Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 27
This English translation was last updated on 2020-02-27, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-06-26. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Physical examination referred to in Article 20 Paragraph 1 of the Act means physical examination given to laborers at the time of employment to determine their work suitability and to take into account whether they have any illnesses that are not suitable for their work.Health examination for currently employed laborers referred to in Article 20 Paragraph 1 of the Act includes the followings:1.General health examination: Means health examination that is implemented to currently employed laborers based on their age by the employer on a regular basis or when there is a change of work for the purpose of discovering any abnormality in health so that health management measures such as proper health guidance and proper work assignment can be provided;2.Special health examination: Means health examination that is implemented to laborers involved in tasks with special health hazards based on the hazard of their work on a regular basis or when there is a change of work for the purpose of discovering any abnormality in health so that health management measures such as proper health guidance, proper work assignment, and risk ranking management can be provided;3.Health examinations of specific items for specific target workers: Means for laborers with high-risk of occupational illness or for the investigation need of suspected occupational illness and local epidemiology, temporary examination of specific items that is specified and announced by the central competent authority, requesting the employer to implement on specific target laborers.
中文原文 職業安全衛生法施行細則第27條
本法第二十條第一項所稱體格檢查，指於僱用勞工時，為識別勞工工作適性，考量其是否有不適合作業之疾病所實施之身體檢查。
本法第二十條第一項所稱在職勞工應施行之健康檢查如下：
一、一般健康檢查：指雇主對在職勞工，為發現健康有無異常，以提供適當健康指導、適性配工等健康管理措施，依其年齡於一定期間或變更其工作時所實施者。
二、特殊健康檢查：指對從事特別危害健康作業之勞工，為發現健康有無異常，以提供適當健康指導、適性配工及實施分級管理等健康管理措施，依其作業危害性，於一定期間或變更其工作時所實施者。
三、特定對象及特定項目之健康檢查：指對可能為罹患職業病之高風險群勞工，或基於疑似職業病及本土流行病學調查之需要，經中央主管機關指定公告，要求其雇主對特定勞工施行必要項目之臨時性檢查。
本法第二十條第一項所稱在職勞工應施行之健康檢查如下：
一、一般健康檢查：指雇主對在職勞工，為發現健康有無異常，以提供適當健康指導、適性配工等健康管理措施，依其年齡於一定期間或變更其工作時所實施者。
二、特殊健康檢查：指對從事特別危害健康作業之勞工，為發現健康有無異常，以提供適當健康指導、適性配工及實施分級管理等健康管理措施，依其作業危害性，於一定期間或變更其工作時所實施者。
三、特定對象及特定項目之健康檢查：指對可能為罹患職業病之高風險群勞工，或基於疑似職業病及本土流行病學調查之需要，經中央主管機關指定公告，要求其雇主對特定勞工施行必要項目之臨時性檢查。