Vietnam: Regulations on on-site construction experiment stations

According to Circular No. 06/2017/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, on-site construction experiment stations are regulated as follows:

- On-site experiment station is a facility of a construction laboratory and it is established by a construction laboratory owner for a specific project/construction work during the progress of execution of such project/construction work. The on-site experiment station shall be provided with sufficient personnel, apparatus and equipment in such a manner that meets the requirements for the experiments to be performed in terms of area and experimental conditions applied to a construction laboratory.

- Depending on the actual requirements for each project/construction work, a decision on establishment of the on-site experiment station shall be issued. The decision on establishment of on-site experiment station shall specify its address and be enclosed with a list of personnel, apparatus and equipment to be transferred. Such decision shall then be given to the investor or the entity authorized by the investor to verify if experiments to be performed in the construction work are conformable. The verification process shall be documented prior to conducting experiments. If an on-site experiment station serves multiple projects/construction works at the same time, it shall be specified in the decision on establishment of on-site experiment station or an additional decision shall be issued.

- The construction laboratory owner is entitled to use the identification number of LAS-XD of its accredited laboratory for an on-site experiment station.

- The stationary experimental apparatus and equipment at an on-site experiment station shall be tested/calibrated again according to regulations of law on measurement before any experiment is conducted.

- Before carrying out experimental activities and within 1 month after the completion of operations of an on-site experiment station, a construction laboratory owner shall send a written notification to the Department of Construction of the province where a project/construction work is executed.

View details at Circular No. 06/2017/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, effective from June 15, 2017.

-Thao Uyen-

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