Duty to complete the health education
Completion of the health education- A beauty salon operator (including a transferee and successor. The same shall apply hereinafter) shall receive three hours of health education from the Korean Cosmetologists’ Association (www.ko-ba.org) each year (Article 17(1) of the Public Health Control Act, Article 23(1) of the Enforcement Regulations of the Public Health Control Act).
· However those who operate or wish to operate beauty salons in island or remote areas specified by the Minister of Health and Welfare may substitute the health education with learning and utilizing teaching materials published by the Korean Cosmetologists’ Association (www.ko-ba.org) (Article 23(4) and (8) of the Enforcement Regulations of the Public Health Control Act).
- The health education shall provide teaching as to the public Health Control Act and relevant statues, etiquette education (including matters related to hospitality and hygiene), technical training, and other details necessary to ensure the public health (Article 23(2) of the Enforcement Regulations of the Public Health Control Act).
Designation of a person in charge of public health- Of the beauty arts business operator, those who are not directly engaged in the business or those who intend to conduct a business at least in two places, shall designate a person in charge of affairs regarding the public health by place of business among their employees and have such person receive the health education (Article 17(3) of the Public Health Control Act).
Issuance of a certificate for the completion of health education- The president of the Korea Cosmetologists’ Association (www.ko-ba.org) shall issue a certificate for the completion of health education to the person who has completed health education (first provision of Article 23(10) of the Enforcement Regulations of the Public Health Control Act).
Sanctions for violations- A person who has failed to receive the health education shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding KRW 2 million (Subparagraph 6 of Article 22(2) of the Public Health Control Act).