Vietnam: Guidelines for occupational accident re-investigation upon complaint or denunciation

Specifically, according to Decree No. 39/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, within 90 days after announcement of Record of occupational accident investigation, if there is any complaint or denunciation in accordance with regulations of law, the occupational accident re-investigation is done as follows:

- Within 10 working days after receiving the complaint or denunciation, the body establishing the occupational accident investigation Team must review and handle such complaint or denunciation;

- Where the person making complaint or denunciation does not agree with the answer of the body or organization in charge of settlement specified under Point a of this Paragraph and continues making complaint or denunciation, the body having the authority to investigate in accordance with the provisions in Paragraph 2 and 3, Article 35 of the Law on occupational safety and sanitation shall establish the occupational accident investigation Team to conduct the occupational accident re-investigation;

- The establishment where the accident occurs and the grassroots occupational accident investigation Team must provide all documents, objects and means related to the occupational accident to the provincial occupational accident investigation Team;

- The occupational accident investigation Team must provide all documents, objects and means related to the occupational accident to the central occupational accident investigation Team;

- Conclusion of the central occupational accident investigation Team is occupational accident final conclusion.

View details at Decree No. 39/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2016.

- Thanh Lam -

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