October HR, Health, and Safety Monthly Checklist | 8 Tasks to Check Before the End of the Year

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📌 October is not a 'common statutory closing month,' so it is a good time to look for year-end omissions.

Sexual harassment prevention training, disability awareness training, industrial safety and health training, and retirement pension subscriber training are governed by different laws and application standards. Furthermore, risk assessment, follow-up health check-up management, and workplace environment measurement are industrial health and safety tasks separate from training. Therefore, rather than viewing it as 'everything must be completed by the end of October,' Summarize this year's implementation status once in October to secure a supplementary period in November and December. It is recommended to use it in this way.

8 Tasks to Check Before the End of the Year

1️⃣ Workplace Sexual Harassment Prevention Training | Not just 'implementation' but also supplementing uncompleted training

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act requires employers to conduct workplace sexual harassment prevention training annually, and the Enforcement Decree stipulates that it must be conducted at least once a year. In addition, employers must always post or keep the content of the prevention training available in a place where employees can freely access it.

In October, not only did the training already take place, but also Are there any personnel who missed the actual training due to business trips, vacations, leave of absence, new hires, etc.? Also, please check if this year's company reporting and grievance handling procedures are reflected in the training materials in the latest state.

2️⃣ Disability Awareness Training | Completion Status and Up to '3-Year Retention'

The Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities advises all employers and employees to conduct workplace disability awareness training at least once a year for one hour, and advises employers and heads of training institutions to retain records related to the training for three years.

3️⃣ Industrial Safety and Health Education | Focusing only on regular training leads to omissions

In accordance with Article 26 of the Enforcement Rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the training hours for worker safety and health education shall be based on Annex 4, and the training content on Annex 5. During the year-end inspection, not only the regular training completion rate Training upon hiring, training upon changes in job duties, special training You need to verify it by connecting to the source of the incident.

4️⃣ Retirement Pension Subscriber Education | Check if the method fits the company's system

The content and methods of retirement pension subscriber education may vary depending on the type of system operated by the company. The current enforcement decree distinguishes between common training requirements and those specific to Defined Benefit (DB) and Defined Contribution (DC) plans, and for DB plans, it stipulates methods such as permanently posting certain training materials on the company's internal network or in accessible locations.

In October, rather than 'there are educational materials' Whether our company's actual systems and data match, whether this year's new subscribers and those changing their systems were not excluded from the notice, and whether proof such as posting, sending, and online records remains Please check.

5️⃣ Proof of Education | We do not just keep certificate files

The most time-consuming task at the end of the year is reconnecting the documentation rather than the training itself. If the training name, applicable laws, target audience criteria, implementation date, time, method, instructor, textbook version, actual participants, and supplementary results for non-participants are organized under a single standard, it makes the operational planning for the following year and the handover of responsibilities easier.

6️⃣ Risk Assessment | Reviewing the 2026 Revised Standards

Under the system of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and its Enforcement Rules, effective August 1, 2026, the timing of initial, periodic, and ad-hoc evaluations is more clearly stipulated in the Enforcement Rules. Periodic evaluations begin in the year following the year in which the initial evaluation was conducted. At least once a year It must be implemented.

Furthermore, Article 36 of the Act stipulates worker participation, participation when requested by the worker representative, notification of evaluation-related matters to workers, and the recording and preservation of results. Therefore, in October, do not just check if the evaluation report exists Reasons for ad-hoc evaluations regarding new facilities, process changes, accidents, etc. that occurred this year, and whether corrective measures have been completed It is important to check together.

7️⃣ Follow-up Health Checkup Management | Check 'Post-Result Actions' Rather Than the Completion of the Examination

Article 210 of the Enforcement Rule of the Industrial Safety and Health Act stipulates that if measures to maintain a worker's health are necessary based on the results of a health examination, the employer shall take the necessary measures and explain the details to the worker.

Certain employers who require guidance on work prohibition or restriction, job transfer, reduction of working hours, or referral for confirmation of occupational disease based on a doctor's opinion as a result of special, unscheduled, or temporary health examinations Within 30 days from the date of receiving the health examination results You must submit a report on the results of follow-up measures to the competent regional employment and labor office. Do not conduct a collective check at the end of the year to determine eligibility; instead, manage the situation starting from the time you receive the results sheet.

8️⃣ Workplace Environment Measurement | Results, Corrective Actions, and Preservation All in One Package

Workplace environment measurement requires that corrective measures based on the results and record preservation follow, rather than simply concluding that the measurement is finished. Article 241 of the Enforcement Rules stipulates that the retention period for records of workplace environment measurement results is, in principle, 5 years, and 30 years if records regarding substances notified by the Minister of Employment and Labor are included.

In October, please check whether any processes subject to measurement this year have been omitted, whether there are any processes with results that have changed significantly from before, whether corrective measures have actually been completed, and summarize the changes that need to be compared for next year's measurement.

✅ October Operation Schedule

1. Week 1 — Expand the entire list of education, evaluation, measurement, and health checkups for this year at once.
2. Week 2 — Divide non-compliance, cases requiring supplementation, and cases with incomplete follow-up measures by person in charge.
3. Week 3 — Collect documentation from external educational institutions, measurement institutions, and medical examination institutions.
4. Week 4 — Register the November-December supplementary schedule and the 2027 recurring task schedule to the calendar.

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📚 Source and Verification Criteria

• National Law Information Center · Article 13 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act and Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree
• Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled · Explanation of the Workplace Disability Awareness Training System
• National Law Information Center · Article 26 of the Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
• National Law Information Center · Article 32 and Article 32-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Employee Retirement Benefit Guarantee Act
• National Law Information Center · Article 36 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and Article 37 of the Enforcement Rules
• National Law Information Center · Article 210 of the Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
• National Law Information Center · Article 241 of the Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act

The eight tasks outlined in this article do not imply that they are all legally finalized in October, but rather represent a monthly inspection structure designed to minimize year-end omissions. The scope of application, timing, exemptions, and exceptions for training, risk assessment, health examinations, and workplace environment measurements may vary depending on industry, personnel, duties, retirement pension schemes, hazardous factors, etc. Please verify the latest laws and guidelines from the competent authority for actual application. Date of verification of laws and official data: October 2, 2026.