Employer's Responsibility for Managing Ultraviolet Radiation

19:51, 10/07/2024

The details of this content are stipulated in Circular 23/2016/TT-BYT which prescribes national technical regulations on ultraviolet radiation - Permissible exposure levels of ultraviolet radiation in the workplace.

To ensure the safety of workers when exposed to ultraviolet radiation at the workplace, employers must undertake the following tasks:

- Units with workers exposed to ultraviolet radiation must periodically measure and evaluate exposure levels to ultraviolet radiation at least once a year and follow the regulations of the Labor Code and the Law on Occupational Safety and Hygiene.- Employers must provide adequate protective equipment for workers suitable to the working environment as prescribed by the Law on Occupational Safety and Hygiene.- If the level of ultraviolet radiation exposure at the workplace exceeds permissible limits, the employing unit must immediately implement measures to improve working conditions and protect the health of the workers.

Refer to the related regulations in Circular 23/2016/TT-BYT, effective from December 1, 2016.

- Thanh Lam -

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