Vietnam: How much is the fine for failing to equip measurement machine for radiological workers?

According to Article 13 of Decree No. 107/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, fines for violations against provision on labor protection for radiological workers are specified as follows:

1. A warning or fine of between VND 500,000 and 1,000,000, for the act of not guiding in writing for radiological workers in using instruments of individual labor protection, equipment to control exposure dose, equipment to examine the radioactive contamination.

2. A fine of between VND 2,000,000 and 5,000,000 for one of the following acts:

- Failing to equip the appropriate protective instruments for person working with the unclosed radioactive sources;

- Failing to equip the appropriate protective instruments for persons using X-ray equipment to take a picture, radiate, diagnose.

3. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and 6,000,000 for one of the following acts when managing and using the unclosed radioactive sources:

- Failing to equip the appropriate measurement machine to control exposure dose for persons working at control areas;

- Failing to arrange a place for washing hands, bathrooms, area to store clothes, items contaminated by radioactivity, equipment to measure the radioactive contamination of body, clothes, items  at the exit of the control area before leaving the control area.

- Equipping equipment to control exposure, equipment to examine radioactive contamination specified in point a, point b Clause 3 of this Article not in conformity with the national technical regulation, international standards and regulations.

4. A fine of between VND 4,000,000 and 8,000,000 for one of the following acts:

- Failing to provide appropriate protective instruments for persons operating the interference X-ray equipment, persons participating in conducting the interference X-ray manipulation;

- Failing to provide tongs to pick up radioactive source, and gloves for persons working with radioactive source in geographical and physical exploration of drilling wells.

Concurrently, additional sanctioning forms are specified as follows:

Suspension of the operation of using equipment to control exposure, equipment to examine radioactive contamination, from 01 month to 03 months, for violations of equipping equipment to control exposure, equipment to examine radioactive contamination not in conformity with the national technical regulation, international standards and regulations.

View more details at Decree No. 107/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from November 15, 2013.

Ty Na

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