Regulations on training in occupational safety and hygiene in Vietnam

Regulations on training in occupational safety and hygiene in Vietnam

Training in occupational safety and hygiene is specified by law in Article 14 of the Law on occupational safety and hygiene 2015 as follows:

- Managers in charge of occupational safety and hygiene, persons in charge of occupational safety and hygiene, health officers, occupational safety and hygiene officers in the business entities are required to participate in training in occupational safety and hygiene and they are issued certificates by institutions providing training in occupational safety and hygiene upon their examination pass.

If there is any change in policies, law or science and technology in terms of occupational safety and hygiene, they must be provided with training in new knowledge about occupational safety and hygiene.

- The employer shall provide training for employees who do work having strict safety and hygiene requirements and grant them safety cards before giving work assignment.

- The employees without labor contracts who do work having strict safety and hygiene requirements must be trained in occupational safety and hygiene and granted safety cards.

The State shall adopt policies on tuition support for employees prescribed in this Clause upon their participation in the training courses. Tuition fees, beneficiaries and time for support shall be prescribed by the Government depending on socio-economic development in each period.

- The employer shall self-provide training and take responsibility for quality of their training courses in occupational safety and hygiene for employees other than those prescribed in Clause 1, 2 and 3 of Article 14 of the Law on occupational safety and hygiene 2015, apprentices, and interns before they are recruited or assigned tasks, and the employer shall periodically provide retraining for them.

- The training in occupational safety and hygiene prescribed in this Article must be conformable with characteristics and nature of each business line, job position, and business scope without interrupting the business operation.

According to their business entity condition, the employer shall provide separate training course in occupational safety and hygiene or combine training course in occupational safety and hygiene and training course in fire safety or other training courses as prescribed in specialized legislation.

- The Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall promulgate List of occupations that strictly require occupational safety and hygiene with the consent of relevant managing Ministries.

- Institution providing training in occupational safety and hygiene (hereinafter referred to as institutions) means a public service provider or an enterprise which provide training in occupational safety and hygiene as prescribed in legislation on investment and the Law on occupational safety and hygiene 2015.

Any enterprise self-providing training in occupational safety and hygiene to those prescribed in Clause 1, 2 and 3 of Article 14 of the Law on occupational safety and hygiene 2015 must satisfy requirements similarly to an institution.

- The Government shall provide guidance on issuing agency, requirements for facilities, occupational safety and hygiene trainers, procedures, application for issuance, reissuance, extension or revocation of Certificate of eligibility for operation of the institutions as prescribed in Clause 7 of Article 14 of the Law on occupational safety and hygiene 2015, and training and self-training in occupational safety and hygiene.

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Regulations on propagation in occupational safety and hygiene in Vietnam

Propagation in occupational safety and hygiene in Vietnam shall comply with the provisions of Article 13 of the Law on occupational safety and hygiene 2015 as follows:

- The employer shall propagate occupational safety and hygiene, dangerous or harmful factors and measures for occupational safety and hygiene at the workplace to employee; provide instructions in occupational safety and hygiene for visitors or persons working at their premises.

- Manufacturer shall provide information about measures for assurance of occupational safety and hygiene together with products or goods that threaten the users during the course of work.

- Agencies, organizations and households shall propagate and raise employees’ awareness of knowledge and skills in occupational safety and hygiene; propagate abolishment of unsound customs, unhygienic, harmful or dangerous practices that threaten the health of employees and the community during the course of work.

Every year, People’s Committees of local government shall direct propagation in occupational safety and hygiene to employees without labor contracts in their administrative divisions according to their condition.

- Mass media agencies shall propagate and raise public awareness of policies, legislation and knowledge about occupational safety and hygiene, combine information about prevention of occupational accidents and occupational diseases and other communications programs or activities.

Mai Thanh Loi

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