Vietnam: Form of fire safety inspection report in 2024

Regarding this matter, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is the form of fire safety inspection report?

The fire safety inspection report is a form created when there is an inspection regarding fire safety. The template is issued along with Decree 136/2020/ND-CP of the Ministry of Public Security.

The form of the fire safety inspection report is Form PC10, issued in Appendix 9 of Decree 136/2020/ND-CP.

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2. Instructions on how to fill out the form of fire safety inspection report

Below is how to fill in the current fire safety inspection report:

(1) Name of the direct superior authority;

(2) Name of the agency or organization leading the inspection;

(3) Record the inspection content: safety regarding fire prevention and fighting or acceptance results regarding fire prevention and fighting or conditions for fire prevention and fighting service business establishments;

(4) Name of the object being inspected;

(5) Presentation section of the representative of the unit being inspected (owner of the establishment, investor, vehicle owner, etc.), document inspection section, actual inspection section, comments, evaluation, and recommendations;

(6) Signature of the representative of the unit being inspected, clearly stating their name and stamp, if any;

(7) Signature of the relevant unit or individual, clearly stating their name and stamp, if any;

(8) Signature of the inspection team representative or assigned person conducting the inspection, clearly stating their name and stamp, if any.

3. Subjects of fire safety inspection in Vietnam

According to Clause 1, Article 16 of Decree 136/2020/ND-CP, entities subject to fire safety inspection include:

- Facilities requiring fire management;

- Residential areas, households, forests, motor vehicles and technical infrastructures related to fire prevention and fighting of cities, economic zones, industrial parks, industry clusters, export-processing zones and hi-tech parks;

- Works included in the list in Appendix V enclosed with Decree 136/2020/ND-CP in their construction stage, excluding national defense facilities operating for military purpose;

- Fire prevention and fighting service businesses.

The above are the of fire safety inspection. When performing the inspection, a report as specified in in Section 1 must be made

4. Contents of fire safety inspection in Vietnam

According to Clause 2, Article 16 of Decree 136/2020/ND-CP, contents of fire safety inspection in Vietnam include:

- Fire safety requirements applicable to facilities, residential areas, households and motor vehicles provided for in Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Decree 136/2020/ND-CP;

- Forest fire safety requirements according to regulations of the Government’s Decree 156/2018/ND-CP dated November 16, 2018 elaborating a number of Articles of Law on Forestry;

- Fire safety requirements applicable to construction works in their construction stages:

+ Fire safety design appraisal certificate or document for works included in the list in Appendix V enclosed with Decree 136/2020/ND-CP;

+ Regulations on fire prevention and fighting and fire escape signage; regulations on fire safety task assignment by the investor and construction unit intra vires;

+ Duties of personnel in charge of fire safety;

+ Use of power system, electrical equipment, spark-generating equipment, heat-generating equipment, fire sources and heat sources; and provision of emergency firefighting equipment appropriate to the characteristics of the work;

- Performance of fire prevention and fighting duty of heads of regulatory bodies and organizations, investors, contractors, motor vehicle owners, household heads and forest owners per the law;

- Requirements applicable to fire prevention and fighting service businesses per regulations in Article 41 of Decree 136/2020/ND-CP.

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