20-minute break every 2 hours as summer changes

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1. A revision to industrial safety and health standards has passed the Regulatory Reform Committee, making it mandatory to provide at least a 20-minute break every two hours when the perceived temperature is 33 degrees or higher.
2. The Ministry of Employment and Labor will implement the rule from next week, conduct surprise inspections of about 60,000 high-risk workplaces, and invest 35 billion won to supply cooling equipment to small workplaces.
3. Violations of the break provision may lead to administrative measures through labor inspections and checks, so workplaces must observe the five basic rules of heat safety.

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