Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Article 8

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.

Reasonable and feasible scope referred to in Article 5 Paragraph 1 of the Act means the scope where necessary preventive equipment or measures can be taken, in accordance with the Act and related safety and health legislations, guidelines, regulations on practices, or regular social beliefs, when the employer knowingly or may be informed that the work laborers engaged in may harm their lives, bodies and may be hazardous to their health.Risk assessments referred to in Article 5 Paragraph 2 of the Act are procedures for indentifying, analyzing, and evaluating risks.
中文原文 職業安全衛生法施行細則第8條
本法第五條第一項所稱合理可行範圍,指依本法及有關安全衛生法令、指引、實務規範或一般社會通念,雇主明知或可得而知勞工所從事之工作,有致其生命、身體及健康受危害之虞,並可採取必要之預防設備或措施者。
本法第五條第二項及第二十六條第一項所稱風險評估,指辨識、分析及評量風險之程序。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.