Vietnam: Conditions for production of Schedule chemicals and DOC and DOC/PSF chemicals

According to Article 4 of the Circular No. 55/2014/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, the implementation of Conditions for production of Schedule chemicals and DOC and DOC/PSF chemicals specified in Points c, d, dd, e, g, h and i Clause 1 Article 15; Points c and d Clause 1 Article 16 and Points c and d Article 20 of Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP are specified as follows:

1. Facilities

- The chemical production chain shall ensure the quality of chemicals. Machinery and equipment used for production of Schedule chemicals shall have identified and lawful origin. Machinery and equipment subject to strict requirements for safety and testing measurement equipment shall undergo inspection, calibration, adjustment according to current regulations on inspection of machinery and equipment and shall satisfy the production capacity and production technology process;

- Storehouses shall be appropriate and shall satisfy the conditions for chemical storage, ensure compliance with fire safety standards and regulations. Every chemical storehouses shall have a notice board about chemical safety rules,a danger sign at noticeable place and a signaling system suitable for the levels of risks and the hazardous properties of chemicals.

- The Schedule chemicals and DOC chemicals that are stored shall be labeled according to the applicable law provisions. Labels of Schedule chemicals shall ensure the mechanical and chemical strength during the existence of chemicals;

- The system for treatment of exhaust gasses and wastes derived from Schedule chemicals, DOC or DOC/PSF chemicals shall comply with the legislation on environment and fulfill the applicable National technical regulation concerning industrial emission, dangerous waste benchmark and solid waste;

- Laboratories of any Schedule chemical or DOC or DOC/PSF chemical producer shall have capability of analyzing the quality norms specified in the National technical regulation applicable to output products and the quality norms specified in the standards applicable to input materials for product quality control.

- If there is not any laboratory or the laboratory is not conformable to the regulation, there shall be a contract with an appointed or recognized laboratory for analyzing the quality of Schedule chemical.

2. Human resources

- Managers and technical officers and directors of Schedule chemical production establishment shall have university degrees in chemistry or have certificates proving the professional skill in chemistry;

- Employees who work directly with Schedule chemicals and DOC and DOC/PSF chemicals of the production establishment shall be provided with training in chemical safety according to the regulations in Circular No. 36/2014/TT-BCT dated October 22, 2014 by the Minister of Industry and Trade.

View more details at the Circular No. 77/2014/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from February 05, 2015.

Ty Na

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