Training in explosive precursor safety in Vietnam

Some contents need to be noted in regulations on training in explosive precursor safety are as follows:

Mandatory participants in explosive precursor safety training

According to Decree No. 71/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, mandatory participants in explosive precursor safety training include:

- Managers of explosive precursor warehouses shall be provided with training and granted the certificate of training in explosive precursor safety.

- Explosive precursor warehouse managers who are already trained in and granted the certificate of training in industrial explosive safety are not required to have the certificate of training in explosive precursor safety.

Power to issue the certificate of explosive precursor safety training

- Departments of Industry and Trade shall organize the examinations and issuance of the safety training certificates in their provinces, except for the persons under management of the Ministry of National Defense.

- The authorities assigned by the Ministry of National Defense to take charge of industrial explosive management shall preside over the organization of examinations for issuance of the certificate of safety training to the entities that manufacture, sell, use or transport industrial explosives and provide blast services under management of the Ministry of National Defense.

Contents of explosive precursor safety training

Explosive precursor safety training includes the following contents:

- Safety requirements when working with explosive precursors.

- Regulations of law on storage of explosive precursors:

+ The warehouse, fire safety and firefighting equipment;

+ Lightning and static electricity control in the explosive precursor warehouse;

- The composition, characteristics, classification, testing, inspection and quality assurance of explosive precursors; requirements for packaging and labeling of explosive precursors;

- Arrangement and storage of explosive precursors; safety during movement and transport of explosive precursors in the warehouse and in transit.

- Release, receipt and stocktaking of explosive precursors.

- Responsibilities of managers of explosive precursor warehouses.

Organization of explosive precursor safety training

- Organizations having explosive precursor operation shall:

+ Draft training documents and organize provision of training for the explosive precursor warehouse managers in accordance with Article 13 of this Article;

+ Select a qualified trainer according to regulations;

+ Request the competent authority to carry out examination and issue the certificate of explosive precursor safety training to the explosive precursor warehouse manager;

+ Supervise the provision of training for the explosive precursor warehouse manager;

+ Explosive precursor safety training may be combined with training in fire safety and firefighting, rescue, occupational hygiene and safety or other contents.

- The explosive precursor safety trainer shall have at least a bachelor’s degree and 05 consecutive years' experience of explosive precursor safety works, chemistry or industrial explosives; or at least 03 consecutive years’ experience of state management of industrial explosives or explosive precursors; have knowledge about regulations of law on explosive precursors.

- Types of training:

+ Introductory training: provided for managers of explosive precursor warehouses before they start working as the explosive precursor warehouse manager. Training duration: at least 12 hours;

- Periodic training: provided every 02 years for managers of explosive precursor warehouses. Training duration: ½ of the duration of the introductory training;

- Repeated training: provided for managers of explosive precursor warehouses who fail the examination Training duration: ½ of the duration of the introductory training.

View more details at Decree No. 71/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2018.

-Thao Uyen-

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