Interpretation of the provisions of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act applicable to relationships as contracts, services, consignments, etc.

Previously, the role of sanctions, such as preventive administration and punishment for industrial accidents, was mainly played by the Occupational Safety and Health Act(OSHA). However, the OSHA and subordinate laws stipulate the implementation of professional and technical duty obligations, so on-site middle managers are responsible for non-compliance, and there were not many cases in which senior management was sentenced to punishment even when an actual industrial accident death occurred. In particular, in the process of establishing multi-tiered contracting relationships and engaging in profit-making activities, industrial accident prevention measures were not properly implemented for workers belonging to small-scale supply companies that contributed to the operation of the business. As a result of repeated incidents of workers dying, a social trend was formed calling for legal sanctions that could practically guarantee the prevention of industrial accidents at industrial sites that occur during the company