ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE SPECIAL ACT ON UNDERGROUND SAFETY MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Special Act on Underground Safety Management and matters necessary for enforcing that Act.

Article 2(Scope of underground structures) #

"Structure ... which is prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Special Act on Underground Safety Management (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") means the following: <Amended on Mar. 12, 2019; Jan. 2, 2024; Aug. 5, 2025>

1. Water supply and waterworks installation under subparagraph 5 of Article 3 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act;

2. Sewerage under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Sewerage Act;

3. Electric installations under subparagraph 16 of Article 2 of the Electric Utility Act;

4. Telecommunications equipment and facilities under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Telecommunications Business Act;

5. Gas supply facilities under subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of the Urban Gas Business Act;

6. Facilities for supply under subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the Integrated Energy Supply Act;

7. Utility tunnels under subparagraph 9 of Article 2 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act; underpass (including underground passage) under Article 2(2)1g of the Enforcement Decree of that Act; and underground plazas under Article 2(2)3d of that Enforcement Decree;

8. Roads under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Road Act;

9. Urban railroad facilities under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Urban Railroad Act;

10. Railroad facilities under subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the Act on Railroad Construction and Railroad Facilities Management;

11. Parking lots under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Parking Lot Act;

12. Buildings under Article 2(1)2 of the Building Act;

13. Underground passage shops among first-class establishments and second-class establishments in subparagraph 5b of Appendix 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on the Safety Control of Establishments.

ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE SPECIAL ACT ON UNDERGROUND SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Scope of underground structures) #

Article 3(Underground information) #

Article 4(Formulation of master plans for national underground safety management) #

Article 5(Modification to minor matters) #

Article 6(Formulation of action plans) #

Article 7(Formulation of City/Do underground safety management plans) #

Article 8(Submission of construction safety management plans) #

Article 9(Formulation of safety management regulations) #

Article 10(Composition and operation of local underground safety committees) #

Article 11(Research and development projects on underground safety-related technologies and standards) #

Article 12(Payment, use, and management of contributions) #

Article 13(Size of projects subject to underground safety assessment) #

Article 14(Types of projects subject to underground safety assessment and methods of assessment thereof) #

Article 15(Qualifications for engineers in charge) #

Article 16(Methods for preparing underground safety assessment reports) #

Article 17(Examination of underground safety assessment reports, and notification) #

Article 18(Notification of results of consultations reflected in project plans) #

Article 19(Adjustment of details of consultations) #

Article 20(Amendment to or re-consultation on project plans) #

Article 21(Underground safety inspection after commencement of construction) #

Article 22(Notification of reassessment results) #

Article 22-2(Emergency safety measures for prevention of ground subsidence incidents caused by underground development projects) #

Article 23(Projects subject to small-scale underground safety assessment) #

Article 24(Grounds for exemption from small-scale underground safety assessment) #

Article 25(Items subject to and methods of small-scale underground safety assessment) #

Article 26(Registration of institutions specialized in underground safety assessment) #

Article 27(Temporary failure to meet standards for registration) #

Article 28(Standards for administrative measures) #

Article 29(Methods for ground subsidence risk assessment) #

Article 30(Emergency safety measures for prevention of ground subsidence incidents caused by underground structures) #

Article 31(Formulation of plans for improvement of underground structures subject to intensive control) #

Article 32(Emergency measures against ground subsidence) #

Article 33(Production of integrated maps of underground spaces) #

Article 33-2(Designation and operation of dedicated organizations) #

Article 34(Construction and operation of integrated underground information system) #

Article 34-2(Composition and operation of consultative body) #

Article 35(Underground information utilization support center) #

Article 35-2(Projects for utilization of integrated maps of underground spaces) #

Article 36(Notification of occurrence of accidents) #

Article 37(Jurisdictions of the central underground accident investigation committee) #

Article 38(Qualifications and terms of office of members) #

Article 39(Meetings and resolutions) #

Article 40(Accident investigation reports) #

Article 41(Underground accident investigation committee) #

Article 42(Construction and operation of underground safety information system) #

Article 43(Delegation or entrustment of authority) #

Article 44(Processing of personally identifiable information) #

Article 45(Reexamination of regulation) #

Article 46(Imposition of administrative fines) #