Machinery Safety Management System (KCs)
Purpose of certification
KCs Safety Certification and Voluntary Safety Confirmation certification for machinery aims to prevent industrial accidents by ensuring that products with fundamental safety and reliability of hazardous machinery and equipment are manufactured, distributed, and used.
Certification overview
This is a system that verifies safety and demonstrates conformity with standards required under the Industrial Safety and Health Act; depending on the product, safety certification must be obtained from or voluntary safety confirmation must be reported to the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA).
Target products
Products subject to Safety Certification
- Press machine
- Shearing machine
- Press brake
- Crane
- Lift
- Pressure vessel
- Roller machine
- Injection molding machine
- Elevated work platform
- Gondola lift
Products subject to Voluntary Safety Confirmation
- Grinding or polishing machine (excluding portable types)
- Industrial robot
- Mixer
- Crusher or shredder
- Food processing machinery (crusher/cutter/mixer/noodle machine)
- Conveyor
- Automotive service lift
- Machine tools (lathe/drilling machine/planer-shaper/milling machine)
- Stationary woodworking machines (circular saw/planer/router/band saw/mortising machine)
- Printing machine
- Pressure control chamber (Chamber)
Required documents
- Application form
- Business registration certificate (※ Korean)
- Risk assessment report
- Technical documents such as circuit diagrams, external views, and assembly drawings
- User manual (※ Korean)
- Label artwork
- (If required) Other requested documents, etc.
Process
Safety Certification
Voluntary Safety Confirmation
Certification request
[Applicant → KGS]
Technical document review
[KGS]
Documentary review
[Approval authority]
Product testing
[Testing body]
Technical capability and production system audit
[Approval authority]
Test report issuance
[Testing body]
Product testing
[Testing body]
Voluntary Safety Confirmation filing
[KGS]
Test report issuance
[Testing body]
Review of test report and technical documents
[Approval authority]
Product testing
[Approval authority]
Voluntary Safety Confirmation Certificate issuance
[Approval authority]
Safety Certificate issuance
[Approval authority]
Certification complete
[KGS → Applicant]
Certification complete
[KGS → Applicant]
* If non-compliant, supplementation of non-compliant items (documents or samples) is required
Remarks
Penal provisions
- ① Under Article 169 (Penal Provisions) of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, any person who violates safety certification requirements shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine not exceeding 30 million won.
- ② Under Article 171 (Penal Provisions) of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, any person who violates voluntary safety confirmation requirements shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine not exceeding 30 million won.

