Entities that are provided emergency first aid training at the workplace in Vietnam

Entities that are provided emergency first aid training at the workplace in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Entities that are provided emergency first aid training at the workplace in Vietnam

According to Clause 1, Article 9 of Circular 19/2016/TT-BYT, entities that are provided emergency first aid training are as follows:

- Employees, except for those obtaining the certificate of completion of occupational health and safety training;

- Individuals assigned to participate in emergency response teams.

2. Time and content of emergency first aid training at the workplace in Vietnam

According to Clause 2, Article 9 of Circular 19/2016/TT-BYT, start date and duration of the training course, curricula and provision of annual extra training courses shall be conformable to Annex 6 attached to Circular 19/2016/TT-BYT:

* The first training

Duration of training

- For workers: 4 hours;

- For emergency response team: 16 hours ( 02 days).

Contents of training

- Principles on on-the-spot first aid and emergency

- Wound dressing (principles of dressing and items used for dressing)

- Temporary hemostasis (hemostasis principles and methods)

- Temporary fixation of fractures (principles and methods of fixation)

- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (signs and symptoms of respiratory arrest, instructions on respiratory support and cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

- Burn remedy treatment (causes and serious of burn, on-site treatment)

- Patient transport with and without stretchers

- Emergency cases:

+ Electrocution

+ Drowning

+ Intoxication

- Usage of first aid kits

- Practice

* Annual training

The training content is the same as that in section 1 with the following duration:

- For workers: 2 hours;

- For emergency response team: 8 hours ( 01 days).

3. Guidelines for the organization of emergency response teams at the workplace in Vietnam

Guidelines for the organization of emergency response teams at the workplace in Vietnam according to Article 7 of Circular 19/2016/TT-BYT as follows:

- The emergency response team includes:

+ Employees who are assigned to work in the emergency response team by their employer shall:

++ Meet health requirements and voluntarily join emergency response teams;

++ Be able to promptly present at accident scenes in working time

++ Complete training courses in first aid and emergency treatment prescribed in Article 9 hereof.

+ Medical officers at the business establishment

- Business establishments involving majors that require a strict application of occupational health and safety, employers shall recruit and allocate personnel to join emergency response team as follows:

+ Where there are under 100 employees, at least one of them shall be assigned to participate in emergency response team;

+ One more employee shall be assigned to participate in emergency response team for every additional 100 employees.

- For other establishments, employers shall recruit and allocate personnel to join emergency response team as follows:

+ Where there are under 200 employees, at least one of them shall be assigned to participate in emergency response team;

+ One more employee shall be assigned to participate in emergency response team for every additional 150 employees.

- There shall be staff in charge of emergency response available for every flexible shift or workgroup.

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