KCs self-declaration of safety conformity

Procedure

Procedure

1. 01

   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. 02

   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. 03

   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. 04

   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. 05

   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.

Filing route

Filing route

Deadlines & processing notes

Deadlines & processing notes

Fees & official charges

Fees & official charges

Included in the basic fee — Initial document review, required-document guidance, basic form preparation, one filing support and responses to up to two supplement requests.

Conditional success fee — For this service, any conditional success fee may be separately agreed within the lawful service scope and stated in a written engagement agreement. No outcome is guaranteed.

Displayed amounts are starting estimates, not statutory or standard rates. The final fee is confirmed after consultation and document review in the engagement agreement. Government fees and actual expenses may change.

Basic documents

Basic documents

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)).