to suspend works issued b y the central competent 
authority or labor inspection agency per Article 36 , Paragraph 1. 
Where a crime stipulated in the preceding paragraph is committed by a legal 
entity, in addition to punishing the individual res ponsible for the entity, the fine 
set forth in the preceding paragraph shall also be levied against said legal entity.  
Article 42  Violations of the provisions of Article 15 Paragrap h 1 or 2 wherein there is 
hazardous chemicals leak or a fire or explosion is c aused that results in the 
occurrence of an occupational accident as set forth  in Article 37 Paragraph 2 
may be subject to a fine of no less than NT$300,000 b ut no more than 
NT$3,000,000; if notification has been given to make improvements within a 
limited time period but has failed to do so, an addit ional fine per violation may 
be levied. 
Monitoring data reported by the employer per Article  12 Paragraph 4 that has 
been verified by the central competent authority as being false shall be subject 
to a fine of no less than NT$300,000 but no more than  NT$1,000,000. 
Article 43  Any of the following violations shall be subject to  a fine of no less than 
NT$30,000 but no more than NT$300,000: 
1. Violations of the provisions of Article 10 Parag raph 1, Article 11 Paragraph 
1, or Article 23 Paragraph 2, in which notification  has been given to make 
improvements within a limited time period but has faile d to do so. 
2. Violations of the provisions of Article 6 Paragr aph 1, Article 12 Paragraph 1 
or 3, Article 14 Paragraph 2, Article 16 Paragraph 1, Article 19 paragraph 1, 
Article 24, Article 31 Paragraph 1 or 2, or Article  37 Paragraph 1 or 2, or a 
violation of Article 6 Paragraph 2 leading to the o ccurrence of an occupational 
disease. 
3. Violations of the provisions of Article 15, Para graph 1 or 2, for which fines 
may be levied per violation. 
4. Evasion, obstruction, or refusal of an inspection , investigation, random 
examination, market examination, or verification pres cribed by this Act. 
Article 44  Failures to register in accordance with the provisi ons of Article 7 Paragraph 3 or 
violations of the provisions of Article 10 Paragrap h 2 shall be subject to a fine 
of no less than NT$30,000 but no more than NT$150,000;  notification has been 
given to make improvements within a limited time period but has failed to do 
so, an additional fine per violation may be levied. 
Violations of Article 7 Paragraph 1, Article 8 Para graph 1, Article 13 Paragraph 
1, or Article 14 Paragraph 1 may be subject to a fin e of no less than 
NT$200,000 but no more than NT$2,000,000, and a deadli ne may be given by which the violator must cease the importation, produc tion, manufacture, or 
supply of the related products; where said activiti es are not ceased by the time 
specified, fines may be levied per violation. 
Failure to mark products in accordance with the prov isions of Article 7 
Paragraph 3 or violation of Article 9 Paragraph 1 s hall be subject to a fine of no 
less than NT$30,000 but no more than NT$300,000, and v iolators may be 
ordered to recall the products or make corrections w ithin a set period of time. 
Failures to recall products or make corrections in a ccordance with the 
provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be subj ect to a fine of no less than 
NT$100,000 but no more than NT$1,000,000 per violation . 
Products in violations of the provisions of Article  7 Paragraph 1, Article 8 
paragraph 1, or Article 9 Paragraph 1 or chemicals i n violations of the 
provisions of Article 14 paragraph 1 may be subject to confiscation, destruction, 
or other necessary measures, the cost of which shall  be borne by the person 
committing the violation. 
Article 45  Any one of the following violations shall be subjec t to a fine of no less than 
NT$30,000 but no more than NT$150,000: 
1. Violations of the provisions of Article 6 Paragr aph 2, Article 12 Paragraph 4, 
Article 20 Paragraph 1 or 2, Article 21 Paragraph 1  or 2, Article 22 Paragraph 1, 
Article 23 Paragraph 1, Article 32 Paragraph 1, Art icle 34 Paragraph 1, or 
Article 38, in which notification has been given to make imp rovements within a 
limited time period but has failed to do so. 
2. Violations of the provisions of Article 17, Arti cle 18 Paragraph 3, Articles 26 
through 28, Article 29 Paragraph 3, Article 33, or Article 39 Paragraph 4. 
3. Failure to provide wages which should be paid in  accordance with the 
provisions of Article 36 Paragraph 1. 
Article 46  Violations of Article 20 Paragraph 6, Article 32 Pa ragraph 3, or Article 34 
Paragraph 2 shall be subject to a fine of no more th an $NT3,000. 
Article 47  Designated inspection agencies which violate this A ct or orders issued in 
accordance with this Act in the course of executing  their duties shall be subject 
to a fine of no less than NT$60,000 but no more than NT$300,000; in the event 
of severe violations, the central competent authorit y may also temporarily 
suspend or revoke the designated inspection agency from their position of 
inspection. 
Article 48  Anyone committing one of the following acts will be i ssued a warning or 
subject to a fine of no less than NT$60,000 but no m ore than NT$300,000, and 
may be ordered to make corrections within a limited pe riod of time; failure to 
make corrections within the limited time or severe vio lations may be subject to the revocation or termination of approval or the temp orary suspension of all or 
part of its operations; 
1. Certification bodies violating regulations presc ribed by the central competent 
authority in accordance with Article 8 Paragraph 5 of this Act. 
2. Monito ring agencies violating regulations prescribed by t he central competent 
authority pursuant to Article 12 Paragraph 5 of thi s Act. 
3. Medical institutions violating Article 20 Paragr aph 4 and regulations 
prescribed by the central competent authority pursua n t to Article 20 Paragraph 5 
of this Act. 
4. Training entities violating regulations prescribe d by the central competent 
authority pursuant to Article 32 Paragraph 2 of thi s Act. 
5. Consultation services agencies violate regulatio ns prescribed by the central 
competent authority pursuant to Article 36 Paragraph  3 of this Act. 
Article 49  Where any one of the following conditions applies t o an entity, the names of the 
business entities, employers, designated inspection agencies, certification 
bodies, monitoring agencies, medical institutions, tr aining entities or 
consultation services agencies and the names of the people in charge may be 
made public: 
1. Accidents as set forth in Article 37 Paragraph 2  occur. 
2. Circumstances set forth in Articles 40 through 45 , Article 47, or Article 48. 
3. Occurrence of occupational diseases. 
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions 
Article 50  In order to enhance employers and workers’ knowledge  of occupational safety 
and health and to promote the development of occupati onal safety and health 
culture, the central competent authority may stipulat e regulations regarding 
rewards or subsidies to encourage business entities  and related groups for 
implementation. 
Municipalities , county or city governments, and gov ernment authorities in 
charge of subject industries shall actively promote occupational safety and 
health work; the central competent authority may stip ulate regulations for 
performance evaluations and rewards. 
Article 51  Self-employed workers are subject, mutatis mutandis, t o the provisions of 
Articles 5 through 7, Article 9, Article 10, Articl e 14, Article 16, and Article 24 
regarding employers’ obligations and penalties. 
People engaged in work directed or supervised by th e responsible people in 
workplaces as described in Article 2 subparagraph 1 , when performing labor 
work at business entities’ workplaces, are equally subject to this Act as 
laborers employed by said enterprise. However the pr ovisions regarding physical examinations and health examinations for cur rently employed workers 
as set forth in Article 20 shall not be subject to this restriction. 
Article 52  The central competent authority may commission related p rofessional 
organizations to handle matters involving the manageme nt of certification 
bodies as set forth in Article 8, random examinations  and market examinations 
as set forth in Article 9, management and review of w orkplace monitoring 
agencies, and the reporting of monitoring results as  set forth in Article 12, the 
examinations of the registrations and reporting of n ew chemical substances as 
set forth in Article 13, the approval of controlled  chemicals and the future 
reference of the handling information for chemicals f or priority management as 
set forth in Article 14, the management of approved me d ical institutions and the 
reporting of health examination results as set forth  in Article 20, inspection and 
performance approval for occupational safety and hea lth management systems 
as set forth in Article 23 Paragraph 3, the managemen t of training entities as set 
forth in Article 32 Paragraph 2, and the investigat ion of suspected occupational 
diseases as set forth in Article 39 Paragraph 2. 
Article 53  Charges and fees shall be collected by the competent  authority for performing 
tasks such as granting approval, examination, issuin g permits, certification, 
inspections, and designations prescribed by this Ac t; the standards for said fees 
shall be stipulated by the central competent authori ty. 
Article 54  The enforcement rules of this Act shall be determined by the central competent 
authority. 
Article 55  The date of enforcement of this Act shall be determine d by the Executive Yuan.