Article 12(Duplicate Appointments of One Safety Controller) #
(1) In the following cases, a person who has constructed several factories, etc. may appoint the same person as a safety controller for such factories, etc. pursuant to the former part of Article 15 (8) of the Act: <Amended on May 26, 2005; Dec. 17, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Dec. 15, 2015; Jul. 26, 2017>
1. If one and the same person has established seven or less general handling places consisting of boilers, burners, or any other similar equipment fueled by hazardous substances, and storing places that contain the hazardous substances to be supplied to the said general handling places (limited to where the general handling places and the storing places are situated in the same premises (referring to the same building or inside the same premises; hereinafter the same shall apply); hereafter the same shall apply in subparagraph 2);
2. If one and the same person has established five or less general handling places for transferring hazardous substances to containers or vehicle-fixed tanks [limited to where the distance (referring to walking distance; hereafter the same shall apply in subparagraphs 3 and 4) between the general handling places does not exceed 300 meters], and storing places that contain the hazardous substances to be supplied to the said general handling places;
3. If one and the same person has established storing places situated in the same premises or within 100 meters of each other, which are prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in consideration of their size, kinds of the hazardous substances to be contained, etc.;
4. If one and the same person has established five or less factories, etc. that fulfill both of the following requirements:
(a) All the factories, etc. shall be located in the same premises or within 100 meters of each other;
(b) The maximum quantity of hazardous substances to be stored or handled at each factory, etc. shall be less than 3,000 times the designated quantity: Provided, That this shall not apply to storing places;
5. If one and the same person has established other factories, etc. prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, which are similar to the factories, etc. specified in subparagraph 1 or 2.
(2) "A factory, etc. as prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the latter part of Article 15 (8) of the Act means any of the following: <Amended on May 26, 2005; May 25, 2006; Dec. 15, 2015>
1. A factory;
2. A handling place for transfer;
3. A general handling place: Provided, That the following handling places that treat hazardous substances of category 4, whose flash point is at least 38 degrees, at a volume not more than 30 times the designated number, shall be excluded herefrom:
(a) A general handling place consisting of boilers, burners, or any other similar equipment fueled by hazardous substances;
(b) A general handling place for transferring hazardous substances to containers or vehicle-fixed tanks.