What is the content of Group 2 training of occupational safety and hygiene in Vietnam in 2024?
- Vietnam: What does the group 2 of persons eligible to join the occupational safety and hygiene training course include?
- What is the content of Group 2 training of occupational safety and hygiene in Vietnam?
- What are the standards to be satisfied by trainers of occupational safety and hygiene in Vietnam?
Vietnam: What does the group 2 of persons eligible to join the occupational safety and hygiene training course include?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 17 of Decree 44/2016/ND-CP amended by Clause 5, Article 1 of Decree 140/2018/ND-CP, regulations on the group 2 of persons eligible to join the occupational safety and hygiene training course include:
Persons responsible for occupational safety and hygiene (group 2) include:
- Full-time or part-time officials responsible for occupational safety and hygiene;
- Supervisors directly overseeing occupational safety and hygiene in the workplace.
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What is the content of Group 2 training of occupational safety and hygiene in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 18 of Decree 44/2016/ND-CP, content of Group 2 training of occupational safety and hygiene is as follows:
- System of policies and laws on occupational safety and hygiene;
- Professional activities of occupational safety and hygiene:
+ organizing the apparatus, management and compliance with regulations on occupational safety and hygiene at the establishments;
+ developing the rules, regulations, procedures and measures to ensure the occupational safety and hygiene;
+ defining responsibility and assigning power on occupational safety and hygiene;
+ safety culture in production and business;
+ basic knowledge about harmful and dangerous factors, preventive measures, improvement of working conditions;
+ developing and urging the implementation of annual plan for occupational safety and hygiene;
+ analyzing and evaluating risks and developing the urgent response plan;
+ developing the management system of occupational safety and hygiene;
+ self-inspection and investigation of occupational accidents;
+ requirements for inspection, training and observation of working environment;
+ management of machine, equipment, materials with strict requirements on occupational safety and hygiene, information, propagation and training of occupational safety and hygiene;
+ first aid and emergency of occupational accident, prevention of occupational disease for employees;
+ emulation and commendation, discipline, statistics and report on occupational safety and hygiene.
- Specialized training content: General knowledge about machine, equipment, materials and substances generating dangerous and harmful factors; procedures for safe work with machine, equipment, materials and substances with strict requirements on occupational safety and hygiene.
The total training time is at least 48 hours, including the training time of theory, practice and testing time. (Article 19 of Decree 44/2016/ND-CP)
What are the standards to be satisfied by trainers of occupational safety and hygiene in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 22 of Decree 44/2016/ND-CP amended by Clause 7, Article 1 of Decree 140/2018/ND-CP, standards to be satisfied by occupational safety and hygiene trainers include:
Standards to be satisfied by occupational safety and hygiene trainers
1. A trainer providing training in polices and laws on occupational safety and hygiene must:
a) obtain at least a bachelor's degree and have at least 03 years' experience of developing policies and laws on and carrying out inspection and management of occupational safety and hygiene; or
b) obtain at least a degree of associate and have at least 04 years' experience of developing policies and laws on and carrying out inspection and management of occupational safety and hygiene;
2. A trainer providing professional training in occupational safety and hygiene and basic knowledge of occupational safety and hygiene must:
a) obtain at least a bachelor's degree and have at least 03 years' experience of developing policies and laws on occupational safety and hygiene and organizing the implementation thereof; or
b) obtain at least a degree of associate and have at least 04 years' experience of developing policies and laws on occupational safety and hygiene and organizing the implementation thereof; or
c) be in charge of occupational safety and hygiene at enterprises not mentioned in Points and b of this Clause and have at least 05 years’ experience working in the field of occupational safety and hygiene.
3. A specialized theory trainer must:
a) obtain at least a relevant bachelor's degree and have at least 03 years' experience of developing policies and laws on occupational safety and hygiene and organizing the implementation thereof; or
b) obtain at least a relevant degree of associate and have at least 04 years' experience of developing policies and laws on occupational safety and hygiene and organizing the implementation thereof.
4. Regarding provision of practice training:
a) A trainer providing practice training for group 2 must obtain at least a relevant degree of associate and be proficient at machinery, equipment, chemicals and practice-based tasks according to the training program;
b) A trainer providing practice training for group 3 must obtain at least a relevant Level 4 of VQF Diploma, have at least 03 years' experience of performing the tasks subject to strict requirements for occupational safety and hygiene or the tasks related to occupational safety and hygiene at a facility relevant to the training contents;
c) A trainer providing practice training for group 4 must obtain at least a relevant Level 4 of VQF Diploma in engineering or have at least 03 years' experience of performing the tasks related to the training contents;
d) A trainer providing training in occupational first aid and emergency aid must obtain at least a degree of associate in medicine and have at least 03 years’ experience of directly engaging in first aid and emergency aid or must be a doctor of medicine;
dd) A person who is in charge of occupational safety and hygiene at enterprises not mentioned in Points a, b and c of this Clause but has at least 04 years’ experience working in the field of occupational safety and hygiene is entitled to provide practice training as prescribed in Points a, b and c of this Clause relevant to his/her experience.
5. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall elaborate the training program tailored for occupational safety and hygiene trainers, exemption from trained contents, organization of tests and issuance of certificate.
6. Every 5 years, every trainer must join a refresher course to update knowledge, information, policies, laws, science and technology in respect of occupational safety and hygiene, except the trainer mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article and first aid trainer.
7. The organization of refresher course offered to occupational safety and hygiene trainers must be recorded and the course result must be reported to Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs
Therefore, occupational safety and hygiene trainers providing training in practice for 04 groups must meet 04 standards:
- Training in polices and laws on occupational safety and hygiene
- Professional training in occupational safety and hygiene and basic knowledge of occupational safety and hygiene
- Specialized theory training
- Practice training
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