What are responsibilities of Work Safety Department in work classification based on working conditions in Vietnam?
What are responsibilities of Work Safety Department in work classification based on working conditions in Vietnam? What are regulations on amendment, addition, or removal of occupations from the List of arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations and very arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations in Vietnam?
What are responsibilities of Work Safety Department in work classification based on working conditions in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 7 of the Circular 29/2021/TT-BLDTBXH stipulating responsibilities of Work Safety Department in work classification based on working conditions in Vietnam as follows:
1. Based on proposal of employers and the Ministry, Work Safety Department shall take change and cooperate with relevant authorities and agencies, organizations engaging in occupational safety and hygiene research in reviewing and assessing the List of occupation in order to request the Minister of Labor - War Invalids and Social affairs to consider and decide on amendments to the List of occupation in accordance with Article 22 of the Law on Occupational Safety and Hygiene.
2. Regularly, periodically, and irregularly inspect, examine, and supervise assessment of working conditions as per the law.
What are regulations on amendment, addition, or removal of occupations from the List of arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations and very arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 9 of the Circular 29/2021/TT-BLDTBXH stipulating amendment, addition, or removal of occupations from the List of arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations and very arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations in Vietnam as follows:
1. The amendment, addition, or removal of occupation from the List of occupation must fulfill the following principles:
a) The review and assessment must be conducted for occupations in specific sector.
b) The sampling process for review and assessment must be implemented in a manner suitable for models and scale of manufacturing facilities, business facilities, and service facilities and representative of sampling regions.
c) Work review, assessment, and classification results shall be used for proposing amendment, addition, or removal of occupations from the List of occupation if the proposal is made within 12 months from the date on which results are produced.
2. Based on work classification results produced by methods under this Circular, if an occupation needs to be amended, added, or removed from the List of occupation, employer shall submit the request to the Ministry overseeing the sector and Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs.
Documents attached to written request for amendment, addition, or removal of occupations from the List of occupation:
a) Summary of current conditions of professional titles of the sector and comparison to the List of occupation promulgated by the Minister of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs; reasons for addition or amendment.
b) Measurement and assessment data of characteristic factors regarding working conditions of occupations requested to be added, amended and consolidated result form according to Appendix II attached hereto.
c) Consolidated schedule of amendment, addition of arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations and very arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations according to Appendix III attached hereto.
3. Ministries overseeing sector shall review arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations and very arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations; consider request of employers to submit proposal for amendment or addition to the List of occupation to Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs in order to meet socio-economic development, information technology, and management from time to time.
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