Health Standards for Railway Personnel

According to Circular 12, depending on the position, different standards are applied to railway employees directly serving train operations. To be specific:

- Health standards for the titles of Train Driver; Assistant Train Driver: Meet the health standards stipulated in Group 3, Appendix No. 01 issued together with Interministerial Circular 24/2015/TTLB-BYT-BGTVT.

- Health standards for the titles of Train Conductor; Chief Shunter; Station Duty Officer; Line Train Dispatcher, Station Train Dispatcher; Gatekeeper; Locomotive and Carriage Connector; Track, Bridge, Tunnel Patrolman; Tunnel Watchman; Level Crossing, Shared Bridge Watchman:

- Meet Health Standard Class II or higher during recruitment examination issued under Decision No. 1613/BYT-QD.- Meet Health Standard Class III or higher during periodic examination issued under Decision No. 1613/BYT-QD.

Additionally, Circular 12 also stipulates the health examination for railway employees directly serving train operations as follows:

- Medical examination and treatment institutions (hereinafter abbreviated as KBCB) conducting health examinations (hereinafter abbreviated as KSK) for railway employees directly serving train operations (hereinafter referred to as railway employees) must comply with the legal regulations on medical examination and treatment.- The recruitment health examination certificate and the contents of the recruitment health examination for railway employees shall follow the prescribed form.- The periodic health examination book/certificate and the contents of the periodic health examination for railway employees shall follow the prescribed regulations.

See details Circular 12/2018/TT-BYT effective from July 1, 2018.

-Thao Uyen-

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