Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 33004, Nov. 29, 2022
| Article 1 (Purpose) |
| Article 2 (Definitions) |
| 1. | A “windowless floor" means a ground floor with an opening meeting all the following conditions (referring to window and entrance, created for lighting, ventilation, air circulation, entrance, etc., other similar things; hereinafter the same shall apply) whose aggregate floor area does not exceed 1/30 of the total area (referring to the area calculated pursuant to Article 119 (1) 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act; hereinafter the same shall apply): |
| (a) | It shall be big enough for a circle with at least 50 centimeters in diameter can pass through; |
| (b) | It shall be at least 1.2 meters high from the surface of the floor to the bottom of its opening; |
| (c) | It shall face roads or vacant lots which vehicles can access; |
| (d) | It shall have neither muntin nor any other obstacle installed to facilitate escape from a building in the event of a fire; |
| (e) | It shall be easily destructible or openable from the interior or exterior; |
| 2. | The term "refuge floor" means a floor having a doorway leading directly to the ground floor. |
| Article 3 (Firefighting Systems) |
| Article 4 (Firefighting Systems) |
| Article 5 (Specific Object of Fire Service) |
| Article 6 (Firefighting Appliances) |
| Article 7 (Scope of Objects Subject to Consent to Building Permission) |
| (1) | For the purpose of permission for, or consultation on, the new construction, extension, alteration, reconstruction, relocation, change of use, or substantial repair, of buildings, etc. or approval for the use of a building pursuant to Article 6 (1) of the Act (including approval under Article 15 of the Housing Act, pre-use inspection under Article 49 of that Act, approval under Article 4 of the School Facilities Projects Promotion Act, and approval for use under Article 13 of that Act; hereinafter referred to as “building permission, etc.”), the scope of buildings, etc. which require prior consent from the head of a fire headquarters or chief of a fire station shall be as follows: |
| 1. | A building or facility with total floor area (referring to the area calculated pursuant to Article 119 (1) 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) of at least 400 square meters; |
| (a) | A school facility the construction, etc. of which is intended pursuant to Article 5-2 (1) of the School Facilities Projects Promotion Act: 100 square meters; |
| (b) | A facility for senior citizens and children among specific objects of fire service in attached Table 2 and training facilities: 200 square meters; |
| (c) | A mental medical institution defined in subparagraph 5 of Article 3 of the Act on the Improvement of Mental Health and the Support for Welfare Services for Mental Patients (excluding a psychiatric hospital without patients’ rooms; hereinafter referred to as "mental medical institution"): 300 square meters; |
| (d) | A medical rehabilitation facility for persons with disabilities under Article 58 (1) 4 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities (hereinafter referred to as "medical rehabilitation facility"): 300 square meters. |
| 2. | A building with basements or windowless floors, the floor area of which is or more than 150 square meters (100 square meters in the case of a performance hall); |
| 3. | Any of the following facilities used as a garage, parking lot, or parking: |
| (a) | A building or parking facility with a floor area of not less than 200 square meters, used as a parking lot or parking facility; |
| (b) | A parking facility using elevators and other mechanical equipment, which can accommodate at least 20 motor vehicles; |
| 4. | A building with at least six floors (referring to the number of floors calculated pursuant to Article 119 (1) 9 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act; hereinafter the same shall apply); |
| 5. | An aircraft hangar, observation tower, aircraft control tower, and transmission and reception tower; |
| 6. | A clinic (limited to ones with inpatient rooms), midwifery clinic, post-natal care center, and storage and treatment facility for hazardous substances, wind power generator, electric power storage facility, and underground structure from among the specific objects of fire service set forth in attached Table 2; |
| 7. | Any of the following facilities among facilities for senior citizens and children not falling under subparagraph 1 (b): |
| (a) | Any of the following facilities, among facilities related to senior citizens under subparagraph 9 (a) of attached Table 2: |
| (i) | Residential welfare facilities for senior citizens under subparagraph 1 of Article 31 of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act, medical welfare facilities for senior citizens under subparagraph 2 of that Article and commuting-system welfare facilities for senior citizens at home under subparagraph 4 of that Article; |
| (ii) | Shelters for elder abuse victims under subparagraph 7 of Article 31 of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act; |
| (b) | Child welfare facilities (excluding child counsel centers, exclusive facilities for children, and regional centers for children) under Article 52 of the Child Welfare Act; |
| (c) | Residential homes for persons with disabilities under Article 58 (1) 1 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities; |
| (d) | Facilities related to mentally ill persons (excluding rehabilitative training facilities except communal homes under Article 27 (1) 2 of the Act on the Improvement of Mental Health and the Support for Welfare Services for Mental Patients and facilities that do not provide dwelling for 24 hours among general facilities under subparagraph 3 of Article 16 of the Enforcement Decree of that Act); |
| (e) | Facilities for rehabilitation of homeless persons, facilities for rehabilitation of homeless persons, and sanatoriums for homeless persons among facilities related to homeless persons under subparagraph 9 (e) of attached Table 2. |
| (f) | Facilities for senior citizens and children where tuberculosis patients or |
| 8. | A long-term care hospital under Article 3 (2) 3 (d) of the Medical Service Act (hereinafter referred to as "long-term care hospital"): |
| 9. | Storage and handling of special combustible materials of at least 750 times the quantity specified in attached Table 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Fire Prevention and Safety Control, which are factories or warehouse facilities, among the specific objects of fire service specified in attached Table 2; |
| 10. | A gas facility referred to in subparagraph 17 (b) of attached Table 2, the total storage capacity of a tank exposed to the ground is at least 100 tons. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any of the following specific objects of fire service shall be excluded from buildings subject to building permission, etc. by the head of a fire headquarters or chief of a fire station: |
| 1. | Where fire extinguishing apparatus, automatic firefighting devices, electronic leakage alarms, single alarm sensors, gas leakage alarms, and evacuation and rescue equipment (excluding emergency lighting, etc.) installed in specific objects of fire service under attached Table 4 meet the fire safety standards, the relevant objects of fire service; |
| 2. | A specific object of fire service where no additional firefighting systems are installed in the relevant specific object of fire service due to the extension of a building or change of use; |
| 3. | Specific objects of fire service in cases not subject to reporting on the commencement of firefighting system installation prescribed in Article 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the Firefighting System Installation Business Act. |
| (3) | Where an administrative agency with authority to grant building permission, etc. intends to obtain consent under Article 6 (1) of the Act, it shall request the head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station having jurisdiction over the location of the relevant building, etc. to grant consent, along with the documents prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. In such cases, where documents to be attached are insufficient, the head of the fire headquarters or the chief of the fire station requested to give consent, may request the supplementation of such documents. |
| (4) | "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the establishment of a passage to which fire engines are accessible" in Article 6 (5) 4 of the Act means the following matters: |
| 1. | Establishment of a passage to which fire engines are accessible; |
| 2. | Installation of elevators under Article 64 of the Building Act and Article 15 of the Regulations on Standards for Housing Construction;. |
| 3. | Installation of roads within housing complexes under Article 26 of the Regulations on Standards for Housing Construction; |
| 4. | Installation of a rooftop plaza under Article 40 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act, an automatic emergency door opener and closer under paragraph (3) of that Article, or a heliport under paragraph (4) of that Article; |
| 5. | Other matters deemed necessary by the head of a fire headquarters or chief of a fire station for firefighting activities and evacuation. |
| Article 8 (Seismic Design of Firefighting Systems) |
| (1) | "Specific objects of fire service prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 7 of the Act means buildings defined in Article 2 (1) 2 of the Building Act which fall under the subparagraphs of Article 10 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Preparation for Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions. |
| (2) | "Firefighting systems prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 7 of the Act means indoor fire hydrant systems, sprinkler systems, and water spray fire extinguishing equipment, among firefighting systems. |
| Article 9 (Scope of Specific Objects of Fire Service Subject to Performance-Oriented Design) |
| 1. | A specific object of fire service with a total floor area of at least 200,000 square meters: |
| 2. | An apartment, etc. which has not less than 50 stories (excluding basements) or is 200 meters high or higher from the ground; |
| 3. | A specific object of fire service (excluding apartments, etc.) with at least 30 stories (including underground floors) or at least 120 meters high from the ground; |
| 4. | A specific object of fire service with a total floor area of at least 30,000 square meters, which falls under any of the following: |
| (a) | Railroads and urban railway facilities under subparagraph 6 (b) of attached Table 2; |
| (b) | Airport facilities under subparagraph 6 (c) of attached Table 2; |
| 5. | A warehouse facility with a total floor area of at least 100,000 square meters or a basement floor of at least two floors with a total floor area of at least 30,000 square meters, among warehouse facilities set forth in subparagraph 16 of attached Table 2; |
| 6. | A specific object of fire service for which at least 10 movie theaters defined in subparagraph 10 of Article 2 of the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act exist in one building; |
| 7. | A specific object of fire service that constitutes a complex building with underground connections defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Special Act on Management of Disasters in Super High-Rise Buildings and Complex Buildings with Underground Connections; |
| 8. | An underwater tunnel under subparagraph 27 of attached Table 2, the length of which is at least 5,000 meters. |
| Article 10 (Firefighting Systems for Housing) |
| Article 11 (Firefighting Systems to Be Installed and Managed in Specific Objects of Fire Service) |
| (1) | The types of firefighting systems to be installed and managed in specific objects of fire service by an interested party of the specific objects of fire service pursuant to the former part of Article 12 (1) of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 4. |
| (2) | Firefighting systems used by persons with disabilities, etc. defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on Guarantee of Convenience Promotion of Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers pursuant to the latter part of Article 12 (1) of the Act shall be installed and managed in compliance with subparagraphs 2 and 3 of attached Table 4. |
| Article 12 (Establishment and Operation of Firefighting System Information Management System) |
| (1) | Where the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency, the head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station establishes and operates a system (hereinafter referred to as "firefighting system information management system") that can collect and analyze real-time working information etc. on firefighting systems pursuant to Article 12 (4) of the Act, the objects subject to fire safety control under the former part of Article 24 (1) of the Act on Fire Prevention and Safety Control are specific objects of fire service referred to in the following subparagraphs: |
| 1. | Facilities for cultural activities and assembly; |
| 2. | Religious facilities; |
| 3. | Sales facilities; |
| 4. | Medical facilities; |
| 5. | Facilities for senior citizens and children; |
| 6. | Training facilities that also provide lodging; |
| 7. | Business facilities; |
| 8. | Lodging facilities; |
| 9. | Factories; |
| 10. | Warehouse facilities; |
| 11. | Storage and treatment facilities for hazardous substances; |
| 12. | Underground passes: |
| 13. | Underground utility tunnels; |
| 14. | Other specific objects of fire service deemed necessary by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency, the head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station in consideration of the vulnerability of fire safety control and fire risks. |
| (2) | Where the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency, the head of a fire headquarters, or the chief of a fire station intends to establish and operate a firefighting system information management system pursuant to Article 12 (4) of the Act, an interested party of a specific object of fire service under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) shall cooperate therewith, except in extenuating circumstances. |
| Article 13 (Subjects to Reinforced Firefighting System Standards) |
| (1) | "Firefighting systems ... prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the provisions, with the exception of the items, of Article 13 (1) 2 of the Act means the following firefighting systems: |
| 1. | Fire extinguishers, automatic firefighting systems, automatic fire detection systems, integrated monitoring facilities, induction lamps, and fire-prevention equipment installed in the utility tunnel defined in subparagraph 9 of Article 2 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act; |
| 2. | Fire extinguishers, automatic firefighting devices, automatic fire detection systems, integrated monitoring facilities, induction lights and combustion-prevention facilities installed in the underground cable tunnels for electricity and telecommunications business; |
| 3. | Basic sprinkler systems, automatic fire detection systems, and exclusive alarm detecting sensors installed at facilities for senior citizens and children; |
| 4. | Spring sprinkler systems, simplified sprinkler systems, automatic fire detection systems, and automatic fire signaling systems installed in medical facilities. |
| Article 14 (Criteria for Exemption from Establishment of Similar Firefighting Systems) |
| Article 15 (Special Cases concerning Application of Firefighting System Standards in Case of Extension or Change of Use of Specific Objects of Fire Service) |
| (1) | Where specific objects of fire service are extended pursuant to Article 13 (3) of the Act, the head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station shall apply Presidential Decree concerning the installation of firefighting systems or fire safety standards in force at the time of extension to all objects of special fire service, including the existing parts: |
| 1. | Where the existing parts and the extended parts are partitioned into fire-resistant floors and walls; |
| 2. | Where the existing parts and the extended parts are partitioned into an automatic fire shutters under Article 46 (1) 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act (hereinafter referred to as "automatic fire shutters") or FD60+ fire doors under Article 64 (1) 1 of that Decree (hereinafter referred to as "FD60+ fire doors"); |
| 3. | Where a staff resting area of not more than 33 square meters in total floor area is extended inside specific objects of fire service with a low risk of fire, such as automobile production factories; |
| 4. | Where a person installs a canopies (referring to covers held aloft on poles or hanged, and referring to a structure with no wall on at least three sides) on the specific object of fire service that has a low risk of fire, such as automobile production factories; |
| (2) | Where the uses of specific objects of fire service are changed pursuant to Article 13 (3) of the Act, the head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station shall apply Presidential Decree or fire safety standards concerning the installation of firefighting systems in force at the time of changing the use of the specific objects of fire service only to the part subject to the change of use: |
| 1. | Where the structure or equipment of a specific object of fire service is changed to reduce factors of fire combustion or facilitate escape or firefighting activities; |
| 2. | Where the quantity of combustible substances fixed on the ceiling, floor, walls, etc. is reduced due to the change in use. |
| Article 16 (Scope of Specific Objects of Fire Service Who Need Not Install Firefighting Systems) |
| Article 17 (Calculation of Number of Persons Specific Objects of Fire Service Can Accommodate) |
| Article 18 (Works with Fire Risks and Temporary Firefighting Systems) |
| 1. | Work involving inflammable, combustible, or explosive substance or emitting inflammable gas; |
| 2. | Work involving welding or fusing (referring to melting and cutting metal, glass or plastic), or work that produces a flame or handling a burner; |
| 3. | Work involving the handling of heat-generating apparatuses, such as heating apparatuses and heating cables; |
| 4. | Work that may cause explosive floating dust (referring to fine particles floating in the air) by handling aluminium or magnesium; |
| 5. | Other work similar to those prescribed in subparagraphs 1 through 4, which is determined and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency. |
| (2) | The types of temporary firefighting systems referred to in Article 15 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "temporary firefighting systems") and the types and sizes of construction works requiring installation of temporary firefighting systems shall be as specified in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of attached Table 8. |
| (3) | The firefighting systems under Article 15 (2) of the Act that have similar functions and performance to those of temporary firefighting systems shall be as specified in subparagraph 3 of attached Table 8. |
| Article 19 (Firefighting Appliances subject to Establishment of Durable Years) |
| (1) | Firefighting appliances, the durable years of which are required to be determined pursuant to the latter part of Article 17 (1) of the Act shall be a fire extinguisher using a powder-type firefighting chemical. |
| (2) | The durable years of firefighting appliances under paragraph (1) shall be 10 years. |
| Article 20 (Matters to Be Deliberated by Firefighting Technology Deliberative Committee) |
| (1) | "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 18 (1) 6 of the Act means the following: |
| 1. | Matters concerning whether any defect exists in design, construction, or supervision of a firefighting system installed in a specific object of fire service with a total floor area of at least 100,000 square meters; |
| 2. | Matters concerning whether new firefighting systems, firefighting appliances, etc. are introduced; |
| 3. | Other matters related to firefighting technology referred by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency to a firefighting technology deliberative committee. |
| (1) | "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 18 (2) 2 of the Act means the following: |
| 1. | Matters concerning whether any defect exists in a design, construction, or supervision of a firefighting system installed in a specific object of fire service with a total floor area of less than 100,000 square meters; |
| 2. | Matters for which the head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station requests a technical review in relation to the application of standards for facilities of a factory, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "factory, etc.") under Article 2 (1) 6 of the Act on the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances or the fire safety standards; |
| 3. | Other matters related to firefighting technology, which the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a |
| Article 21 (Composition of Firefighting Technology Deliberative Committee) |
| (1) | The Central Firefighting Technology Deliberative Committee under Article 18 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "Central Committee") shall be composed of 60 members, including one chairperson, in consideration of gender. |
| (2) | A regional firefighting technology deliberative committee under Article 18 (2) (hereinafter referred to as the "regional committee") shall be composed of not less than five but not more than nine members, including one chairperson. |
| (3) | The meetings of the Central Committee shall be composed of one chairperson and not less than six but not more than 12 members whom the chairperson appoints for every meeting. |
| (4) | The Central Committee may compose and operate subcommittees for each field. |
| Article 22 (Appointment and Commissioning of Members) |
| (1) | Members of the Central Committee shall be appointed by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency from among director-level or higher fire officials or persons falling under any of the following, or commissioned in consideration of gender: |
| 1. | Firefighting engineers; |
| 2. | Persons who hold at least a master's degree in firefighting; |
| 3. | Firefighting system managers; |
| 4. | Persons who have performed firefighting-related duties for at least five years at a firefighting-related corporation or organization; |
| 5. | A person who has engaged in education or research related to firefighting for at least five years at an educational institution for fire officials, a university, or a research institute; |
| (2) | The members of a regional committee shall be appointed by the Mayor/ |
| (3) | The chairperson of the Central Committee shall be commissioned by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency from among the relevant members and the chairperson of a regional committee shall be commissioned by the Mayor/ |
| (4) | The term of office of commissioned members from among the members of the Central Committee and a regional committee shall be two years and may be consecutively renewed only once. |
| Article 23 (Duties of Chairperson and Members) |
| (1) | The chairpersons (hereinafter referred to as "chairpersons") of the Central Committee and regional committees (hereinafter referred to as the "committees") shall convene and preside over meetings of the committees, respectively. |
| (2) | When a chairperson is unable to perform his or her duties due to any unavoidable cause, a committee member designated by the chairperson in advance shall act on his or her behalf. |
| Article 24 (Exclusion of, Challenge to, and Recusal of, Members) |
| (1) | Any member of a committee (hereinafter referred to as “member”) who falls under any of the following shall be excluded from deliberation and resolution by the committee: |
| 1. | Where the member or the current or former spouse of the member becomes a party to the relevant agenda item (if the party is a corporation or organization, including its executive officers; hereafter in this subparagraph and subparagraph 2, the same shall apply) or is holding any right or duty jointly with the party to such agenda item; |
| 2. | The member who is a relative to a party to the relevant agenda; |
| 3. | Where the member has testified, made a statement, provided advice, conducted research, rendered service, or given an appraisal in connection with the relevant agenda item; |
| 4. | Where the member or a corporation, organization, etc. to which the member belongs is or was the agent of a party to the relevant agenda item. |
| (2) | Where any ground for exclusion referred to in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) exists, or the circumstances indicate that it would be difficult to expect a fair deliberation or resolution from a member, any party may file a motion for challenge with the Committee, and the Committee shall make a determination on the challenge by its resolution. In such cases, the member to whom a motion for challenge is made shall not participate in the resolution on the relevant case. |
| (3) | Where a member finds that he or she is subject to exclusion for a ground referred to in paragraph (1) or (2), he or she shall recuse himself or herself from the deliberation and resolution on the relevant agenda item. |
| Article 25 (Dismissal or Removal of Members) |
| 1. | Where he or she becomes unable to perform his or her duties due to a mental or physical disorder; |
| 2. | Where he or she engages in any misconduct in relation to his or her duties; |
| 3. | Where he or she is found unfit for office due to delinquency of duties, injury to dignity, or any other reason; |
| 4. | Where the member fails to recuse himself or herself, even though he or she falls under any subparagraph of Article 24 (1); |
| 5. | Where he or she voluntarily admits that he or she has difficulty performing duties. |
| Article 26 (Verification of Facilities and Hearing of Opinions) |
| Article 27 (Allowances for Committee Members) |
| Article 28 (Detailed Operating Rules) |
| Article 29 (Management and Operation of Fire Safety Standards) |
| 1. | Advice on fire safety standards; |
| 2. | Producing and distributing written explanations on the fire safety standards; |
| 3. | Survey and analysis of new overseas technologies and new products relating to fire safety; |
| 4. | Other matters deemed necessary by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency for the advancement of the fire safety standards. |
| Article 30 (Specific Objects of Fire Service Required to Install Interior Decoration Objects Meeting or Exceeding Standards of Flame Retardation Performance) |
| 1. | Clinics, midwifery clinics, postnatal care centers, fitness centers, performance halls, and religious assembly halls, among neighborhood living facilities; |
| 2. | The following facilities located in a building: |
| (a) | Cultural and assembly facilities; |
| (b) | Religious facilities; |
| (c) | Sports facilities (excluding swimming pools) |
| 3. | Medical facilities; |
| 4. | Lodging houses for youths among education and research facilities; |
| 5. | Facilities for senior citizens and children; |
| 6. | Training facilities that provide lodging; |
| 7. | Lodging facilities; |
| 8. | Broadcasting stations and filming sets among broadcasting and communications facilities; |
| 9. | Business establishment for publicly-used business defined in Article 2 (1) 1 of the Special Act on the Safety Control of Publicly Used Establishments (hereinafter referred to as "publicly-used establishment"); |
| 10. | A facility not falling under any of subparagraphs 1 through 9, the number of floors of which is at least 11 (excluding apartments, etc.). |
| Article 31 (Objects Required to Be Flame Retardant and Standards of Flame Retardation Performance) |
| (1) | "Objects prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 20 (1) of the Act means the following: |
| 1. | The following items which have been treated to be flame-retardant in the manufacturing or processing process: |
| (a) | Curtains installed at windows (including blinds); |
| (b) | Carpets; |
| (c) | Wall papers (excluding wall papers which are less than 2 millimeters in thickness) |
| (d) | Plywood, lumber, or fabric plates for exhibition, plywood, lumber, or fabric plates for a stage (in cases of plywood or lumber, products treated to be unavoidably flame retardant at the site of installation shall be included); |
| (e) | A blackout curtain or a stage curtain (including screen pictures installed in a movie theater under subparagraph 10 of Article 2 of the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act and screens installed in a virtual experience sports facility business under subparagraph 7-4 of Article 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on the Safety Control of Publicly Used Establishments); |
| (f) | Sofas and chairs made from textile, synthetic resin, etc. as raw materials (only limited to ones installed at the business places of a karaoke tavern,, entertainment tavern, and karaoke business defined in subparagraph 1 (b) and 6 of Article 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on the Safety Control of Publicly Used Establishments); |
| 2. | The following fixtures or installed on the ceiling or wall inside a building: |
| (a) | Objects whose main raw material is paper (referring to that of at least 2 millimeters in thickness), synthetic resin, or fiber; |
| (b) | Plywood or lumber; |
| (c) | Non-permanent partitions (referring to movable walls such as folding ones or walls that do not compart space up to the point where the ceiling abuts on the interior) installed to compart space; |
| (d) | Sound-absorbing materials (including sound-absorbing curtains) installed for sound absorption; |
| (e) | Soundproofing materials (including soundproofing curtains). |
| (2) | The standards of flame retardation performance under Article 20 (3) of the Act shall be in compliance with the following standards, and the detailed standards of flame retardation performance based on the kinds of objects required to be flame retardant under paragraph (1) shall be determined and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency based on the following standards: |
| 1. | The time shall not exceed 20 seconds from the moment the flame of the burner is removed until the state of combustion ceases while raising the flame; |
| 2. | The time shall not exceed 30 seconds from the moment the flame of the burner is removed until the state of combustion ceases while raising the flame; |
| 3. | The area of carbonization shall be not more than 50 square centimeters and the length of which shall be not more than 20 centimeters; |
| 4. | The frequency of contact with flames shall be at least three times until they are entirely melted by flames; |
| 5. | The maximum smoke density in cases of measuring the smoke emitted by the method which is determined and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency shall not exceed 400. |
| (3) | The head of a fire headquarters or chief of a fire station may encourage the use of any of the following goods other than those required to be flame retardant under paragraph (1): |
| 1. | Beds, sofas, and chairs used in publicly-used establishments, medical facilities, facilities for senior citizens and children, lodging facilities, or funeral parlors; |
| 2. | Furniture attached or installed on the ceiling or walls inside buildings. |
| Article 32 (Test of Flame Retardation Performance by Mayor/Do Governor) |
| 1. | Plywood and lumber for exhibition or for a stage under Article 31 (1) 1 (d), which are treated to be flame retardant at the site of installation; |
| 2. | Plywood and lumber required to be flame retardant under Article 31 (1) 2, which are treated to be flame retardant at the site of installation. |
| Article 33 (Exemption from or Postponement of In-House Inspection of Firefighting Systems) |
| (1) | "Grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part of Article 22 (6) of the Act means any of the following: |
| 1. | Where a disaster prescribed in subparagraph 1 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety occurs; |
| 2. | Where ownership is being changed or has been changed due to auction or any other cause; |
| 3. | Where an interested party suffers from a disease, is involved in an accident, or is on a long-term business trip; |
| 4. | Where it is impractical to conduct the in-house inspection because a serious crisis, such as default or bankruptcy, occurs in the business operated by an interested party. |
| (2) | An interested party who intends to apply for the exemption from or postponement of an in-house inspection under Article 22 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "in-house inspection") shall submit an application for the exemption or postponement prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to the head of a fire headquarters or chief of the fire station, stating the grounds for the exemption or postponement, etc. In such cases, an application for exemption shall be filed only in cases falling under paragraph (1) 1. |
| (3) | Matters necessary for applications for exemption or postponement and processing applications under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. |
| Article 34 (Measures to Be Taken Based on Results of In-House Inspection of Firefighting Systems) |
| 1. | Where firefighting systems fail to operate due to malfunction of fire pumps (including pressurized water supply system; hereinafter the same shall apply), power/monitoring control panel, or power for firefighting systems (including back-up power); |
| 2. | When the fire alarm fails to automatically sound due to malfunction of the fire receiver or the firefighting system connected to the fire receiver fails to operate; |
| 3. | Where a firefighting pipe, etc. is closed or blocked so that firefighting water or firefighting chemical fails to be automatically released; |
| 4. | Where fire doors or automatic fire shutters fail to normally function due to damage or removal. |
| Article 35 (Postponement of Implementation Plans Based on Results of In-House Inspection) |
| (1) | "Grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part of Article 23 (5) of the Act means any of the following: |
| 1. | Where a disaster prescribed in subparagraph 1 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety occurs; |
| 2. | Where ownership is being changed or has been changed due to auction or any other cause; |
| 3. | Where an interested party suffers from a disease, is involved in an accident, or is on a long-term business trip; |
| 4. | Where it is impracticable to complete the implementation plan because a serious crisis, such as default or bankruptcy, occurs in the business operated by an interested party. |
| (2) | An interested party who intends to request postponement of completion of an implementation plan pursuant to Article 23 (5) of the Act shall submit a written application for postponement stating the reason for postponement, period, etc. to the head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. |
| (3) | Matters necessary for filing applications for postponement and processing applications therefor under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. |
| Article 36 (Disclosure of Results of In-house Inspection) |
| (1) | Where the head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station discloses the results of an in-house inspection under Article 24 (2) of the Act, he or she shall disclose them through a computerized system, on the website, etc. under Article 48 of the Act for at least 30 days. |
| (2) | Where the head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station intends to disclose the result of an in-house inspection pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall notify the interested person of the relevant specific object of fire service of the period, details, and method of disclosure in advance. |
| (3) | An interested party of a specific object of fire service may raise an objection to the head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station within 10 days from the date he or she is notified of the details, etc. of disclosure pursuant to paragraph (2). |
| (4) | The head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station shall examine and decide on an objection within 10 days from the date of receipt of the objection under paragraph (3), and inform the applicant of the result thereof without delay. |
| (5) | Where the disclosure of the result of an in-house inspection infringes on a third party's legal interest, the fact related to the third party shall be excluded from the disclosure. |
| Article 37 (Eligibility to Take Examination for Firefighting System Managers) |
| 1. | A firefighting engineer, a certified architect, a professional engineer in construction machinery, a professional engineer in construction electric installations, or a professional engineer in cooperative freezing machinery; |
| 2. | A master craftsman controlling hazardous substances; |
| 3. | A firefighting equipment engineer; |
| 4. | A person who has obtained a doctoral degree in the field of science and engineering defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Special Act on Support of Scientists and Engineers for Strengthening National Science and Technology Competitiveness; |
| 5. | A person who has obtained a master’s degree or higher in a field related to fire safety determined and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency; |
| 6. | A firefighting equipment industrial engineer or a fire official determined and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency, who has at least three years of work experience in firefighting (limited to work experience after acquiring qualifications); |
| Article 38 (Methods of Administering Examinations) |
| (1) | A manager examination shall be classified into a primary examination and a secondary examination. In such cases, the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency may implement the first and second rounds on the same day. |
| (2) | In principle, the primary qualifying examination shall be comprised of multiple-choice questions, and the secondary examination shall be essay-based, and the secondary examination may include fill-in-the-blank questions. |
| (3) | Persons who pass the primary examination shall be exempted from only the next round of a primary examination for managers: |
| (4) | Only persons who have passed the primary examination are eligible to apply for the secondary examination: |
| Article 39 (Examination Subjects) |
| (1) | The subjects of a primary examination and secondary examination of a manager examination shall be as follows: |
| 1. | Primary examination; |
| (a) | Fire safety control theories (including the combustion theory, fire phenomena, hazardous substances, fire safety control, etc., based on the basic theories of firefighting and fire); |
| (b) | Inspection practice of firefighting machinery (including the fire safety standards for firefighting hydrodynamics, firefighting-related thermodynamics, and firefighting machinery, as subjects for measuring the basic theory and practical capabilities of inspecting systems in the field of machinery in firefighting systems); |
| (c) | Firefighting electricity inspection practice (including fire safety standards in the fields of electric circuits, electric appliances, control circuits, electronic circuits, and firefighting electricity, as subjects for measuring the basic theories and practical capabilities of inspection in the field of electricity and communications in firefighting systems); |
| (d) | The following statutes or regulations related to firefighting; |
| (i) | The Act on Installation and Management of Firefighting Systems and its subordinate statutes or regulations; |
| (ii) | The Act on Fire Prevention and Safety Control and its subordinate statutes or regulations; |
| (iii) | The Framework Act on Firefighting Services and its subordinate statutes or regulations; |
| (iv) | The Special Act on the Safety Control of Publicly Used Establishments and its subordinate statutes or regulations; |
| (v) | The Building Act and its subordinate statutes or regulations (limited to the field of firefighting); |
| (vi) | The Special Act on Management of Disasters in Super High-Rise Buildings and Complex Buildings with Underground Connections and its subordinate statutes or regulations; |
| 2. | Secondary examination: |
| (a) | Inspection practice of firefighting systems, etc. (including the details of inspection procedures, performance verification, malfunction check, measures, etc. at the time of an on-site inspection of firefighting systems, etc., as a subject to measure comprehensive capabilities necessary for inspection of firefighting systems, etc.); |
| (b) | Management practice of firefighting systems, etc. (including clerical capacity required in the field, such as preparation of an inspection report, human resources and equipment operation, etc., as a subject to measure administrative affairs and paperwork, etc., related to inspection and management of firefighting systems, etc.). |
| (2) | Detailed subjects of manager examination under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. |
| Article 40 (Appointment and Commissioning of Examiners) |
| (1) | To prepare questions for and grade a manager examination under Article 25 (2) of the Act, the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency shall appoint or commission examiners from among the following persons: |
| 1. | A person who holds a doctoral degree in the field related to firefighting; |
| 2. | A person who has served as an assistant professor or higher in the field of firefighting safety for at least two years in a university; |
| 3. | A fire official in the rank of fire captain and above; |
| 4. | A firefighting system manager; |
| 5. | A firefighting engineer. |
| (2) | The number of examiners under paragraph (1) shall be as follows: |
| 1. | Question designers: Three persons for each subject of the examination; |
| 2. | Graders: Not more than five persons for each subject of the examination (limited to cases of the secondary examination). |
| (3) | A person appointed or commissioned as an examiner pursuant to paragraph (1) shall faithfully implement the matters to note in the preparation of questions for the examination and the rules to comply with such as a written oath, determined by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency. |
| (4) | Examiners or examination supervisors appointed or commissioned pursuant to the commissioned under paragraph (1) may be reimbursed with allowances and travel expenses within the budget. |
| Article 41 (Partial Exemption from Examination Subjects) |
| 1. | A person qualified as a firefighting engineer: Subjects under Article 39 (1) 1 (a) through (c); |
| 2. | A person who has at least 15 years of work experience as a fire official and has firefighting-related work experience determined and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency for at least five years: Subjects under Article 39 (1) 1 (b) through (d); |
| 3. | Any of the following persons: Subjects referred to in Articles 39 (1) 1 (b) and (c): |
| (a) | A person who has a career related to firefighting technology (referring to a career related to firefighting technology under Article 28 (3) of the Firefighting System Installation Business Act) for at least eight years after obtaining qualification as a firefighting equipment engineer (machinery or electricity); |
| (b) | A person who conducts in-house inspection in the firefighting system management business for at least 10 years under Article 29 of the Act after obtaining qualification as a firefighting equipment industrial engineer (machinery or electricity). |
| Article 42 (Administration and Public Announcement of Examination) |
| (1) | In principle, the manager examination shall be administered once a year, but may be administered more often or less often, if deemed necessary by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency. |
| (2) | To administer a manager examination, the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency shall publicly announce the qualification for applying for the examination, examination subjects, date and time, place, procedures for the examination, etc. on the website not later than 90 days before the date of the manager examination, so that all applicants for the examination can become aware thereof. |
| Article 43 (Submission of Application for Examination) |
| (1) | A person who intends to apply for a manager examination shall submit a manager examination application form to the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. |
| (2) | A person who intends to be exempted from some subjects of an examination pursuant to Article 41 shall state the subjects to be exempted in the application form referred to in paragraph (1) and the grounds therefor. |
| (3) | A person who applies for a manager examination shall submit within the period for receiving applications determined by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency evidentiary documents related to qualifications for application under Article 37, which include a copy of the relevant certificates (excluding the certificates of qualification of a person who has acquired national technical qualifications under the National Technical Qualifications Act), a certificate of career or employment prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, or Article 20 (4) of the Enforcement Decree of the Firefighting System Installation Business Act: |
| (4) | Upon receipt of an application under paragraph (1), the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency shall verify the following documents through administrative data matching under Article 36 (1) of the Electronic Government Act: |
| 1. | The relevant national technical qualification certificate of the applicant; |
| 2. | National pension insurance certificate or confirmation of acquisition or loss of eligibility for health insurance. |
| Article 44 (Decision on Successful Examinees) |
| (1) | In a primary examination, a person who has at least 40 points out of 100 in all subjects and an average of at least 60 points in all subjects shall be a successful examinee. |
| (2) | In a secondary examination, a perfect score of 100 shall be given per subject, and a person whose score excluding the highest score and the lowest score from the scores given by examiners is at least 40 in all subjects and an average of at least 60 in all subjects shall be deemed a successful examinee. |
| (3) | Where the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency decides on persons who have passed a manager examination pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), he or she shall publicly announce such decision on the website. |
| Article 45 (Registration Criteria for Firefighting System Management Business) |
| (1) | Criteria for registration of firefighting system management business for each type of business and the scope of business under Article 29 (1) of the Act shall be as specified in attached Table 9. |
| (2) | The Mayor/ |
| 1. | Where the criteria for registration under paragraph (1) are not met; |
| 2. | Where an applicant for registration falls under any subparagraph of Article 30 of the Act; |
| 3. | Where it violates any of the restrictions under this Act or other firefighting-related statutes or regulations referred to in Article 39 (1) 1 (d). |
| Article 46 (Firefighting Appliances Subject to Type Approval) |
| Article 47 (Agencies for Preferential Purchase and Use of Firefighting Appliances with Excellent Quality Certification) |
| 1. | A local government-invested public corporation established pursuant to Article 49 of the Local Public Enterprises Act or a local public agency established pursuant to Article 76 of that Act; |
| 2. | A local government-invested or funded institution under Article 2 of the Act on the Operation of Local Government-Invested or -Funded Institutions. |
| Article 48 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority or Affairs) |
| (1) | Pursuant to Article 50 (1) of the Act, the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency shall delegate his or her authority to manage and operate technical standards among fire safety standards in accordance with the subparagraphs of Article 19 of the Act to the President of the National Fire Research Institute. |
| (2) | "Test prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 50 (2) 1 of the Act means a test of flame retardation performance for objects required to be flame retardant prescribed in Article 31 (1) (excluding a test of flame retardation performance for plywood and lumber treated to be flame retardant at the site of installation under the subparagraphs of Article 32). |
| (3) | The Commissioner of the National Fire Agency shall entrust the following affairs to a corporation or organization staffed with relevant human resources and equipped with the equipment necessary for handling the relevant affairs, among corporations or organizations related to firefighting technology established with permission from the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency pursuant to Article 50 (5) of the Act; in such cases, the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency shall publicly notify the name, address, representative of entrusted institutions and details of entrusted affairs: |
| 1. | Calculation and publication of standard expenses for in-house inspection; |
| 2. | Issuance and re-issuance of a certificate of firefighting system manager under Article 25 (5) and (6) of the Act; |
| 3. | Evaluation and publication of inspection capability under Article 34 (1) of the Act; |
| 4. | Establishment and operation of a database under Article 34 (4) of the Act. |
| Article 49 (Extension of Period of Order to Take Measures) |
| (1) | "Reason prescribed by Presidential Decree” in the provisions, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 54 (1) of the Act means any of the following: |
| 1. | Where a disaster provided in subparagraph 1 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety occurs; |
| 2. | Where ownership is being changed or has been changed due to auction or any other cause; |
| 3. | Where an interested party suffers from a disease, is involved in an accident, or is on a long-term business trip; |
| 4. | Where there are interested parties of an object of fire service, such as markets, commercial buildings, complex buildings, etc., and thus it is impracticable to settle an agreement on compliance with an order to take measures or an order of performance (hereinafter referred to as "orders to take measures, etc.") under the subparagraphs of Article 54 (1) of the Act; |
| 5. | Where it is impossible to comply with the orders to take measures, etc. within the period due to a serious crisis such as default or bankruptcy, in the business operated by the interested party. |
| (2) | Interested persons, etc. who intend to request postponement of an order to take measures, etc. pursuant to Article 54 (1) of the Act shall submit a written application for postponement prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency, the head of a fire headquarters or the chief of a fire station, stating the grounds for and period of postponement, and others. |
| (3) | Matters necessary for requesting, and handling applications for, postponement under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. |
| Article 50 (Management of Individually Identifiable Information) |
| 1. | Affairs concerning consent to building permission under Article 6 of the Act; |
| 2. | Affairs concerning the management, installation, etc. of firefighting systems installed in specific objects of fire service under Article 12 of the Act; |
| 3. | Affairs concerning the flame retardation of specific objects of fire service under Article 20 of the Act; |
| 4. | Affairs concerning a firefighting system manager examination and issuance of a certificate of firefighting system manager under Article 25 of the Act; |
| 5. | Affairs concerning sanctions against persons who cheat on an examination under Article 26 of the Act; |
| 6. | Affairs concerning the revocation or suspension of qualifications under Article 28 of the Act; |
| 7. | Affairs concerning the registration of firefighting system management business under Article 29 of the Act; |
| 8. | Affairs concerning reporting on modification in registered matters under Article 31 of the Act; |
| 9. | Affairs concerning succession to status of management business entity under Article 32 of the Act; |
| 10. | Affairs concerning the evaluation and publication of inspection capability under Article 34 of the Act; |
| 11. | Affairs concerning the revocation of registration and suspension of business under Article 35 of the Act; |
| 12. | Affairs concerning the disposition of penalty surcharges under Article 36 of the Act; |
| 13. | Affairs concerning the revocation of type approval under Article 39 of the Act; |
| 14. | Affairs concerning the designation of specialized institutions under Article 46 of the Act; |
| 15. | Affairs concerning the revocation of designation of specialized institutions under Article 47 of the Act; |
| 16. | Affairs concerning hearings under Article 49 of the Act; |
| 17. | Affairs concerning supervision under Article 52 of the Act; |
| 18. | Affairs concerning the collection of fees, etc., under Article 53 of the Act; |
| Article 51 (Re-Examination of Regulation) |
| 1. | Scope, etc. of buildings subject to consent of building permission under Article 7: December 1, 2022; |
| 2. | Firefighting systems to be installed in compliance with seismic design standards referred to in Article 8: December 1, 2022; |
| 3. | Firefighting systems to be installed and managed in consideration of the size, use, accommodation capacity, characteristics of users, etc. of specific objects of fire service under Article 11 and attached Table 4: December 1, 2022; |
| 4. | Firefighting systems subject to tightened fire safety standards under Article 13: December 1, 2022; |
| 5. | Special cases concerning application of standards for firefighting systems when a specific object of fire service is extended or altered to the specific use thereof under Article 15: December 1, 2022; |
| 6. | Types and installation standards of temporary firefighting systems under Article 18 and attached Table 8: December 1, 2022. |
| 7. | Specific objects of fire service required to install interior decoration objects meeting or exceeding standards of flame retardation performance referred to in Article 30: December 1, 2022; |
| 8. | Standards of flame retardation performance under Article 31: December 1, 2022. |
| Article 52 (Criteria for Imposition of Administrative Fines) |
| 1. | The amended provisions of subparagraph 2 (e) of attached Table 1, subparagraph 1 (b) (ii) of attached Table 4, and subparagraph 2 (e) of that Table: December 1, 2023; |
| 2. | The amended provisions of subparagraph 1 (b) and (c) of attached Table 2: December 1, 2024. |
| 3. | The amended provisions of subparagraph 1 (d), (f), and (g) of attached Table 8 and subparagraph 2 (d), (f), and (g) of attached Table 8: July 1, 2023. |
| (1) | The amended provisions of subparagraph 1 (b) (ii) of attached Table 4 and subparagraph 2 (e) of that Table shall apply begin to apply to cases where a person applies for or reports permission or consultation on construction, extension, alteration, reconstruction, relocation, change of use, or substantial repair of a specific object of fire service after December 1, 2023. |
| (2) | The amended provisions of attached Table 4 (limited to the cases applicable to specific objects of fire service under the amended provisions of subparagraph 1 (b) and (c) of attached Table 2) shall begin to apply to applications for or reports on permission or consultation on the construction, extension, reconstruction, relocation, change of use, or substantial repair of specific objects fire service after December 1, 2024. |
| (3) | Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), the amended provisions of attached Table 4 shall begin to apply to applications for, or reports on, the construction, extension, reconstruction, relocation, change of use, or permission or consultation for substantial repair of a specific object of fire service after this Decree enters into force. |
| (1) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 37, a person eligible to apply for a firefighting systems manager examination under Article 25 (2) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "manager examination") shall be any of the following persons until December 31, 2026: |
| 1. | Firefighting engineers, master craftsmen controlling hazardous substances, certified architects, professional engineers in construction machinery, professional engineers in construction electric installations, or professional engineers in cooperative freezing machinery; |
| 2. | A person who has at least two years of work experience in firefighting determined and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency (hereinafter referred to as "firefighting work experience") after being qualified as a firefighting equipment engineer; |
| 3. | A person who has at least three years of work experience in firefighting after being licensed as firefighting equipment industrial engineer; |
| 4. | Any of the following persons who majored in the field of science and engineering under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Special Act on Support of Scientists and Engineers for Strengthening National Science and Technology Competitiveness (hereinafter referred to as "science and engineering"): |
| (a) | A person who holds a doctoral degree in the field of science and engineering; |
| (b) | A person who has at least two years of work experience in firefighting after obtaining a master's degree in science and engineering; |
| (c) | A person who has at least three years of work experience after obtaining a bachelor's degree in science and engineering; |
| 5. | Any of the following persons after majoring in the field of firefighting and safety engineering (including firefighting and safety engineering): |
| (a) | A person who has obtained at least a master's degree in the relevant field; |
| (b) | A person who has at least two years of work experience in firefighting; |
| 6. | A person who has at least three years of work experience in firefighting after obtaining the qualification of an industrial engineer of hazardous substances or a technician of hazardous substances; |
| 7. | A person who has served as a firefighting official for at least five years; |
| 8. | A person who has at least three years of work experience in firefighting after obtaining a bachelor’s degree in a department related to fire safety; |
| 9. | A person who has at least three years of work experience in firefighting after being qualified as an industrial safety engineer; |
| 10. | Any of the following persons: |
| (a) | A person who has at least two years of work experience as a firefighting safety controller of an object of special grade firefighting safety control; |
| (b) | A person who has at least three years of working experience as a firefighting safety controller of any objects of first grade firefighting safety control; |
| (c) | A person who has at least five years of work experience as a firefighting safety controller of any objects of second grade firefighting safety control; |
| (d) | A person who has at least seven years of work experience as a firefighting safety controller of any objects of third grade firefighting safety control; |
| (e) | A person who has at least 10 years of work experience in firefighting; |
| (2) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 39, the subjects of a manager examination shall be the following subjects until December 31, 2026: |
| 1. | Primary examination; |
| (a) | Firefighting safety control (limited to combustion and fire extinguishing, fire prevention and control, building firefighting safety standards, accommodation capacity, and escape plans) and fire dynamics [limited to the nature and conditions of a fire, fire loads, heat transfer, flame proliferation, speed of combustion, compartment fires, products from combustion, and generation and movement of smoke]: |
| (b) | Fire hydraulics, chemical chemistry and firefighting electricity (limited to electric construction materials and electricity control related to firefighting); |
| (c) | The following statutes related to firefighting: |
| (i) | The Framework Act on Firefighting Services, the Enforcement Decree of that Act, and the Enforcement Rule of that Act; |
| (ii) | The Firefighting System Installation Business Act, the Enforcement Decree of that Act, and the Enforcement Rule of that Act; |
| (iii) | The Act on Installation and Management of Firefighting Systems, the Enforcement Decree of that Act, and the Enforcement Rule of that Act; |
| (iv) | The Act on Fire Prevention and Safety Control, the Enforcement Decree of that Act, and the Enforcement Rule of that Act; |
| (v) | The Act on the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances, the Enforcement Decree of that Act, and the Enforcement Rule of that Act; |
| (vi) | The Special Act on the Safety Control of Publicly Used Establishments, the Enforcement Decree of that Act, and the Enforcement Rule of that Act; |
| (d) | The nature and conditions of, and standards for hazardous substances; |
| (e) | Principles of structure of firefighting systems (including failure diagnosis and maintenance). |
| 2. | Secondary examination: |
| (a) | Working-level inspection of firefighting systems (including inspection procedures and the method of using inspection equipment); |
| (b) | Design and installation of firefighting systems. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 41, persons eligible for partial exemption from the subjects of the primary examination of the manager examination under Article 25 (4) of the Act and subjects exempted from such examination shall be governed by the following classification until December 31, 2026: |
| 1. | A person who has at least 15 years of work experience in firefighting after obtaining qualification as a firefighting engineer: Subjects specified in paragraph (2) 1 (b); |
| 2. | A person who has at least 15 years of work experience as a firefighting official and has at least five years of firefighting-related work experience determined and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency: Subjects specified in paragraph (2) 1 (c); |
| (4) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 41, persons eligible for partial exemption from the subjects of the second examination of a manager examination and such subjects exempted in the manager examination under Article 25 (4) of the Act shall be as follows: |
| 1. | A person who falls under paragraph (1) 1: Subjects under paragraph (2) 2 (b); |
| 2. | A person who falls under paragraph (1) 7: Subjects under paragraph (2) 2 (a). |
| (5) | Any person who has passed the primary examination for firefighting system managers in 2026 shall be deemed to have passed the primary examination pursuant to the amended provisions of Article 44, and his or her eligibility to take the second examination shall be governed by paragraph (1), notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 37. |
| (1) | General hospitals, hospitals, dental hospitals, and oriental medical hospitals, the construction of which has been completed as of August 6, 2019, the enforcement date of the partially amended Enforcement Decree of the Act on Fire Prevention and Installation, Maintenance, and Safety Control of Firefighting Systems (Presidential Decree No. 30029) shall install sprinkler systems, simplified sprinkler systems, and automatic fire signaling system, by December 31, 2026 pursuant to the amended provisions of subparagraph 1 (d) (v), (e) (iii), and subparagraph 2 (g) (vi) of attached Table 4. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of subparagraph 1 (d) (v) of attached Table 4, general hospitals, hospitals, dental hospitals and oriental medical hospitals required to install sprinkler systems pursuant to paragraph (1) may install simplified sprinkler systems in lieu of such equipment. |
| (3) | Utility tunnels installed before December 10, 2020, the date the partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Fire Prevention and Installation, Maintenance, and Safety Control of Firefighting Systems enters into force, shall be equipped with fire extinguishing apparatus and guiding lights pursuant to the amended provisions of subparagraph 1 (a) (iv) and subparagraph 3 (c) (i) of attached Table 4. |
| (1) | Members of the Central Firefighting Technology Deliberative Committee appointed or commissioned pursuant to Article 18-4 (1) of the previous Enforcement Decree of the Act on Fire Prevention and Installation, Maintenance, and Safety Control of Firefighting Systems as at the time this Decree enters into force shall be deemed appointed or commissioned as members of the Central Firefighting Technology Deliberative Committee pursuant to the amended provisions of Article 22 (1). In such cases, the term of office of commissioned members shall be the remaining term of the previous term of office. |
| (2) | Members of a regional firefighting technology deliberative committee appointed or commissioned pursuant to Article 18-4 (2) of the previous Enforcement Decree of the Act on Fire Prevention and Installation, Maintenance, and Safety Control of Firefighting Systems as at the time this Decree enters into force shall be deemed appointed or commissioned as members of the regional firefighting technology deliberative committee pursuant to the amended provisions of Article 22 (2). In such cases, the term of office of commissioned members shall be the remaining term of the previous term of office. |
| (1) | A firefighting system management business entity registered pursuant to the amended provisions of Article 45 (1) and attached Table 9 of the previous Enforcement Decree of the Act on Fire Prevention and Installation, Maintenance, and Safety Control of Firefighting Systems as at the time this Decree enters into force shall be deemed to have registered a general firefighting system management business pursuant to the amended provisions of Article 45 (1) and attached Table 9. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 45 (1) and attached Table 9, a person deemed to have registered general firefighting system management business pursuant to paragraph (1) shall fall under the scope of business of all specific objects of fire service until November 30, 2024: |
| (1) | When applying provisions or administrative fines for a violation committed before this Decree enters into enters into force, the previous Enforcement Decree of the Act on Fire Prevention and Installation, Maintenance, and Safety Control of Firefighting Systems shall apply. |
| (2) | The imposition of administrative fines for violations committed before this Decree enters into force shall not be included in calculating the number of violations under the amended provisions of attached Table 10. |