It’s been almost three months since South Korea implemented the new MSDS rules on January 16, 2021 (ChemLinked news[1]). Because the revised Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and its supporting regulations that stipulate the requirements on submission of MSDS and CBI non-disclosure application are in Korean, foreign companies have difficulties understanding the compliance duties. The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) under the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MoEL) published a leaflet in Korean this January illustrating the detailed requirements to facilitate the implementation. Recently, the authority translated it into English and made it available on the MSDS platform[2] to a wider global audience. Click here[3] to download the English leaflet.
