Council for Occupational Safety and Health of the Ministry of National Defense

Circular 142 stipulates that the Minister of National Defense shall decide on the establishment of the Occupational Safety and Health Council.

Members of the Occupational Safety and Health Council of the Ministry of National Defense include:

- The Chairman of the Council: Deputy Minister of National Defense;- The Vice Chairman of the Council: Chief of the General Department of Engineering;- Council members include representatives from the Office of the Ministry of National Defense, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense, the Department of Military Medicine, the Department of Criminal Investigation, the Department of Military Personnel, the Department of Policy, the Social Insurance of the Ministry of National Defense, the Military Safety and Labor Protection Office, and the National Defense Trade Union Committee.

Simultaneously, Circular 142 also specifies the duties of the Occupational Safety and Health Council of the Ministry of National Defense as follows:

- To direct and manage the implementation of the policies and laws of the Communist Party and the State on occupational safety and health within the Ministry of National Defense;- Annually, to develop a program of activities for occupational safety and health within the Ministry of National Defense.

Regarding activities:

- Annually, the Council will organize dialogues to share information, enhance understanding among employers, employees, labor unions, employers' representative organizations, and state agencies in the implementation of policies and laws on occupational safety and health within the Ministry of National Defense;- The Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Council of the Ministry of National Defense shall issue the working regulations of the Council, and decide on the supporting agency and the secretarial division of the Council;- The Chairman of the Council may invite experts, scientists, and researchers for consultation or participation in the Council's meetings;- The operational budget of the Occupational Safety and Health Council of the Ministry of National Defense is secured by the state budget, allocated as per the regulations of the law on the state budget.

For details, see Circular 142/2017/TT-BQP, effective from July 15, 2017.

-Thao Uyen-

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