How much is penalty for failure to build gutters to collect and drain water on the floor of the factory or chemical warehouse in Vietnam?
How much is penalty for failure to build gutters to collect and drain water on the floor of the factory or chemical warehouse in Vietnam?
My company leased an old warehouse to store chemicals for fertilizer production, because it was old, the floor of the warehouse did not have a gutter to collect and drain water, but we did not renovate it. When it was inspected by the authorities, will there be a fine? Please advice.
1. How much is penalty for failure to build gutters to collect and drain water on the floor of the factory or chemical warehouse in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 5 of Decree 71/2019/ND-CP stipulating violations against regulations on factories, warehouses and equipment serving manufacture and sale of chemicals as follows:
1. A fine ranging from VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to put up signs and lights at escape routes of factories and chemical warehouses.
2. A fine ranging from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for any one of the following violations:
a) Failure to include information about hazardous properties of chemicals in warning signs put up in the factory or chemical warehouse;
b) Failure to put up or place signs indicating hazardous properties of chemicals in noticeable places of the factory or chemical warehouse;
c) Failure to put up regulatory signs indicating regulations on chemical safety in the factory or chemical warehouse;
d) Failure to put up or place signs indicating detailed guidelines on safe work procedure in noticeable and legible places in the production area where hazardous chemicals are available;
dd) Failure to use the lighting system in accordance with regulations and requirements on manufacture and storage of chemicals;
e) Failure to use the air ventilation system in the factory or chemical warehouse in accordance with one of the regulations on or standards for the air ventilation system;
g) Failure to establish a lightning protection system in the factory or chemical warehouse that is not located in the lightning protection area;
h) Failure to build gutters to collect and drain water on the floor of the factory or chemical warehouse.
3. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for any one of the following violations:
a) Using outdoor tanks without a protection dike or other technical measures for preventing the release of chemicals.
b) Failure to carry out periodic inspection of machinery and equipment subject to strict requirements for occupational safety and hygiene during their use.
4. A fine ranging from VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for any one of the following violations:
a) Failure to maintain fulfillment of conditions for safe chemical storage and fire safety in the chemical warehouse with respect to industrial chemicals conditionally manufactured and sold; in a separate area in the warehouse or separate warehouse intended for storage of industrial chemicals restricted from manufacture and sale;
b) Failure to contain chemicals in the warehouse intended for storage of industrial chemicals industrial chemicals conditionally manufactured and sold; failure to maintain storage of chemicals in a separate area in the warehouse or separate warehouse intended for storage of industrial chemicals restricted from manufacture and sale.
5. Remedial measures:
The violator is compelled to implement measures for control of environmental pollution if any of the violations in Clauses 3 and 4 of this Article is committed.
Thus, failure to build gutters to collect and drain water on the floor of the factory or chemical warehouse will be fined from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 in Vietnam.
2. How much is penalty for using packages that are not tightly sealed during handling and transport in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 6 of Decree 71/2019/ND-CP stipulating violations against regulations on chemical containers and packages serving manufacture and sale of chemicals as follows:
1. A fine ranging from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to separately store used chemical packages that are meant to be reused.
2. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for using chemical containers and packages that are not tightly sealed during their handling and transport.
3. A fine ranging from VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to check and clean used chemical containers and packages before filling chemicals.
4. Remedial measures:
The violator is compelled to implement measures for control of environmental pollution if the commission of any of the violations in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article threatens environmental safety.
Thus, the act of using chemical packages that are not tightly sealed during their handling and transport will be fined from 10,000,000 VND to 15,000,000 VND in Vietnam.
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