When investigating by Paragraph 1 of Article 76 of the Act, the central competent authorities may inform the worker, employer, and relevant personnel of the purpose of the investigation when investigating with the occupational disease appraisal committee.

When an occupational disease appraisal committee conducts an investigation by the provisions of Article 76 of the Act, the investigation results, the production technology, equipment, business finance and personal privacy of the investigated institutions and personnel shall be kept secret, and the same applies after the term of employment expires.