Vietnam: Occupational safety and hygiene of the employees of community-based projects

1. The employees of community-based projects shall receive the occupational safety and hygiene benefits as follows:

- Get support for training of occupational safety and hygiene when performing work with strict safety and hygiene as prescribed in Article 32 of Decree No. 44/2016/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government and guiding documents.

- Participate in and receive benefits of voluntary insurance for occupational accidents specified by the Government.

- Request investors to provide information on the occupational safety and hygiene in conformity with the actual conditions of the locality as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 12 of the Law on the occupational safety and hygiene and guiding documents.

- The project owners shall buy compulsory insurance for construction investment and compulsory insurance for professional liability for employees as prescribed.

2. The employees of community-based projects must meet the following obligations of occupational safety and hygiene:

- Take responsibility for occupational safety and hygiene of their work as prescribed;

- Ensure occupational safety and hygiene for those involved during the course of work.

- Inform the local government about actions threatening occupational safety and hygiene so that they can take timely measures to prevent such ones.

- Report the occupational accidents to the Commune-level People’s Committee where the accident occurs as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 10 of Decree No. 39/2016/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government and guiding documents.

3. The responsibilities of project owners for employees of community-based projects in terms of occupational safety and hygiene are as follows:

- Create favorable conditions for employees to work in a safe and hygienic working environment and receive the benefits as prescribed in Point a and b Clause 1 Article 6 of Circular No. 11/2017/TT-BLĐTBXH;

- Ensure the regulations applicable to employees as prescribed in Point c and d Clause 1 Article 6 of Circular No. 11/2017/TT-BLĐTBXH;

- Coordinate and create favorable conditions for employees to meet the obligations as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 6 of Circular No. 11/2017/TT-BLĐTBXH.

View more: Circular No. 11/2017/TT-BLĐTBXH of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam takes effect from June 15, 2017.

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