What are the firefighting equipment for road motor vehicles in Vietnam?
What are the firefighting equipment for road motor vehicles in Vietnam? Thank you! - Mr. Phong (Ha Noi)
What are the firefighting equipment for road motor vehicles in Vietnam?
Based on Appendix 1 issued together with Circular 57/2015/TT-BCA (amended by Clause 3, Article 1 of Circular 148/2020/TT-BCA), the list and quantity of firefighting equipment for road motor vehicles are stipulated as follows:
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No. |
Type of vehicle |
Portable powder fire extinguishers with a fire extinguishing substance weight of not less than 2 kg, or portable CO2 fire extinguishers with a fire extinguishing substance weight of not less than 2 kg, or portable water-based fire extinguishers with a fire extinguishing substance volume of not less than 3 liters. |
Portable powder fire extinguishers with a fire extinguishing substance weight of not less than 4 kg, or portable CO2 fire extinguishers with a fire extinguishing substance weight of not less than 5 kg, or portable water-based fire extinguishers with a fire extinguishing substance volume of not less than 6 liters. |
Handheld flashlight |
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1 |
A car with more than 9 seats |
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1.1 |
A car with seating capacity ranging from 10 to 30 seats |
02 cylinders |
01 |
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1.2 |
A car with more than 30 seats |
02 cylinders |
01 cylinder |
01 |
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2 |
A trailer or semi-trailer designed for passenger transportation, towed by a motor vehicle or a towing vehicle |
01 cylinder |
02 cylinders |
01 |
What are included in the list of firefighting equipment for road motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials prone to fire and explosion in Vietnam?
Based on Appendix 2, which specifies the firefighting equipment for road motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials prone to fire and explosion, issued together with Circular 57/2015/TT-BCA (amended by Clause 4, Article 1 of Circular 148/2020/TT-BCA), the list of firefighting equipment for road motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials prone to fire and explosion is stipulated as follows:
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No. |
Types of hazardous materials prone to fire and explosion transported by road motor vehicles |
Portable powder fire extinguishers with a fire extinguishing substance weight of not less than 4 kg |
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Hammer (Minimum head weight of 1.25 kg) |
Crowbar (Made of steel, electrostatically painted surface; with a minimum length of 750 mm; one flat end and one curved end for lifting and prying heavy objects) |
Handheld explosion-proof flashlight |
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1 |
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1.1 |
Vehicles with a payload capacity of less than 5 tons |
02 cylinders |
01 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
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1.2 |
Vehicles with a payload capacity of 5 tons or more |
03 cylinders |
01 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
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2 |
Type 2: Gases (flammable gases; non-flammable, non-toxic gases; toxic gases) |
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2.1 |
Vehicles with a payload capacity of less than 5 tons |
02 cylinders |
01 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
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2.2 |
Vehicles with a payload capacity of 5 tons or more |
03 cylinders |
01 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
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3 |
Type 3: Flammable Liquids and Low Sensitivity Explosives |
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3.1 |
Vehicles with a payload capacity of less than 5 tons |
02 cylinders |
01 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
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3.2 |
Vehicles with a payload capacity of 5 tons or more |
03 cylinders |
01 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
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4 |
Type 4: (Flammable Solids, Self-Reactive Substances, and Solid Explosives Soaked in Liquid or Desensitized; Substances that are Capable of Spontaneous Combustion; Substances that Generate Flammable Gas when in Contact with Water) |
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4.1 |
Vehicles with a payload capacity of less than 5 tons |
02 cylinders |
01 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
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4.2 |
Vehicles with a payload capacity of 5 tons or more |
03 cylinders |
01 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
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5 |
Type 9: Other Hazardous Substances and Goods |
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5.1 |
Vehicles with a payload capacity of less than 5 tons |
01 cylinder |
01 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
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5.2 |
Vehicles with a payload capacity of 5 tons or more |
02 cylinders |
01 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
What are the firefighting equipment for road motor vehicles in Vietnam? - image from internet
What are prohibited acts regarding fire prevention and fighting in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 13 of the Law on fire prevention and fighting in 2001 (amended by Clause 8 Article 1 of the Law on amendments to the Law on fire prevention and fighting in 2013) stipulating prohibited acts regarding fire prevention and fighting in Vietnam:
- Intentionally causing fire or explosion, thus harming people'ss life and health; causing material losses to the State, agencies, organizations and individuals; exerting adverse impacts on the environment, social security, order and safety.
- Obstructing fire prevention and fighting activities; opposing people performing the fire prevention and fighting task.
- Making corrupt use of fire prevention and fighting to harm the human life and health; infringing upon the property of the State, agencies, organizations and individuals.
- Giving a sham fire alarm.
- Failing to alarm the fire upon the conditions for fire alarm; delaying the fire alarm.
- Producing, storing, transporting, using and illegally trading substances at risk of fire and explosion;
- Carrying goods and inflammable and explosive substances to places crowded with people;
- Performing works at risk of fire and explosion, high-rise buildings and commercial centers without design approved for fire prevention and fighting; accepting and putting the works at risk of fire and explosion, the high-rise buildings and commercial centers into use when they are not eligible for ensuring the safety of fire prevention and fighting;
- Apropriating, damaging, arbitrarily changing, moving or obscuring the means and equipment of fire prevention and fighting, signs, signposts and impeding the escape exits.
- Other acts violating the regulations of law on fire prevention and fighting.
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