What are the central-level procedures for fire safety commissioning in Vietnam in 2024? How long is the processing time?
What are the central-level procedures for fire safety commissioning in Vietnam in 2024? How long is the processing time?
Based on Subsection 5, Part A, Section II of the administrative procedures issued together with Decision 3384/QD-BCA-C07 2024, the central-level procedures for fire safety commissioning in Vietnam are as follows:
- Step 1: Individuals and organizations prepare the dossier as required by law.
- Step 2: Individuals and organizations submit the dossier to the Department of Fire Protection, Fire Fighting, and Rescue - Ministry of Public Security.
- Step 3: The receiving officer checks the validity and components of the dossier (the documents included in the dossier when sent to the Ministry of Public Security are the original, certified copy, photocopy accompanied by the original for comparison in case of direct submission or public postal service; electronic original or certified copy in case of online submission via the national public service portal, Ministry of Public Security public service portal).
+ If the dossier is complete and valid, write a Receipt for processing administrative procedures for fire prevention and fighting and deliver 01 copy to the submitter, and keep 01 copy, or send a receipt notification via email or phone message to the submitting organization, individual;
+ If the dossier is incomplete or invalid, return it, guide the completion of the dossier and record information in the Supplementary Document Guide, deliver 01 copy to the submitter, and keep 01 copy, or record the guidance content to notify via email or phone message to the submitting organization, individual.
- Step 4: Based on the scheduled date on the Receipt for processing administrative procedures for fire prevention and fighting or notification via email or phone message, individuals, organizations come to the submission place to receive the result directly or via public postal service or receive the electronic result through the public service account that submitted the dossier previously.
- Method of Implementation:
+ Direct: Submit the dossier directly at the One-Stop Department of the Fire Protection, Fire Fighting, and Rescue Department - Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam.
+ Public postal service: Submit the dossier via public postal service.
+ Online: Submit the dossier at the National Public Service Portal, Ministry of Public Security Public Service Portal.
- Processing Time: 10 working days for national important projects, group A projects, and 07 working days for other projects, constructions, motor vehicles, from the date of receiving the valid dossier to organize the inspection of inspection results;
07 working days from the date of preparing the inspection minutes to issue the document approving the inspection results or provide a response specifying the reasons.
What are the central-level procedures for fire safety commissioning in Vietnam in 2024? How long is the processing time? (Internet image)
What are the components and the quantity of the application for fire safety commissioning at central level in Vietnam in 2024?
Based on Subsection 5, Part A, Section II of the administrative procedures issued together with Decision 3384/QD-BCA-C07 2024, the components and the quantity of the application for fire safety commissioning at central level in Vietnam are as follows::
(1) Proposal for fire safety commissioning results (form PC11), original, quantity: 01.
(2) Report by the investor/principal, vehicle owner on the situation of construction, inspection, testing, and acceptance results of fire prevention and fighting systems, equipment, and solutions, original, quantity: 01.
(3) As-built drawings of the fire prevention and fighting systems and related items compatible with the approved design dossier, original or certified copy or photocopy with original for comparison, quantity: 01.
(4) Completion acceptance document of items and systems related to fire prevention and fighting, original or certified copy or photocopy with original for comparison, quantity: 01.
What are the regulations on the fire safety commissioning in Vietnam?
According to Clause 1, Article 15 of Decree 136/2020/ND-CP, the fire safety commissioning is regulated as follows:
- Projects, constructions, and motor vehicles with special requirements for fire safety, which have had their fire prevention and fighting design approved, must be inspected by the investor or vehicle owner for fire prevention and fighting.
The investor or vehicle owner must request the previously approving Fire Protection Police agency to inspect the above results and issue a document approving the fire safety commissioning results before putting the construction or motor vehicle into use.
- Inspection for fire prevention and fighting includes partial, stage-by-stage, item-by-item, system-by-system, and handover inspection;
+ For parts of projects or motor vehicles with special fire safety requirements that are covered during construction, they must be inspected before proceeding with subsequent work.
+ The investor decides on partial inspection in case the inspected area meets the independent operation, fire safety conditions, and must be inspected by the Fire Protection Police agency and issued a document approving the inspection results before putting that part into use.
Note: The document approving the fire safety commissioning results is one of the bases for the competent authority to grant permission for the use of the projects or motor vehicles with special fire safety requirements.
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