Which entities are provided emergency first aid training in Vietnam? What are the requirements for first aid and emergency treatment?
Which entities are provided emergency first aid training in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 9 of Circular 19/2016/TT-BYT, subjects must participate in first aid training as follows:
Emergency first aid training
1. Entities that are provided emergency first aid training are as follows:
a) Employees, except for those obtaining the certificate of completion of occupational health and safety training;
b) Individuals assigned to participate in emergency response teams.
2. Start date and duration of the training course, curricula and provision of annual extra training courses shall be conformable to Annex 6 attached hereto.
3. Trainers shall sign logbooks made using Annex 7 attached hereto. In case an employee obtains the certificate of completion of occupational health and safety training course, the signature to the logbook is not required but a copy of the certificated shall be stored.
Therefore, entities that are provided emergency first aid training are as follows:
- Employees, except for those obtaining the certificate of completion of occupational health and safety training;
- Individuals assigned to participate in emergency response teams.]
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What are the requirements for first aid and emergency treatment in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 5 of Circular 19/2016/TT-BYT, requirements for first aid and emergency treatment are as follows:
- Personnel administering first aid and emergency, first aid kits and medical equipment shall be available according to the following elements:
+ Types of production and nature of hazards;
+ Number of employees, shifts and shifting time;
+ Risks of occupational accidents in the workplace;
+ Distance from the workplace to the nearest medical facility;
+ Occupational accident statistics (if any).
- Where poisonous and toxic chemicals or corrosive substances are applied, emergency showers and eyewash stations shall be installed in accessible places inside the workplace and shall be maintained in accordance with manufacturer’s manual or regulations of laws (if any).
- Where hazardous chemicals classified under regulations of laws on chemicals are used, a chemical safety inspection checklist which is made in Vietnamese and specifies guidelines for first aid and emergency treatment in case of intoxication of such chemicals shall be put up next to emergency, first aid kits. Where antidotes are available, such antidotes and their use in Vietnamese shall be enclosed with emergency, first aid kits.
- First aider and emergency personnel (hereinafter referred to as “emergency response team”) shall meet all requirements prescribed in Article 7 of Circular 19/2016/TT-BYT.
- The location and quantity of first aid kits, medical equipment, medical rooms or emergency rooms and lists of emergency response team members shall be publicly put up in the workplace.
- First aid kits, emergency equipment and quantity of emergency response team members shall be regularly checked to ensure the compliance with provisions of Circular 19/2016/TT-BYT.
What are the regulations on emergency response teams in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 7 of Circular 19/2016/TT-BYT, regulating the emergency response teams as follows:
- The emergency response team includes:
+ Employees who are assigned to work in the emergency response team by their employer shall:
++ Meet health requirements and voluntarily join emergency response teams;
++ Be able to promptly present at accident scenes in working time
++ Complete training courses in first aid and emergency treatment prescribed in Article 9 of Circular 19/2016/TT-BYT.
+ Medical officers at the business establishment
- Business establishments involving majors that require a strict application of occupational health and safety, employers shall recruit and allocate personnel to join emergency response team as follows:
+ Where there are under 100 employees, at least one of them shall be assigned to participate in emergency response team;
+ One more employee shall be assigned to participate in emergency response team for every additional 100 employees.
- For other establishments, employers shall recruit and allocate personnel to join emergency response team as follows:
+ Where there are under 200 employees, at least one of them shall be assigned to participate in emergency response team;
+ One more employee shall be assigned to participate in emergency response team for every additional 150 employees.
- There shall be staff in charge of emergency response available for every flexible shift or workgroup.
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