Theoretical and practical training content for electrical safety card issuance in Vietnam

Theoretical and practical training content for electrical safety card issuance in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Theoretical training content for electrical safety card issuance in Vietnam

Theoretical training content for electrical safety card issuance according to Article 5 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BCT is as follows:

* General training content

- Electrical system diagrams and electrical system safety requirements;

- Measures to ensure safety during work: site survey and recording (if needed); planning; work schedule registration; work unit organization; working according to work slip or work order; procedures for granting work permit; safety supervision during work; procedures for ending work and reenergizing;

- Technical measures to prepare for a safe workplace: cutting off electricity and preventing electricity from entering workplace; checking to ensure that there is no electricity; grounding; setting up barriers, establishing safe task area and placing prohibition signage and information signage.

- Methods for recognizing and preventing workplace accidents and risks, methods for removing victims from electricity sources and first-aid for victims of electrical accidents;

- Functions, uses, instructions for use and storage methods of and regulations on assessment (experimentation and inspection) of safety equipment and working equipment of workers.

* Training content for transmission line operators

- Assessment and recognition of risk in transmission line management and operation;

- Transmission line operating and accident responding procedures;

- Safety in transmission line inspection; working on offline or online transmission lines; cutting and trimming trees inside and near safety corridors of transmission lines; and working at height.

* Training content for electrical substation and equipment operators

- Assessment and recognition of risk in electrical substation management and operation;

- Electrical substation and equipment operating and accident responding procedures;

- Safety in electrical equipment inspection; operating or stopping electrical equipment; and working with electrical equipment;

- Fire safety for electrical substations and equipment.

* Training content for electrical work constructors

- Safety in pole foundation digging and filling, and underground cable trench digging;

- Safety in pole setup;

- Safety in hanging and stretching transmission lines and lightning arrester wires;

- Safety in electrical equipment setup.

* Training content for persons involved in electricity experimentation and inspection

- Operating procedures, experimenting procedures and safety regulations for equipment of inspection stations and laboratories, and measures to ensure safety in experimentation and inspection;

- Electrical safety in experimentation and inspection of electrical equipment and materials.

* Training content for transmission line and electrical equipment repairers

- For transmission lines: safety in repairing offline or online transmission lines running independently or through areas under the influence of online transmission lines;

- For electrical equipment: safety in working with each type of electrical equipment.

* Training content for persons involved in placing, removing and inspecting electrical energy measuring systems where they are installed: safety in placing, removing and inspecting electrical energy measuring systems where they are installed when they are on or off.

* Training content for electrical system regulators

- Procedures and regulations related to regulation, operation and incident response;

- Safety in operation, incident response and handover of transmission lines and electrical equipment under the control of the regulator and on-duty shift of the management unit.

2. Practical training content for electrical safety card issuance in Vietnam

Practical training content for electrical safety card issuance in Vietnam according to Article 6 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BCT is as follows:

- Instructions for use and methods for storage, experimentation and inspection of safety equipment and working equipment of workers.

- Methods for removing electric shock victims from electricity sources and first-aid for victims of electrical accidents.

- Operations related to safety assurance suitable for workers' jobs.

3. Training organization for electrical safety card issuance in Vietnam

Training organization for electrical safety card issuance in Vietnam according to Article 7 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BCT (amended in Circular 13/2022/TT-BCT) as follows:

* Employers of the persons mentioned in Clause 1 and Clause 3 Article 4 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BCT shall:

- Formulate training and assessment documents and stipulate training time as appropriate to safety grades and work positions of workers;

- Select trainers and assessors according to regulations in Clause 3 of Article 7 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BCT;

- Organize training, assessment, grade assignment and electrical safety card issuance for workers after they pass assessment. Provide training for whichever part that workers have not passed;

- Manage and monitor training, assessment, grade assignment and electrical safety card issuance at their units.

* For the persons mentioned in Clause 2 Article 4 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BCT, Departments of Industry and Trade shall:

- Formulate documents and stipulate training and assessment time as appropriate to safety grades and work positions of electricity operators and repairers in rural areas, mountainous areas and border areas and on islands;

- Select trainers and assessors according to regulations in Clause 3 of Article 7 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BCT;

- Organize training, assessment, grade assignment and electrical safety card issuance for workers after they pass assessment. Provide training for whichever part that workers have not passed at the request of their employers.

* Electrical safety trainers and assessors

- Trainers and assessors of the theoretical training part must have a bachelor’s degree or higher in a major suitable for the training and at least 05 years of experience relevant to the training;

- Trainers and assessors of the practical training part must have a college degree or higher and at least 05 years of experience relevant to the training.

* Training and assessment methods and time

- First-time training shall take place upon a worker’s recruitment and last for at least 24 hours;

- Periodic training shall take place on an annual basis and last for at least 08 hours;

- Retraining shall take place when a worker switches to a new position or is assigned with a new safety grade, there is change to equipment or technology, or a worker does not pass a test or has not worked for at least 06 months. Retraining shall last for at least 12 hours.

* Depending on circumstances, employers may organize training in electrical safety according to regulations of this Circular separately or together with training in occupational safety, occupational safety and hygiene and fire safety or in cooperation with other training units provided for by the law.

Quoc Dat

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