Who are occupational safety and hygiene officers in Vietnam? Rights and obligations of occupational safety and hygiene officers in Vietnam

Who are occupational safety and hygiene officers in Vietnam? Rights and obligations of occupational safety and hygiene officers in Vietnam (Internet image)

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

1. Who are occupational safety and hygiene officers in Vietnam?

According to Clauses 2 and 3, Article 74 of the Law on occupational safety and hygiene 2015, regulations on occupational safety and hygiene officers are are as follows:

- Each occupational safety and hygiene officer is a direct employee who is expert in professional competence and safety engineering and occupational hygiene; voluntarily and exemplarily comply with regulations on occupational safety and hygiene and elected by employees of the group.

- The occupational safety and hygiene officer shall work under management and instructions of the Executive board of internal trade union, Operation regulation of the network of occupational safety and hygiene officers; cooperate with persons in charge of occupational safety and hygiene or occupational safety and hygiene unit, health officers or health unit in professional knowledge, safety engineering and labor hygiene during the course of work.

2. Rights and obligations of occupational safety and hygiene officers in Vietnam

Pursuant to Clauses 4 and 5, Article 74 of the Law on occupational safety and hygiene 2015, the rights and obligations of occupational safety and hygiene officers in Vietnam are as follows:

- Each occupational safety and hygiene officer has obligations to:

+ Expedite, remind and give instructions for members in groups, teams, workshops in strict observance of regulations on occupational safety and hygiene, preservation of safety equipment and personal protective equipment; remind group leaders, team leaders or foremen in observance of regulations on occupational safety and hygiene.

+ Observe the implementation of standards, process and internal regulations of occupational safety and hygiene, detect mistakes or violations against occupational safety and hygiene, cases threatening safety and hygiene of machinery, equipment, materials or substances and the workplace;

+ Participate in formulation of plans for occupational safety and hygiene; participate in instructions in working safety measures for new comers at the group;

+ Request the group leader or senior to provide adequate personal protective equipment, measures for assurance of occupational safety and hygiene and take actions against cases threatening safety and hygiene of machinery, equipment, materials or substances and the workplace;

+ Send reports to the trade union or labor inspectorate when violations against occupational safety and hygiene at the workplace are detected or cases threatening safety and hygiene of machinery, equipment, materials or substances having strict safety and hygiene requirements that are requested to the employer and no action are taken.

- Each occupational safety and hygiene officer has rights to:

+ Receive sufficient information about measures for occupational safety and hygiene assurance at the workplace conducted by the employer;

+ Take time to perform tasks of an occupational safety and hygiene officer with full salary and receive responsibility benefit.

The responsibility benefit levels shall be jointly agreed by the employer and the Executive board of internal trade union and mentioned in the Operation regulation of the network of occupational safety and hygiene officers;

+ Request employees in the group to stop working to conduct measures for assurance of occupational safety and hygiene, avoid hazards of direct breakdowns or occupational accidents and take responsibility for their decision;

+ Take part in refresher courses in professional competence and operation methods.

Ho Quoc Tuan

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