FOREWORD

Occupational safety and health is such a major and important socio-economic

policy for sustainable development and human protection that the Party and State
give it constant attention. In the first days of the country’s foundation, President
Ho Chi Minh issued Ordinance No 29/SL dated 13/3/1947 which included basic
points of occupational safety and health, work and rest time. These have been
revised and supplemented over the subsequent years. The top leaders of the Party
and the State have also continuously paid due attention to the topic, and recalled
and stressed the importance of implementation of labour protection and
occupational safety and health.
Over the years, national policies and legal documents on occupational safety
and health have been developed and issued. Occupational safety and health-related
activities such as publicity, training and legislation dissemination, annual
organization of National Week for occupational safety and health and fire-
explosion prevention, inspections and checks on occupational safety and health
performance, research on labour protection, development of standards, norms and
technical processes on occupational safety and health… have been carried out with
the collaboration of various domestic and foreign agencies and organizations.
The development of this national profile is aimed at providing fundamental
information on occupational safety and health at the national level, such as policy
and guidelines of the Party in occupational safety and health performance,
policies, standards and norms, information and reporting system, services and
human resources for occupational safety and health... The profile also
comprehensively reviews improvements in occupational safety and health gained
in Vietnam, at the same time indicates shortcomings and tasks required to achieve
occupational safety and health targets in the industrialisation and modernisation
process.
The national profile has been developed on the basis of the cooperation and
provision of information from the relevant Governmental agencies, employees’
organization, employers’ organization and other individuals and organizations.
The Editorial Board would like to convey sincere thanks to the Government of
Japan, the International Labour Organisation, organizations and individuals for
their assistance and information provided in the development of the national OSH
profile.
DIRECTOR-GENERAL BUREAU FOR SAFE WORK
Doan Minh Hoa

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 ABBREVIATIONS

ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations

OSH Occupational safety and health
OSH Collaborators Occupational safety and health collaborators
MOLISA Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
BSPS Business Sector Program Support
CIS Center of Information on Safety
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation
ILO International Labour Organisation
ISO International Standard Organisation
VCCI Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
VGCL Vietnam General Confederation of Labour
UNDP United Nations Development Program
VOSHA Vietnam Occupational Safety and Health Association
WHO World Health Organisation

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 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING
THE NATIONAL PROFILE ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Director-General, Bureau for Safe Work,

1 Doan Minh Hoa Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social
Affairs (MOLISA), Editor in Chief
Vice Director-General, Bureau for Safe
2 Vu Nhu Van Work, Head of PMU, RAS/04/M01/JPN
project
3 Pham Toan Bureau for Safe Work
4 Tran Thi Van Thu Bureau for Safe Work
5 Vu Nam Binh Bureau for Safe Work
6 Pham Ngoc Hai VOSHA
Vietnam Department of Preventive
7 Tran Thi Ngoc Lan
Medicine, Ministry of Health
Department of Science and Technology
8 Nguyen Huu Cuong for Economic-Technical Industries,
Ministry of Science and Technology
9 Doan Thi Ninh Vietnam Farmers Association
Department of Personnel, Ministry of
10 Dang Ngoc Ty
Industry
Institute for Labour Science and Social
11 Duong Danh Manh
Affairs, MOLISA
Labour Protection Unit, Vietnam General
12 Nguyen Van At
Confederation of Labour
General Department of Technique,
13 Vu Trong Hoi
Ministry of Defense
Department of Personnel, Ministry of
14 Ha Van Hao
Construction
Director-General for Socio-Economic and
15 Nguyen Manh Cuong Environmental Programs Centre,
Vietnam Cooperative Alliance
Bureau for Environmental Protection,
16 Doan Thi Thanh Huong Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment
Employers’ Bureau, Vietnam Chamber of
17 Mai Thi Dieu Huyen
Commerce and Industry
Department of Science and Technology,
18 Hoang Van Ha
Ministry of Education and Training
19 Do Dang Thang Labour Inspectorate, MOLISA
20 Nguyen Khac Bao Bureau for Agro-forestry Processing and

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 Salt Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development
Department of Service Administration,
21 Vu Thi Hai Yen
Ministry of Finance
Board of Family and Social Affairs,
22 Dang Minh Hoa
Vietnam Women’s Union
Expert in OSH, former Vice Director of
23 Hoang Van Hung
Labour Protection Department, MOLISA
24 Nguyen Thi Thu Huong Bureau for Safe Work, editor
25 Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet Bureau for Safe Work, editor
26 Phan Trong Nghia Vietnam Cooperative Alliance

Technical consultancy

Senior Specialist in OSH, Subregional

27 Dr. Tsuyoshi Kawakami
Office for East Asia, Bangkok, Thailand
Specialist in OSH, Subregional Office for
28 Dr. Yuka Ujita
East Asia, Bangkok, Thailand
National Project Coordinator, Project
29 Nguyen Van Theu
Office for OSH in Agriculture
Administrative Secretary, Project Office
30 Ha Thi Minh Duc
for OSH in Agriculture

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OSH GUIDELINES AND POLICIES IN VIETNAM
1.1- OSH Guidelines and policies of the Party and State
1.2- National OSH policies
1.3- Provisions related to OSH in the national plan on socio-
economic development, Government statements
1.4- A summary of past OSH performance
1.5- A summary of national OSH programmes and plans
1.6- A summary of national tripartite consultative mechanism in
terms of OSH
1.7- Priorities in OSH performance
2. LEGAL DOCUMENTS ON OSH IN VIETNAM
2.1- Legislation
2.2- Under-law documents
2.3- Regulations on the functions, duties and powers of labour
inspectors
2.4- Regulations on subsidy and compensation for occupational
accidents and diseases
2.5- A summary of requirements for recording and notification of
occupational accidents and diseases
2.6- A summary of OSH requirements in collective labour
bargaining
2.7- OSH-related Conventions, standards and norms of the ILO
and the World Health Organisation (WHO)
2.8- Challenges, difficulties and obstacles to improving OSH
3. INFORMATION ON NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND
RESPONSIBLE BODIES IN THE FIELD OF OSH
3.1- Overview of the organisational structure of the MOLISA and role
of relevant central bodies
3.2- An overview of organisational structure and personnel related to
OSH at provincial and district levels
3.3- List and capability of major OSH institutes and laboratories;
organisations monitoring OSH and working environment
3.4- List of OSH information institutions
3.5- Other organisations and services
4. OSH INSPECTION
4.1- Scope and objectives of OSH inspection
4.2-The number of inspectors in charge of OSH inspections
4.3- Skills and functions of occupational safety and health inspection
4.4- The number of OSH inspections conducted in the past 5 years
nationwide
4.5- Types of inspection

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 4.6- OSH Training for inspectors
4.7- Preventive inspection policy
4.8- Collaboration with ministries, industries in OSH inspection
4.9- Contents of inspection and working tools used in conducting OSH
inspection
4.10 - Difficulties and challenges in OSH
5. COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION MECHANISMS
AMONG GOVERNMENT BODIES, REPRESENTATIVE
ORGANISATIONS OF EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS
5.1- Collaboration mechanisms among ministries, branches at the
national and local levels for the National Council for Labour
Protection and national program on labour protection
5.2- Cooperation mechanism of representative organizations of workers
and employers at the national, local and enterprise levels
6. OSH TRAINING AND EDUCATION DURING 2000 - 2004:
6.1- OSH training programs and the number of training courses for
civil servants
6.2- Training programmes and the number of OSH training courses for
employers
6.3- Training programs and number of OSH training courses for
employees
6.4-OSH training activities conducted by representative organizations
of employers and employees
6.5-List of OSH-related training courses conducted by universities and
technical secondary schools with the number of graduates per
annum by each type
6.6-Organizations providing training activities in accordance with the
laws
6.7- List and number of experts trained and training requirements
6.8- Institutions providing OSH training
7. OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES IN OSH
7.1-Number and the roles of occupational safety specialists/officers in
ministries, industries, provinces, Vietnam General Confederation
of Labours
7.2- Requirements of qualifications for OSH experts and
collaborators/staff
7.3- Legal requirements for occupational safety specialists/officers
7.4- The number of occupational physicians in cities/provinces and their
roles in OSH
7.5- Qualifications required for occupational health staff
7.6- Legal requirements for having occupational physicians
7.7- The number of occupational health nurses

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 7.8- Qualifications required for occupational health nurses
7.9- Legal requirements for having occupational health nurses
7.10- Number and roles of occupational hygiene specialists in OSH
performance
7.11- Qualifications required for occupational health experts and staff
7.12- Legal requirements for having specialists
7.13- Number and roles of environmental protection specialists in OSH
performance
7.14- Network of OSH collaborators
7.15- OSH officers and experts in Vietnam Occupational Safety and
Health Association (VOSHA)
8. OSH-RELATED STATISTICS AND INFORMATION IN
VIETNAM
8.1- Number of undertakings, number of workers and incomes by
types of industries
8.2- Number of occupational fatalities per year for the last five years
8.3- Number of reported cases of occupational injuries by cause
8.4- Number of occupational injuries per year for the last five years
8.5- Number of reported cases of occupational diseases in Vietnam
8.6- Number of occupational diseases for the last five years
8.7- Number of occupational safety control measurements
recommended
8.8- Number of health examinations conducted
8.9 - Number of occupational hygiene control measurements
recommended
8.10-Number of occupational injury cases which received employment
injury compensation
8.11- Number of occupational disease cases which received employment
injury compensation
8.12- List of occupational diseases entitled to compensation,
requirements for notification and reporting
8.13- Allowance for occupational accidents and occupational diseases
according to Social Insurance scheme
8.14- Annual OSH reports and statistics
9. OSH INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN BY
EVENTS.
9.1- Summary of national occupational safety and health campaign
activities
9.2- Summary of OSH activities in provinces and districts
9.3- Summary of OSH activities at enterprise level
10.SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES ON SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
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 IMPLEMENTATION OF OSH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
APPROACHES, ISO 9000 AND 14000, OHSAS 18000
10.1- Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
10.2- Ministry of Science and Technology
10.3- Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
11. LIST OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES.
11.1- Capacity building, technical cooperation activities related to OSH
with international organizations
11.2- Capacity building, technical cooperation in OSH-related activities
by bilateral cooperation
12. SPECIALIZED OSH PROGRAMS/ ACTIVITIES
12.1- Summary of OSH programs/activities in mining and quarrying
12.2- Summary of OSH programs/activities in construction
12.3- Summary of OSH programs/activities in small enterprises.
12.4- Summary of OSH programs/activities in agriculture.
12.5- Summary of programs for controlling occupational diseases such
as silicosis, asbestosis and poisoning.
13. OSH RESEARCH ACTIVITIES DURING 2000 -2005
13.1- List of research theses
13.2- Surveys and projects
14. ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PROMOTION AND
IMPROVEMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AT NATIONAL
LEVEL WITH A VIEW TO STRENGTHENING
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE
WORKPLACE
ANNEXES
ANNEXE 1: 13 HARMFUL WORKING CONDITIONS FROM WHICH YOUNG
WORKERS ARE PROHIBITED
ANNEXE 2: LIST OF 81 OCCUPATIONS PROHIBITING THE EMPLOYMENT
OF YOUNG WORKERS
ANNEXE 3: LIST OF STATE STANDARDS AND NORMS ON OSH
ANNEXE 4: LIST OF ILO CONVENTIONS RATIFIED BY VIETNAM
ANNEXE 5: REPORTING FORMS

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 TABLE LIST
Table 1: The number of OSH inspections 2000-2004
Table 3: Training for civil servants, conducted by the MOLISA
Table 4: Training and education in silicosis prevention
Table 5: Training and education in OSH
Table 6: Training in OSH
Table 7: Training in safe and effective use of pesticides
Table 8: Training for inspectors, 1st and 2nd level - pesticide trading
agents nationwide in 2003-2004
Table 9: Training to staff and offices conducted by
Ministry of NationalDefense
Table 10: Training courses for employers, conducted by the MOLISA
Table 11: Training and education in silicosis prevention
Table 12: Training for employees
Table 13: Training and education in silicosis prevention
Table 14: Training in safe use of pesticides for farmers
Table 15: Training courses for farmers during 2003-2004
through a contest on the use of pesticides
Table 16: Training courses held by trade union organizations
Table 17: Occupational health manpower in centres for
preventive medicine of 64 provinces, cities and
13 occupational medicine centres of different industries
Table 18: Health care staff in enterprises
Table 19: Number of enterprises in operation
Table 20: Number of workers and average labour income in state sector
by type of economic activity, 2003
Table 21: Occupational fatalities
Table 22: Occupational accidents by cause
Table 23: Serious occupational injuries
Table 24: Situation of occupational diseases in Vietnam
during 1976-2004
Table 25: Occupational diseases over the last five years 2000-2004
Table 26: Situation of Pneumoconiosis in Vietnam during 1976-2004
Table 27: Examination of workers' health during 2000-2004
Table 28: Working environment supervision results during 2000-2004
Table 29: Occupational accidents and occupational
diseases compensation

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1. OSH GUIDELINES AND POLICIES IN VIETNAM
1.1- OSH Guidelines and policies of the Party and State
Occupational safety and health is a major policy that the Party and State
constantly pays due attention. Being aware of the challenges, the social and
political importance as well as the benefits of occupational safety and health,
President Ho Chi Minh issued Ordinance No 29/SL dated 13/3/1947 on
occupational safety and health, work and rest time in the first days of the country’s
foundation.
Directive No 132 issued by the Secretariat of Vietnam Communist Party on 13
March 1959 states that “labour protection should directly support and be attached
to production. Good protection of the workforce is an important factor to enhance
production and disregarding occupational safety is an expression of weak
viewpoint towards the masses in production.”
• The political report at the 3rd Party Congress (1960): “Every necessary measure
should be actively taken to protect labour and ensure safety for the workers.”
• The resolution of the 4th Party Congress (1976): “attach the importance to
improving working conditions, ensuring occupational safety, keenly preventing
occupational accidents, paying attention to occupational hygiene, and
protecting the health of the workers.”
• The resolution of the 5th Party Congress (1982): “trade union should
participate keenly in State work…, collaborate closely with State agencies to
deal with specific issues related to production conditions, labour protection and
labour force strengthening, and to stabilize and ensure the life of workers”. The
resolution No 04/NQ/TW of Central Party dated 14 January 1993 on the
pressing tasks of protection and care for the people’s health.
• The resolution No. 04/NQ/TU of the 7th Central Committee of the Communist
Party dated 14/1/1993 on the urgent issues of peoples’ health care and
protection
• The resolution of the 7th Meeting of Central Committee of the Communist
Party (July 1994): “create more jobs, improve working conditions, well
implement regulations on labour protection, occupational safety, reduce simple
hard and hazardous manual labour, seriously comply with regulations on the
use of female workers and policies related to female workers, and efficiently
prevent occupational diseases.”
• The political report by Central Party at the 8th Party Congress (1996): “Create
more jobs, improve working conditions and industrial hygiene, and minimize
occupational accidents and diseases.”
• Orientations and tasks of socio-economic development in 1996-2000 at the 8th
Party Congress: “Enhance protection of the employees, especially in
enterprises”

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• The document of the 9th Congress of Vietnam Communist Party: “pay attention
to improving working conditions, ensuring occupational safety and health,
preventing occupational accidents and diseases for the workers.”
• The resolution of the 9th Party Congress (2001) on the strategy for socio-
economic development in 2001-2010: “Pay attention to ensuring occupational
safety.”
• The Resolution no. 46/NQ-TW dated 23 February 2005 by the Political Bureau
on protection and care for the people’s health in the new situation stresses
“promptly forecasting, taking preventive measures for minimizing adverse
impacts on health from bad environment and working conditions in the
industrialization and modernization process… Pushing up the prevention of
occupational diseases.”
1.2- National OSH policies
The OSH legal system of Vietnam is reflected in Article 56 of the Vietnamese
Constitution (1992): “The State issues policies and regulations on labour
protection…” and law on protection of people’s health 1989, law on Trade Unions
1990, law on protection of environment 1993, the Labour Code, law on Fire
Prevention 2001, amended and supplemented labour code 2002, Ordinance on
Plant Protection and Quarantine, and other under-law documents.
Additionally, the performance of occupational safety and health in agriculture
has been strengthened since the Government’s issue of Directive No 20/2004/CT-
TTg dated 8 June 2004 on further steering and implementing occupational safety
and health in agriculture.
The Vietnamese Government ratified the Convention 155 on occupational safety
and health and working environment (1981), which stipulates that the countries
adopting this convention are responsible for “developing and implementing sound
national policies on occupational safety and health and working environment…”
1.3- Provisions related to OSH in the national plan on socio-economic
development, Government statements
• Article 95 of the Labour Code of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam dated 23
June 1994 stipulates that the Government shall establish a national program on
labour protection, occupational safety and hygiene, and put it into the socio-
economic development plans and State budget;
• Decree No 06/CP dated 20 January 1995 by the government stipulates that
“MOLISA and Ministry of Health, in collaboration with relevant ministries and
branches, develop the national program on labour protection and OSH to submit
to the government for approval and inclusion in the socio-economic
development plan”
• Directive No 13/1998/CT-TTg dated 26/03/1998 by Prime Minister on “further
steering and implementing labour protection in the new situation”; accordingly,
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 branches “to continue to develop the national program on labour protection and
initially submit to the Government for approval of objectives on labour
protection and implementation plan by 2000”
• Directive No 20/2004/CT-TTg dated 8/6/2004 by Prime Minister on “further
steering and implementing occupational safety and health in agriculture”
stipulates that “MARD in collaboration with MOLISA, Ministry of Finance, the
Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance,
the Vietnam Farmers Association develops the Action plan on occupational
safety and health in agriculture and adds this plan to the National Action
Program on occupational safety and health and fire-explosion prevention.”
• Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem’s speech at the launching ceremony of
the 7th National Week for OSH and Fire-explosion prevention: “National
Action Program 2005 on OSH should be aimed at developing sustainable
occupational safety culture”
1.4- A summary of past OSH performance
Occupational safety and health is an important part of the strategy for human
resource development and protection and of the national strategy for sustainable
socio-economic development. Over the years, with its shift towards a market-
oriented economy, OSH performance has changed positively and gained
improvements as follows:
• State administration of OSH continues to be consolidated. Legal documents on
OSH have been supplemented and gradually accomplished. OSH in agriculture
has been implemented widely since the issue of the Governmental Directive No
20/2004/CT-TTg dated 8 June 2004 on further steering and implementing OSH
in agriculture.
• Working conditions have been improved. Cleaner production technologies that
are environmentally friendly and ensure the workers’ safety and health have
been more popular and widely used; workers have more opportunities to choose
better jobs and to work in better conditions.
• Occupational accidents and diseases have been constrained in the context of
rapid production development in scale and variety. Economic damages have
been minimized.
• The application of scientific advances in labour has helped care for and protect
the health of workers, relieved the burden of work, increased labour
productivity and minimized pollution in the work environment. Research in
labour science is associated with scientific and technical developments in
production.
• OSH knowledge has been disseminated to the household economy, handicraft
villages and agriculture, with attention paid to potential high risks and hazards
related to occupational safety and health. A large number of workers and
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 participated in the annual National Week for OSH and Fire-l Explosion
Prevention. Therefore, the role of these groups in OSH performance has been
improved, helping prevent occupational accidents and minimizing losses from
occupational accidents. A number of technical improvement initiatives by
workers have helped solve practical problems.
- International cooperation in occupational safety and health has been fostered.
Technical support, experience sharing and training for officers have proved
effective.
However, compliance with OSH laws by different levels, branches, employers
and employees remains problematic and insufficient. Violation of standards and
norms on OSH and fire-explosion prevention is still common, even serious in
some places. As yet, investment in improving working conditions and taking
measures for prevention of occupational accidents and diseases and fire-explosion
at a majority of enterprises have not been given due attention, especially in private
production and business establishments, cooperatives and households. On the
other hand, propagation for raising awareness is still not vigorous enough while
supervision of State relevant agencies is limited. Incentives for good OSH
performance in enterprises are not really efficient. Therefore, over the years,
occupational accidents and diseases as well as fire-explosions and environmental
pollution have become complex and difficult issues.
+ Occupational accidents tend to increase in quantity and severity. According
to annual statistics and reports, there were 403 fatalities due to occupational
accidents in 2000, 514 in 2002 and 575 in 2004. However, those occurring in
agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, handicraft villages and households have
been not taken into account.
+ Occupational diseases: the number of newly-contracted occupational
disease cases per annum is still high and is not decreasing. Most of the
workers, 74.5%, suffer from silicosis and bronchitis. By the end of 2004, there
were accumulatively 21,597 occupational disease cases. However, as facilities
for occupational disease checks are not available in some localities and
enterprises, the actual number of occupational disease cases is estimated to be
eight times higher than the reported figure.
In 2004, there were 4,009 agro-chemical poisoning cases involving 10,355
people (up 22% over 2003); thousands of workers suffered from food
poisoning at canteens. Material losses were estimated at hundreds of billions
of Vietnamese dong.
+ Fire-explosion: in 2003, Vietnam reported 2,519 fires nationwide. In the
first 10 months of 2004, there were 2,023 fires, causing a loss of 270,461
billion dongs.

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 Main causes of the above situation:
- The OSH State administration apparatus has a proven lack of consistency
between functions, duties and staff capacity. Therefore, the operational
efficiency has been limited. Only 400 officers at both central and local levels
have been involved in State administration over OSH performance across the
existing 160,000 enterprises and 2.6 million households. The labour inspection
system that has been newly-integrated from occupational safety inspection,
occupational health inspection and labour policy inspection is still limited in
profession and capability. Technical facilities for administration and inspection
are insufficient and out-dated.
- OSH mechanisms and policies have failed to keep pace with the socio-economic
development of the country and have failed to encourage employers to comply
adequately with OSH regulations. For example, Vietnam still lacks mechanisms
and incentives for investments in improving working conditions, using clean and
advanced technologies to minimize workplace environmental pollution and to
protect workers. Standards and norms on OSH and fire-explosion prevention are
insufficient, even inappropriate, especially those on management of new
machinery, equipment, materials and technologies. The development of OSH
technical standards have also failed to keep up with the speed and variety of
development of the industrialization and modernization processes.
- Activities of information, publicity, education and training on OSH and fire-
explosion prevention are not consistent with requirements for OSH performance
in the modern era. Information and publicity activities to raise awareness of
OSH are not regular and widespread and do not receive appropriate investment.
Dissemination and guidance of legal documents by ministries, branches and
localities to grassroots levels do in fact reach administrative agencies, but not
enterprises, particularly private ones. Education and training in OSH are not
controlled in terms of quality and are not comprehensively implemented.
Training for workers is still formalistic and is not visual. A number of
enterprises and establishments do not even provide OSH training for newly-
recruited workers. Moreover, teaching capabilities and qualifications of officers
involved in training are limited. Meanwhile, the cadre of full-time OSH teachers
at schools is still weak. Most of them are part-time teachers and are not trained
in OSH. Textbooks and training materials on OSH for educational levels are
also unavailable... As a result, a majority of graduates from schools lack
fundamental knowledge of OSH. Thus, labourers do not know how to protect
themselves from risks of occupational accidents, sickness and diseases, and
employers do not understand their responsibilities and the benefits of OSH
performance.
- Compliance with OSH regulations in many branches, localities and enterprises
is not taken seriously, resulting in some avoidance of duties and responsibilities;
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 occupational accidents and diseases is inadequate. The handling of violations is
not strict.
1.5- A summary of national OSH programmes and plans
- Target program on labour protection (1999 – 2000) approved by the
Government; the national action programme on accident and injury prevention,
including OSH items.
- National policy on prevention of occupational accidents and injuries in 2002-
2010 in Decision No 197/2001/QD-TTg dated 17 December 2001 sets the target
of 30% reduction in the number of occupational accidents by 2010 in
comparison with the year 2000, stressing “improving environmental hygiene and
working conditions… and surmounting risks in order that every worker can live
and work in a safe environment.”
- Decision No 35/2001/QD-TTg dated 19 March 2001 on approving and issuing
the strategy for protection and care for the people’s health in 2001-2010.
- Economic development strategy in 2001-2005 for some spearhead industries is
reflected in the 9th Party Congress Document:
- Increase labour productivity and product quality to strengthen economic growth
through investment in and modernization of technology, contributing to the
improvement of working conditions and liberation of labour force, including:
the programme on electrifying, mechanizing, applying new and clean
technologies and controlling the use of toxic chemicals for agricultural
production; the programme on investing in renewing and updating technologies
to increase productivity, quality and effectiveness in industry. The Government
decided that some existing factories which were run-down, out-dated,
ineffective, did not ensure occupational safety and caused environmental
pollution should be replaced with new modernized ones. These factories were in
the garment and textile, chemicals, engineering, electricity and mining sectors.
- Develop and implement the strategy for strengthening health at work through
the campaign “healthy workplace”: Launch and run this campaign at every
enterprise and every economic sector in order to protect the health of workers;
reorganize healthcare services; gradually develop a manual on strengthening
health at work.
- The national action program on occupational disease prevention, especially
silicosis, aimed at improving knowledge on the prevention and detection of
occupational silicosis, contributing to a reduction in the rate of infected cases
and gradually wiping out the disease. The target during 2000-2005 is to develop
a training strategy and model to raise awareness of silicosis and of preventive
measures; provide training to trainers at enterprises to rapidly implement
training and broadcast activities at high-risk establishments.
- Campaigns of green productivity and of clean technology transfer: helping
combine programmes and activities to improve working conditions and ensure
OSH with the national strategy for environmental protection in 2001-2010;

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 helping domestic entrepreneurs to access information on green, clean
production.
- Launch major nationwide publicity campaigns on OSH and fire-explosion
prevention through the national week for OSH and fire-explosion prevention in
order to broadly attract the involvement of everyone; launch competitions
responding to the campaign “green, clean, beautiful and safe workplace”.
1.6- A summary of national tripartite consultative mechanism in terms of OSH
With the motto of ensuring sustainable and rapid economic growth of the
country in line with factual changes, the Government of Vietnam has established
legal frameworks for a tripartite mechanism involving the Government,
employers’ representative and workers’ representative bodies aimed at regulating
and harmonizing the benefits of each party, particularly in the field of OSH. Most
of the OSH activities, from developing legal documents to developing and
implementing national target programs, national action programs, workshops and
conferences, involve tripartite representatives of government, employers and
workers.
The tripartite consultative mechanism in terms of OSH is clearly stipulated in
the Labour Code, in the Law on Trade Union and some other legal documents. In
Vietnam, the representative organizations of workers are Vietnam General
Confederation of Labour and Vietnam Farmers’ Association; representative
organizations of employers are Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and
Vietnam Cooperative Alliance.
- Quoting some regulations on the tripartite consultative mechanism in the
field of OSH from the Labour Code:
Item 2, Article 10: The State shall provide guidelines for employees and
employers to establish harmonious and stable labour relationships and mutual co-
operation for the development of enterprises.
Article 106: “Occupational disease is the disease caused by the effect of harmful
conditions of work on the employee. A list of occupational diseases is jointly
issued by the Ministry of Health and the MOLISA, in consultation with the
Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and representatives of employers”;
Item 2, Article 169: “The Labour Arbitration Council at provincial level consists
of full-time and part-time members who are representatives of the labour office,
the trade union, the employers and some prestige lawyers, administrators and
social activist in the locality. The membership of the Arbitration Council shall be
in odd number but not exceed nine members, and shall be chaired by the
representative of the provincial authority on labour.”
Article 174 has stipulations for public service, essential and security-defense
enterprises as shown in a Government list: “the competent authorities are required
to organize periodic consultations with representatives of the workers’ collective
and the employer at these enterprises in order to provide prompt assistance and
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labour dispute occurs, it shall be settled by the Labour Arbitration Council at
provincial level. If either party does not agree with the award of the Labour
Arbitration Council, that party has the right to request the People’s Court to settle
the dispute.”
- Quoting some regulations on the tripartite consultative mechanism in the
field of OSH from the Law on Trade Union:
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has organized its system from
the central to local levels and enterprises. Being a representative for employees, its
responsibility is to collaborate with State agencies to research and apply scientific
and technical progress in labour protection, to develop standards and norms on
occupational safety and industrial hygiene, to educate and encourage workers to
comply seriously with regulations on labour protection and environmental
protection, to inspect for compliance with regulations on labour protection. On
detecting signs of danger to workers at workplaces, the trade union has the right to
request responsible people to take immediate measures for ensuring occupational
safety, even to stop the operation if necessary, to participate in investigating
occupational accidents, and to ask State administrative agencies or courts to treat
those responsible for the accident pursuant to the laws.
Article 6:
1. Trade union collaborates with State agencies to research and apply scientific
and technical progress in labour protection, to develop standards and norms on
occupational safety and industrial hygiene.
2. Trade union takes responsibility for educating and encouraging workers to
comply seriously with regulations on labour protection and environmental
protection.
3. Trade union inspects the compliance with regulations on labour protection; once
detecting signs of danger to workers at workplaces, trade union has the right to
request responsible people to take immediate measures for ensuring
occupational safety, even stop the operation if necessary.
4. Investigation into occupational accidents should be participated in by trade
union. Trade union has the right to ask State administrative agencies or courts
to deal with, pursuant to the laws, the people responsible for the accident.”
- Quoting some regulations on the tripartite mechanism from the
Government’s Decree No 41/CP dated 06/7/1995 stipulating in detail and
guiding the implementation of some articles on working discipline and
material responsibility in the Labour Code:
Article 11, item 3: “the decision on settling violations of working discipline:
Competent persons can settle violations of work discipline by dismissing or
moving the violators to another job with a lower salary; and should make a
decision in writing indicating the discipline duration. The case for dismissal
should have a consensus from the trade union at grass-root level. Otherwise, the
trade union grassroot level should report to higher-level trade union while the

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employer should report to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and
Social Affairs. The employer can make an official decision on the discipline and
take responsibility for their decision only 30 days after their report to the
Department.”
1.6.1- Some regulations on tripartite mechanism at central level
- Competent agencies responsible for making policies and strategies on labour
protection organize discussions with representative organizations of workers and
employers prior to the issue. Members of the national council for labour
protection include tripartite representatives of the Government, employer and
worker;
- The State carries out scientific and technical research into OSH, provides a
budget to trade unions (specifically the National Institute for Labour Protection
under Vietnam General Confederation of Labour) to research OSH technical
issues and makes OSH policies.
- The government has periodical meetings with the presidium of Vietnam General
Confederation of Labour and Vietnam Farmers’ Association twice a year to
review commitments between the government and trade union, farmers’
association, and to hear opinions and petitions on issues related to workers’
rights, industrial relations and OSH from these two societies.
- The MOLISA has periodical meetings with Vietnam General Confederation of
Labour twice a year to review its relationship with the confederation and to hear
recommendations and petitions on issues related to workers’ rights, industrial
relations and OSH from the confederation.
- Every year, the MOLISA and Ministry of Health collaborate with Vietnam
General Confederation of Labour and provincial confederations of labour to
inspect the implementation of OSH at enterprises and establishments.
- State agencies, in collaboration with representative organizations of employers
and workers, steer and organize information and publicity activities and others
during the national week for OSH and fire-explosion prevention.
- In Vietnam there are some organizations representative of employers such as
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vietnam Cooperative Alliance
and some other societies. When developing policies on OSH and fire-explosion
prevention, Government agencies should consult these representative
organizations and select their appropriate partner depending on their specific
case.
1.6.2- Some regulations on tripartite mechanism at local and enterprise levels
- The local specialized administrative agencies are responsible for disseminating
legal documents on OSH and fire-explosion, issued by competent agencies, to
enterprises, business and production establishments in their locality; giving
guidance, monitoring and inspecting the implementation; reporting to competent
agencies on time shortcomings during their implementation of the Government’s
policies.

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 - Employers are responsible for implementing this regulation at their
enterprise in consultation with worker’s representative;
- Provincial labour confederation shall join with competent agencies to
implement, give guidance, supervise and propagate the compliance with
OSH regulations. Workers’ representative at enterprises shall contribute
their opinions to employers to establish rules related to OSH and plans on
labour protection, make assessments on the implementation of State
regulations on labour protection, organize activities to ensure OSH and
provide refresher training to safety and health officers in collaboration
with other organizations, participate in inspections and evaluations on
labour protection at enterprises, make recommendations for solutions to
shortcomings, attend review meetings held by inspectors on labour
protection and occupational accidents.
- Local Department of Labour in collaboration with provincial labour
confederation settles labour disputes at enterprises in the locality.
- In annual review meetings on labour protection, assessments on tripartite
activities in this field for lessons and solutions to improve the
effectiveness of this mechanism should be included.
- The labour protection council at enterprise level should involve competent
persons who are representatives of employers, trade union, labour
protection officers and health officers. Of these, the representative of the
employer should be the chairperson of this council while the
representative of the enterprise’s trade union should be the vice
chairperson.
- The provincial council for labour arbitration includes full-time and part-
time members who are representatives of labour agencies, trade union,
employer and some lawyers, managers, prestigious social activists in the
locality...”
- For public service and enterprises essential to the national economy or
security-defense, “State administrative agencies should hold periodical
meetings to listen to opinions from representatives of employees and
employers at these enterprises in order to give them immediate help and
deal with their legitimate requirements...”
1.7- Priorities in OSH performance
- Revising, supplementing and accomplishing the system of legal
documents on OSH; establishing incentives to perform OSH activities;
studying and developing standards and norms on OSH to be in line with the
development of science and technology.
- Enhancing State administration over OSH in households, handicraft
villages, small and medium industrial parks and agricultural areas.

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- Renewing State labour inspections, boosting self-inspections and
supervision over OSH; establishing and consolidating specialized
inspections on OSH in typical fields.
- Enhancing capacity of the cadre of OSH officers; appropriately investing
in infrastructure and equipment for OSH administrative activities.
- Consolidating and setting up a system of periodical statistics and reports
on occupational accidents and diseases.
- Further researching and applying OSH science and technology.
- Boosting OSH training and teaching activities, initially building up OSH
Training Centres in order to provide short-term training courses to
employers, employees; enhancing OSH teaching capacity of vocational
schools, universities and technical secondary schools.
- Accelerating OSH publicity programs via mass media; developing a
national OSH information network.
- Consolidating sanatoria and hospitals for workers.

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2. LEGAL DOCUMENTS ON OSH IN VIETNAM
2.1- Legislation
No Legislation
1 Vietnamese Constitution (1992) – Article 56
2 Law on People’s Health Protection 1989;
3 Law on Trade Union 1990;
4 Law on Environmental Protection 1993
5 Labour Code 1994;
6 Law on Fire Prevention 2001
7 Amended Labour Code 2002;
8 Ordinance on Plant Protection and Quarantine 2001
9 Law on Construction 2003
10 Law on Electricity 2004
2.2- Under-law documents
2.2.1- List of competent agencies involved in issuing under-law
documents on OSH
No Agencies Types of document
1 Government Decrees, Decisions, Directives
2 The MOLISA Issue legal documents, policies and regulations on
labour protection, occupational safety and health;
formulate, issue and administer the system of State
norms on OSH, labour classification standards by
working conditions.
3 Minsitry of Health Issue and administer legal documents, the system
of standards on occupational hygiene and health
for professions and jobs
4 Ministry of Science Issue the system of quality standards and
and Technology specifications of PPEs; formulate, issue and
uniformly administer the system of State technical
standards on OSH in cooperation with the
MOLISA and Ministry of Health.
5 Other Ministries, Issue and give guidance for applying the system
branches of OSH standards and norms at the industrial
level, which require the participation of the
MOLISA if they are related to occupational safety
and of the Ministry of Health of they are related
to occupational hygiene.
6 Provincial and Issue directives and guidelines for State
municipal People’s administration over OSH in their localities.
Committees
(stipulated in the Law on Issuing Legal Documents, Labour Code, Decree No
06/CP dated 20/1/1995 and Decree No 110/2002/ND dated 27/12/2002)

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2.2.2- Regulations issued by the Government
No Documents Contents
1 Government Decree N0 - Stipulates that the time for work shall
195/CP dated 31 not exceed 8 hours per day and shall not
December 1994 exceed 48 hours per week
elaborating provisions - Daily working hours shall be reduced by
and providing guidance one to two hours in extremely hard,
for the enforcement of harmful, or hazardous work as indicated
relevant stipulation of the on the list issued by the MOLISA and the
Labour Code on working Ministry of Health
time and rest time;
Decree No 109/2002/ND- - Extra working hours cannot exceed 50%
CP dated 27/12/2002 by of the daily working hours; the total of
the Government on over-time hours may not exceed 200
revisions, supplements hours in a year. In special cases, the total
some articles of the Decree of over-time hours may not exceed
no. 195/CP on 31/12/1994 300 hours in a year.
on working time and rest
time
2 Government Decree No - Establish feasibility report on OSH
06/CP dated 20/1/1995 measures
elaborating some - Provide PPEs in accordance with legal
provisions of the Labour regulations and required quality
Code on Occupational - Provide health checks for workers once
safety and health. Decree a year and for those exposed to hard and
of the Government hazardous jobs every six months.
No.110/2002/ND-CP - Provide training in OSH.
dated 27 December 2002 - Register for verification before using
on amending and machinery, equipment and materials with
supplementing some strict OSH requirements.
articles of the
Governmental Decree
No.06/CP dated 20
January 1995 regulating in
details some provisions of
the Labour Code on
Occupational Safety and
Health
3 Decree No 113/2004/ND- - Fine Vietnamese individuals and
CP dated 16/4/2004 by the organizations violating labour laws, who
Government on fining are not criminals. To this extent they shall
violations of labour laws be fined in the Vietnamese territory in

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 accordance with the laws.
- Foreign individuals and organisations
violating labour laws in Vietnamese
territory shall also be regulated by third
Decree (except the case that International
conventions ratified by Vietnam
introduce different stipulations)
4 Directive No 13/CT-TTg - The MOLISA in collaboration with
dated 26/3/1998 by Prime the Ministry of Health reviews,
Minister on further
supplements and completes guiding
steering and implementingdocuments on labour protection,
labour protection task inparticularly norms on OSH;
the new period of time
consolidates and improves the
effectiveness of OSH inspection
system.
- The MOLISA collaborates with the
Vietnam General Confederation of
Labour and relevant Ministries,
branches to develop the National
program on labour protection,
occupational safety and health
- The Ministry of Health makes
amendments and supplements to the
standards on occupational hygiene,
develops health standards, provides
health checks for workers exposed to
hard, hazardous and dangerous jobs,
and improves the efficiency of first
aid services for occupational
accidents.
- The implementation of labour
protection shall be reviewed and
assessed for remuneration every year.
5 Decree No 58/2002/ND- Regulations on Management of Agro-
CP dated 3/6/2002 by the chemicals
Government
6 Decree No 26/2003/ND- Fining violations in the field of plant
CP dated 19/3/2003 by the protection and quarantine
Government

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7 Directive No 20/2004/CT- -Continue to accomplish legal
TTg by Prime Minister documents related to the
dated 8 June 2004 on the implementation of occupational safety
strengthening of steering and health in agriculture
and implementing - Enhance the prevention of
occupational safety and
health in agriculture
occupational accidents and diseases
-Boost information and publicity
activities in order to raise awareness
of employers and employees of
regulations, standards, safety
procedures, occupational accident
prevention measures when using
machinery, equipment, and agro-
chemicals in agriculture
- Strengthen international cooperation
in occupational safety and health in
agriculture.
- Enhance inspection and examination by
observing OSH regulations in agriculture
8 Decision No 40/2005/QD- - The National Council for Labour
TTg dated 28 February by Protection gives the Prime Minister
Prime Minister on the consultations on guidelines, direction,
Establishment of the mechanism and policy and
National Council for
collaborates with ministries and
Labour Protection
industries in the field of labour
protection; measures to steer and
operate the implementation of
guidelines, policies and national
program on labour protection; being
focal point for collaboration among
ministries, industries and unions in the
field of labour protection in order to
ensure occupational safety and health
and improved working conditions

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2.2.3- Joint Circulars

No Legal paper Details

1 Joint Circular No. Define hazardous working conditions and
03/TT-LB dated occupations in which the use of female workers
January 28th 1994 by is prohibited, including:
MOLISA, Ministry of 1. Where the pressure is greater than
Health on hazardous atmospheric pressure
working conditions 2. In pits
and occupations in 3. High and dangerous working conditions
which the use of 4. Work places which are not suitable for
female workers is women’s mental and psychological conditions
prohibited. 5 Regular soaking in water or in dirty water,
which may easily cause infectious diseases;
6. Exceedingly hard work (the average energy
consumption of more than 5Kcal/minute,
average heart beat of more than 120/minute
7 Direct exposure to chemicals which can cause
genetic transformation
A list of occupations in which the use of female
workers is prohibited, including 49 types of
work for females in general and 83 occupations
for pregnant women and nursing mothers.
2 Joint Circular No. Define the conditions and rates of in-kind
10/1999/TTLT- compensation for workers in the list of
BLDTBXH-BYT hazardous and dangerous occupations issued by
dated March 17th 1999 the government. These workers can be
by MOLISA and compensated for the following conditions:
MOH guiding the a) in the work environment where one of the
regulations on in-kind dangerous elements is beyond MoH’s standards:
compensation for physical elements such as microclimate, noise,
workers in hazardous vibration, pressure, electromagnetism; chemical
and dangerous elements: toxic chemicals, toxic gas, toxic dust.
working conditions. b) direct exposure to infectious sources caused
by microorganisms which can cause disease in
human beings
The in-kind compensation could be money,
using the following calculations:
Rate 1, equal to 2,000 VND
Rate 2, equal to 3,000 VND
Rate 3, equal to 4,500 VND
Rate 4, equal to 6,000 VND

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3 Joint Circular No. - Define the measures to prevent and protect
08/TTLT-LDTBXH- from diseases; regulations on health checks,
BYT dated April 20th identifying diseases and health care for sufferers
1998 guiding the of the diseases; occupational diseases appraisal;
regulations on the added list of occupational accidents;
occupational diseases. reporting systems.
4 Joint Circular - Organisational structure and allocation of
No.14/TTLT- responsibility in terms of the labour protection
LDTBXH-BYT- performance in enterprises (the labour protection
TLDLDVN dated council in enterprises; the labour protection unit
October 31st 1998 in enterprise; heath unit; network of OSH
guiding the labour collaborators;
protection in - Development of labour protection plans;
enterprises, business - The task of self-checks in terms of labour
establishments. protection
-Notification, reporting and mid-term
evaluation, final evaluation.
5 Joint Circular No. 13 hazardous working conditions and
09/TT-LB dated occupations and list of 81 types of occupations
13/04/1995 by in which the use of child labour is prohibited.
MOLISA and MOH
on hazardous working
conditions and
occupations in which
the use of child labour
is prohibited.
6 Joint Circular - Statistics for detailed information on the
No.14/2005/TTLT - victims, places and time where the accidents
BLDTBXH-BYT- occur, types of occupational accidents, state of
TLDLDVN dated the injuries, reasons for those occupational
8/3/2005 by accidents and the degree of loss.
MOLISA, MOH and - Report occupational accidents in the first 6
VGCL guiding the months of the year and of the whole year,
regulations on regular including information on classification of
reporting of occupational diseases by causative factors, rate
occupational of severity, reasons for the occupational
accidents. accidents; analyse the situation of occupational
accidents by the type of enterprises
- Define responsibilities of enterprises,
provincial department of Labour, Invalids and
Social Affairs and Ministries in the reporting of

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occupational accidents.
7 Joint Circular No Guide inspection and monitoring of imports-
17/2003/TTLT/BTC - exports of plants, animals and aquatic products
BNN&PTNT - BTS under quarantine regulations.
dated 14/3/2003 by
the Ministry of
Finance, Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural
Development,
Ministry of Fisheries

2.2.4- Legal documents and regulations issued by the MOLISA

No Document Details
1 - Circular - Time for shift break is:
No.07/LDTBXH-TT + 30 minutes in the context of 8 consecutive
dated April 11th, 1995 by hours of work and normal working
MOLISA providing conditions; or 7 or 6 consecutive hours in case
guidelines on of reduced time;
compliance with some + 45 minutes in the context of working at
articles in the Labour night from 22.00hrs to 06.00hrs or from
Code and Decree No 21.00hrs to 05.00hrs
195/CP dated December - Annual leave.
31st on time for work
and time for rest.
2 Circular No.Define training content for employees and
08/LDTBXH-TT dated responsibilities of employers in conducting
April 11th 1995 by training for employees; Training content for
MOLISA on OSH employers and responsibilities of relevant
training. Ministries in conducting training for
employers.
3 Circular No. Add stipulations on training and training
23/LDTBXH-TT dated materials for people working in jobs with
September 19th 1995 by strict OSH requirements.
MoLISA providing
supplemented guidance
on Circular No.
08/LDTBXH -TT dated
April 11th 1995 by the
Ministry on OSH
training.

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4 Circular No. 16/ The daily hours of work to be shortened by 02
LDTBXH-TT dated hours – this is to be applied to particularly
November 08th 1997 by hard, hazardous and dangerous work in the
MoLISA providing list of hard, hazardous and dangerous work.
guidance on daily In each day of 6 consecutive hours of work in
shortened hours of work hard, hazardous and dangerous work, workers
for workers in hard, must have at least 30 minutes of rest for day
hazardous and shift, and at least 45 minutes for night shift.
dangerous work. In any day of hard, hazardous and dangerous
work, workers cannot work 3 extra hours
overtime; in any week, overtime cannot
exceed 9 hours.
5
Circular No Defines the criteria for rewarding individuals
20/1997/TT-LDTBXH and organisations which have achieved good
dated 17/12/1997 by the results in the implementation of OSH
MOLISA instructing activities;
annual reward for labour
protection activities. Forms of rewarding organisations include:
letter of commendation, certificate of merit,
challenge banner, labour order;

Forms of rewarding individuals include: letter

of commendation, certificate of merit, labour
order.

6 Circular No. 10/1998/TT

- People who are equipped with PPEs for
-LDTBXH dated May
their work.
28th 1998, by MOLISA
guiding the compliance - Rules for providing and using PPEs.
with regulations on
personal protective - Responsibilities of employers and
equipment. employees.
7 Circular No. - Defines the list of jobs, work and conditions
21/1999/TT-LDTBXH which allow the employment of children
dated September 11th under 15 years old, i.e:
1999 by MOLISA on the 1. Actors: dancing and singing, circus, stage
list of jobs, work and work (drama, classical drama, classical
conditions which allows Vietnamese operetta, modern play of
the employment of Vietnamese south, puppetry…), cinema;
children under 15 years 2. Traditional work: ceramic blazing, oyster

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old. shell sawing, lacquer painting;
3. Fine arts and handicraft work: embroidery,
fine art wood;
4. Gifted athletics: gymnastics, swimming,
athletics (except dumb bell chain), ping-pong,
badminton, basket ball, hand ball, billiards,
football, martial arts, shuttlecock kicking,
rattan shuttlecock kicking, chess, Chinese
chess.
8 Circular No. Defines the principles and conditions in
23/1999/TT-BLDTBXH which the hours of work are reduced from 48
dated October 4th 1999 hours in a 6 working day week to 40 hours in
by MOLISA providing a 5 working day week or 44 hours in a 5.5
guidance on the working day week; suitable organization of
regulations of reduced work shifts so that workers have 2 or 1.5 days
weekly working time in off work, for which employers are responsible
state enterprises. on a voluntary basis.
9 Circular No. Defines the principles and conditions for extra
15/2003/TT-BLDTBXH work of up to 200 and 300 hours per year
dated June 03rd 2003 by
MOLISA guiding the
regulations on extra
working hours as
stipulated in Decree No.
109/2002/ND-CP, dated
December 27th 2002 by
the Government.
10 Circular No. Guiding the regulations on time for work and
16/2003/TT- for rest for workers in seasonal and ordered
BLDTBXH dated June export processing work.
3rd 2003 by MOLISA
guiding the regulations
on time for work and for
rest for workers in
seasonal and ordered
export processing work.
11 Circular No. - The procedures for registering and verifying
23/2003/TT-BLDTBXH machinery, equipment, materials and
dated November 3rd substances which have strict safety
2003 by MOLISA requirements.
guiding the procedures - Make public the list of 22 machines,

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for registering and equipment and materials with strict OSH
verifying machines, requirements;
equipment, materials - List of 109 substances with strict
and substances with occupational hygiene requirements.
strict OSH requirements.
12 Circular No. Define the beneficiaries of the Circular, rate,
10/2003/BLDTBXH- compensation and subsidization formalities,
th and responsibility of the employer for
TT dated April 18
2003 by MOLISA compensation:
guiding the regulations - Distinguish non-occupational accidents
from accidents considered as occupational
on compensation and ones;
subsidization system - Cases of decreased work capacity of
for workers suffering above 5% which have been subsidized or
from occupational compensated by employers.
accidents and diseases. - Compensation for occupational accidents
and diseases due to mistakes of employers;
subsidization for occupational accidents due
to employees’ mistakes.
113 Circular No. Time for work and time for rest:
-
23/2000/TT- + ... the working time shall be negotiated by
BLDTBXH dated the 2 sides, but this cannot exceed 8
September 28th 2000 hours/day; overtime should not exceed 4
guiding the hours/ day.
compliance of some + in case of working for 30 days/month, after
regulations for every 6 days the worker must have one day
workers in farms. off.
+ In case of continuous work for at least 1
year, the employee enjoys 12 paid days on
leave.
- Labour protection
+ The farm owner and the employees must
take measures to prevent occupational
accidents and diseases in the employees.
+ ... the farm owner should provide suitable
personal protective equipment (protective
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workers.
+ ... the farm owner should incur all wages
and health service charges from first aid
through to permanent treatment for the
workers who have suffered occupational
accidents and injuries.
+ When there is an occupational accident, the
farm owner should report it to the people’s
committee in districts or wards and the
district Labour office. The people’s
committee of the district or the village is
responsible for introducing the occupational
accident victim to be examined, based on the
occupational accident profile.
14 Circular No. Defines the rates for fines on acts of
12/2005/TT- violations in the field of occupational safety
BLDTBXH dated and health.
January 28th 2005
guiding the Decree
No. 113/2004/ND-CP
dated April 16th 2004
by the Government on
administrative
punishment on acts of
violations of the
Labour Code.
15 Decision No. Classification of jobs, with a break down into
1453/1995/QD- details according to hazard rating, to lay the
LDTBXH dated foundation for compliance with regulations
October 13th 1995; on in-kind payment, time for work, time for
rest, wages and early retirement.
Decision No.
915/1996/QD -
LDTBXH dated July
30th 1996
Decision No.
1629/1996/QD-
LDTBXH dated

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December 26th 1996;
Decision No.
190/1999/QD -
LDTBXH dated
March 3rd 1999
Decision No.
1152/2003/QD-
BLDTBXH dated
September 10th 2003
on the promulgated
list of hard,
hazardous and
dangerous work.
16 Decision No. List of personal protective equipment for
995/1998/QD - people working in hazardous and dangerous
LDTBXH dated conditions.
September 22nd 1998;
Decision No.
892/1999/QD -
LDTBXH dated
August 6th 1999,
Decision
No.1320/1999/QD
LDTBXH dated
October 6th 1999,
Decision
No.722/2000/QD -
LDTBXH dated
August 2nd 2000;
Decision
No.205/2002/QD -
LDTBXH dated
February 21st 2002
17 Decision No. List of occupations in which there are in-kind
558/2002/QD- payments for workers in the field of
LDTBXH dated 10 agriculture and rural development.
May 2002

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2.2.5- Documents related to OSH issued by Ministry of Health
No Legal document Content
1 Circular No 13/TT-BYT dated 21 Guidance on the management of
October 1996 by the Ministry of the working environment and the
Health health of workers and
occupational diseases
2 Circular No 09/2000/TT-BYT dated Guidance on the care of the
28 April 2000 by the Ministry of health of workers in small and
Health medium enterprises
3 Instruction no. 07/2004/CT-BYT Enhancing the guidance and
dated 11/10/2004 implementation of OSH, taking
care of agricultural workers’
health
4 Instruction no. 12/2001/CT-BYT Organizing the activities during
dated 20/11/2001 issued by Ministry the National Week on OSH –
of Heath Fire and Explosion in the health
sector
5 Decision 3733/2002/ Q§-BYT dated Issuing 21 OSH standards, 5
10/10/2002 issued by Ministry of principles and 07 OSH
Health parameters
2.2.6-OSH-related regulations issued by Agriculture and Rural
Development Ministry
No Legal document Content
1 Circular No. 71/2002/TT- Guidance on how to comply with
BNN-CS dated August 12th regulations on in-kind compensation for
2002 workers in hazardous working
conditions in the agricultural and rural
development field
2 Circular No. 71/TT-BNN Guidance on how to comply with Decree
dated June 25th 2003 No. 26/2003/ND-CP dated March 19th
2003 by the Government on
administrative penalty in plant
protection and quarantine keeping.
3 Circular No. 73/TT-BNN Guidance on how to comply with
dated July 1st 2003 domestic vegetation quarantine.
4 Decision No. On the revised notification form for
82/2002/QD/BNN dated vegetation quarantine issued under
September 19th 2002 Decision No. 188/2000/QD/BNN-BVTV
5 Decision No. 84/2002/QD- On issuing regulations by the state
BNN dated September 24th administration for sterilization of objects
2002 which need to be quarantined for

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6 Decision No. 89/2002/QD-
BNN dated October 08th 2002
7 Decision No. 91/2002/QD-
BNN dated October 11th 2002
8 Decision No. 145/2002/QD-
BNN by MARD dated
December 18th 2002
9 Decision No. 50/2003/QD-
BNN dated 25 March 2003
10 Decision No. 61/2003/QD-
BNN by MARD dated May
7th 2003
11 Decision No. 82/2003/QD-
BNN dated September 4th
2003
12 Decision No.
16/2004/QD/BNN-BVTV
dated April 20th 2004
13 Decision No.
19/2005/QD/BNNN
14 Directive No. 18/CT-BNN-
CB dated March 24th 2005
15 Decision No. 321/QD-BNN-
TCCB dated March 15th 2005
Content
vegetation.
On issuing regulations on vegetation
quarantine of exported helpful plants and
living things.
Introducing regulations on issuing
certificates for practising jobs of
producing, processing, bottling,
packaging and dealing of agro-chemicals
On the appraisal procedure for
producing, processing, registering,
exporting and importing; on dealing,
storing, destroying, labeling, packaging,
advertising and using agro-chemicals
Issuing regulations on verifying the
quality, excess amount of agro-
chemicals and experimenting with new
types of agro-chemicals for their
registration in Vietnam.
Issuing the sample form for
investigation, inspection activities and
administrative penalty by inspectors
specialised in plant protection and
quarantine.
Issuing standards “regulations on
investigation into and uncovering of
creatures harmful to plants”
Issuing regulations on the procedure for
inspecting objects and setting up files for
vegetation quarantine.
Issuing the list of agro-chemicals used
for vegetables.
Strengthening OSH steering and
performance in agriculture.
Setting up the MARD’s annual OSH and
fire prevention steering committee.
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2.2.7- OSH-related regulations issued by the Ministry of Industry
No Legal document Content
1 Decision No. 45 QD- Industrial safety standards, procedure for
KTAT dated December examining bottles containing C2H2
15th 1997
2 Circular No. 02 TT- Industrial standards, guiding procedure for the
KTAT dated March 21st management of electrical safety procedures in
1997 the field
3 Safety norms in coal The whole safety process in the pits
and schist pits, called (including 9 chapters, 538 articles;
TCN 14-06-2000 issued Chapter 1: General provisions
on December 1st 2000 Chapter 2: Mining work execution
under Decision No. Chapter 3: Pit ventilation and dust, air rules
69/2000 QDBCN Chapter 4: Transportation
Chapter 5: Electrical technical equipment
Chapter 6: Fire prevention and
extinguishment
Chapter 7: Flood prevention in working mine
galleries
Chapter 8: Industrial and ecological health
Chapter 9: Provisions for Implementing
4 Directive No. - 14 measures of good performance for
04/1999/CT-BCN to promoting safety in coal pits. Regularly
strengthen the report the progress of this performance to
management of safety Ministry of Industry.
techniques in pits of - Conduct a comprehensive examination of all
coal and other minerals pits; any pits which do not meet the
minimum safety criteria of the State, the
Ministry and the Corporation, must stop
operating.
- Re-inspect and adjust the ventilation network
in all pits to meet all choke-damp level
ventilation requirements.
- Evaluate, consolidate the system of
equipment, electricity in the pits to ensure
safety. Move all the unsafe equipment,
machinery in terms of fire prevention out of
the pits.
- Measure and analyse the gas and air flow as
regulated in safety norms.
- Organise training courses for all staff and
workers to raise their understanding of the

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prevention of accidents due to gas and toxic
gas explosions.
5 Decision No. - Stipulations on standards of safety
41/2001/QD-BCN dated techniques in electricity of the rural,
30/8/2001 by Minister mountainous and island areas; guiding safety
of Industry on safety in measures to protect the people’s lives and the
rural electricity state’s properties.
- Applied in the management, design, taking
over, operating and repairing of electric grids
in rural areas.
- Any state administration agencies,
organisations, individuals supplying or using
electricity; organisations, individuals when
carrying out other work that may cause
electric problems or accidents must be
responsible for the articles in this Decision.
- The rural electric boundary is defined from
the general shutting equipment (knife-
switch…) for the side of 0.4 KV of the
source to the building, house of the
organisation, individual using electricity
outside the city, town or district’s
administrative border.
6 Circular No. - Technical standards and objectives of using
07/2001/TT-BCN dated insulated wires
September 11th 2001 - Competent agencies for high voltage
guiding the administration
implementation of some - Secure corridor for aerial grid safe protection
technical contents - Trees in the secure corridor for high voltage
stipulated in the Decree grid…
No. 54/1999/ND-CP
dated July 8th 1999 by
the Government on
safety in high voltage
grid.
7 Directive No. - Strengthen examination and self-examination
05/2003/CT-BCN dated according to concrete plans of implementing
March 5th 2003 by and treating violations of safety process,
Minister of Industry on safety norms, labour protection policies in
strengthening OSH and enterprises or units under the industry. Step
fire prevention for the by step consolidate and enhance the roles,

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safe industrial year of responsibilities and effectiveness of the OSH
2003. and fire prevention network, with a special
focus on the following fields: extraction,
minerals processing; producing, using,
preserving and transporting of industrial
explosive materials; installation and
operation of the electric system; industrial
fire and dust prevention in textile, tobacco,
metallurgy and chemical industries.
8 Decision No. - The planning, designing, building of
156/2003/QD-BCN factories must comply with current
dated October 2nd 2003 Vietnamese regulations on OSH, fire
on safety norms in coal prevention and environmental protection.
sorting enterprises. - Machinery, equipment, workshops, stores of
factories must be designed, set up and
regularly inspected, maintained and serviced.
- New imported equipment and technologies
must meet the technical, OSH and
environmental protection requirements
according to current regulations.
- The person responsible for OSH and
environmental issues must have suitable
qualifications and at least 3 years of
experience in the field. If he (she)
specialized in coal classification in
vocational college, then the years of
experience should be at least 5 years.
- When designing the transportation routes
within the factories, the intersections
between roads and railways must be
minimized. If there is any intersection
between these two, there must be measures
to prevent accidents. All water, oil and gas
pipes across these roads or railways must be
put in force-proof covers.
9 Decision No. - Regulations on the organizational structure
91/2004/QD-BCN dated and operation principle of professional mine
September 15th 2004 by rescuers. This is compulsory for
Minister of Industry on professionals and concerned people in the
the organizational process of eliminating all the problems in
structure and operation mines.

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of professional mine
rescuers
10 Decision No. - The regulation is applied to administration
136/2004/QD-BCN agencies, technical verification
dated November 19th establishments, enterprises, organizations,
2004 by Ministry of individuals in the industry including
Industry on the list of mechanicals, metallurgy, electricity, energy,
dangerous machines, oil and gas, minerals extraction, chemicals
equipment, hazardous (also including pharmaceutical chemistry),
chemicals and industrial explosive materials, light industry,
regulations on food processing and other types of
management of manufacture with regard to dangerous
dangerous machines, machinery, equipment, hazardous chemicals
equipment and with typical requirements.
hazardous chemicals in
the industry.
11 Circular No. - Regulations on “list of dangerous goods and
02/2004/TT-BCN dated transportation of dangerous goods on roads”,
December 31st 2004 by including the added list for dangerous goods
Ministry of Industry which are industrial explosive materials and
guiding the chemicals, knowledge of employers and
implementation of the employees and the technical conditions of
Decree No. transportation vehicles when transporting
13/2003/ND-CP dated these materials and chemicals.
February 19th 2003 by
the Government on “the
list of dangerous goods,
transportation
dangerous goods on
roads”
12 Decision No. 3532/QD-- Safety verification process for boilers;
KHCN dated December - Safety verification process for pressure
31st 2004 by Ministry of
vessels;
- Safety verification process for bottles of gas,
Industry on the issued
safety liquefied gas;
verification
process - Safety verification process for dissolved
acetylene;
- Safety verification process for lifting
equipment.
13 Circular No Regulating the responsibilities for
02/2005/TT-BCN dated management over production, doing business,

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29 March 2005 guiding supplying and use of industrial explosive
the management over materials by State administrative agencies.
production, doing
business, supplying and
use of industrial
explosive materials
2.2.8- OSH-related regulations issued by the Ministry of Defense
No Decisions Contents
1 Decision No 1183/QD-BQP Regulating the provision mechanism of
dated 18/7/1997 allowances for hazardous and
dangerous exposure to workers and in-
kind allowances
2 Decision No 1255/QD-BQP Regulations on provision of PPEs in
dated 25/9/1997 military work
3 Decision No 884/1998/QD- Regulations on clarification and
BQP dated 18/7/1998 investigation into occupational
accidents in the army
4 Decision No 1051/1999/QD- Regulations on the performance of
BQP dated 13/9/1999 labour protection activities in
enterprises, repairing, production and
business establishments and budget-
estimating units in the army
5 Circular No 14/2004/TT-BQP Guiding the provision of allowances
dated 16/12/2004 and compensation for servicemen,
defense workers and contracted
labourers who are affected by
occupational accidents and diseases.
2.2.9- Standards, processes and norms related to OSH (Annex 4) OSH
standards, processes and norms are binding guidelines for enterprises
List of standards, processes and norms related to OSH: see Annex 3
2.3- Regulations on the functions, duties and powers of labour inspectors
2.3.1- According to the Labour Code of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(revised in 2002)
Article 185: The state labour inspectorate is responsible for inspecting labour
policies, occupational safety and occupational health;
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and provincial state agencies
for labour also conduct labour inspections.
Article 186: the state labour inspectorate has the following tasks:

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 + Inspecting the compliance with regulations on labour affairs, occupational
accidents, occupational health;
+ Investigating occupational accidents and violations of occupational health
standards;
+ Participating in the development and providing guidance on how to comply
with safety and health standards and process;
+ Dealing with complaints and denunciations related to labour in accordance
with laws.
+ Settling relevant issues within its competency and making recommendations
to competent authorities to deal with violations of labour laws.
Article 187: as stipulated in items 1, 2 and 4, when conducting the investigations,
the labour inspector has the right to:
Item 1: Conducting unscheduled inspections and investigations into specific
designated areas;
Item 4: Deciding to terminate the use of machinery, equipment, workplaces with
high risks of occupational accidents, serious environmental pollution; be
responsible for these decisions and timely report to relevant state agencies.

2.3.2- According to the Inspection law (approved on 15 June 2004)

From Article 23 to Article 29 there are stipulations on the structure, duties and
responsibilities of relevant inspectors, including Ministry Inspectorate and
provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
From Article 45 to Article 52 there are stipulations on activities of specialised
inspectors.

2.3.3– According to the Decision No. 1118/2003/QD - BLDTBXH

(issued on September 1st 2003)
Item 2, Article 2 in the Decision stipulates that the labour inspectorate’s role is
under the Labour Code.
• Inspecting the compliance with regulations on labour affairs, occupational
safety and health;
• Organising and guiding the investigation and reporting of occupational
accidents, violations of labour standards and occupational health; statistics of
occupational accidents;
• Participating in the development and provision of guidance on the regulations
and standards in occupational safety and health.

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2.4- Regulations on subsidy and compensation for occupational accidents and
diseases
No Legal papers Details
1 The Labour Code of 1994
Article 149 The regulations on contribution to the
social insurance fund: Employers pay 15%
of the salary; employees pay 5% of their
wages; the State pays extra amount; interests
from funds.
2 The revised Labour Code of 2002
1. Item 3, Article 107 - The employee is compensated by the
employer when an accident occurs or they
suffer from occupational disease. The rate is
salary of at least 30 months and the allowance
if they die or they lose more than 81% of their
working capacity. There are specific
regulations for the cases between 5% - 81%.
- Employees are subsidized by the employer
at the rate of more than his/ her salary of 12
months if the accident is their fault.
2. Article 141, Enterprises must participate in compulsory
social insurance systems for workers who
have signed contracts of more than 3 months
duration; workers have the right to social
insurance subsidy, including subsidy for
occupational accidents and diseases.
3. Article 143, Article Workers suffering from occupational
146, accidents and diseases, after treatment, will be
tested and this will be recorded for social
security insurance.
In cases where the worker has died, his/ her
family will receive the burial fee, death
gratuity, and monthly death allowance.
3 Government Decree
1. Article 11, Decree Specific stipulations on how employers
No. 06//CP dated compensate and subsidize workers suffering
th
January 20 1995 by the from occupational accidents and diseases.
Government (revised
and supplemented)
2. Article 15, 16, 17, 18, - When workers suffer from occupational
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, accidents and diseases, the social insurance

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 Vietnam Social company will introduce them to the
Insurance Regulations, examination office to define the rate of
adopted together with decreased working capacity. Based on this
Decree No. 12/CP dated rate, the social security fund will pay a once-
January 26th 1995 by the off or monthly subsidy.
Government (revised) - In addition, workers can also benefit from
on specific regulations others: death gratuity for occupational
about social insurance accidents and diseases.
for workers who pay a
social insurance fee and
are suffering from
occupational accidents
and diseases.

4 Circulars
1. Joint Circular No. Defines that employers must organize health
08/1998/TTLT-BYT- checks, provide health services and pay for all
BLĐTBXH dated April the health service costs of workers.
20th 1998 by MOH,
MOLISA guiding the
compliance with
regulations on
occupational accidents.
2. Circular No. - After receiving the results of injury checks,
10/2003/TT- the employer will have to compensate or
BLĐTBXH dated April subsidize the worker if the decreased working
18th 2003 by MOLISA capacity is more than 5% or death due to
guiding the compliance occupational accidents and diseases.
with regulations on - In the case that the employer does not pay
employers’ the workers’ compulsory social insurance fee,
compensation and they have to pay not only the compensation
subsidization for fee and subsidy but also an allowance
employees suffering equivalent to that paid by the social insurance
from occupational system when workers suffer from
accidents and diseases occupational accidents and diseases.
whose working capacity
has decreased by more
than 5%.

3. Decision No. - Workers in these kinds of enterprises will be

14/2004/QĐ-BTC dated compensated by insurance companies, not by
January 16th 2004 by employers.

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 Minister of Finance on - Stipulates the premium rate based on the
the rate of fee that period of 30 months: Indirect employees who
enterprises in industries work in offices pay 0.42%; Indirect workers
with high risks of in high risk working conditions pay 0.51%;
occupational accidents Indirect workers pay 0.62%; In hazardous
and diseases such as occupations where accidents easily happen,
construction, workers pay 0.72%.
installation must
participate in the social
insurance system to
ensure workers’ rights.
2.5- A summary of requirements for recording and notification of occupational
accidents and diseases
(Quoted from Joint Circular No 14/2005/TTLT-BLDTBXH-BYT-TLDLDVN
dated March 8 2005)
2.5.1- Requirements for recording and notification of occupational accidents
2.5.1.1- Occupational accidents notification
- All occupational accidents must be reported immediately to the enterprise’s
employer by the victim, his work-mate or someone who knows of the incident.
- When there’s a fatal accident or a serious one, the enterprise must report as soon
as possible to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
(DoLISA), or police of the district where the accident happens and its direct
administration agency.
- In the case where the victim of the accident dies when he is under treatment or
dies because of a relapse, the enterprise must report to inspectors of the DoLISA
immediately after his death in compliance with relevant regulations.
- Occupational accidents happening in the fields as radio-activity, oil and gas
extraction, or in rail, water, road and air transportation vehicles, or in army
enterprises must be reported to the field’s administration agency.
2.5.1.2- Occupational accident statistics and reports
- Within 5 working days from the day the occupational accident minutes are
published, the enterprise must enter in the Occupational Accident Register
information about all occupational accidents for which their controlled workers
have had to leave work for more than a day. Workers who suffer from several
occupational accidents at the calculation time must have separate statistics for
each case.

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- Enterprises must report to DoLISA of the provinces where they are located and
to other agencies which are part of the provincial investigation group.
- Police agencies send a copy of documents of traffic accidents regarded as
occupational accidents to the enterprise whose workers are injured in the
accident, to make regular reports of occupational accidents. When there is
request from victims or families of the victims, this task of copying and sending
the documents must be done within 20 working days.
- Every 6 months and annually, the enterprise must collect information and report
on the situation of occupational accidents to DoLISA of the provinces where
they are located and to other agencies which are part of the provincial
investigation group, before July 5th for the first 6 months and before the
following year’s January 10th for the annual report. If there are no occupational
accidents, the enterprise must clearly note down “no occupational accident”.
- DoLISA will compile all information and report the situation of occupational
accidents in 6 months to MOLISA (Bureau for Safe Work and the Ministry’s
Inspectorate) and the provincial statistics office before July 15th for report of the
first 6 months of the year and before January 20th for the annual report.

2.5.2- Profile and management of occupational diseases

- Occupational disease profile is held separately, managed and kept in accordance
with regulations by the Ministry of Health.
- The employer must develop plans and have reports to the provincial Department
of Health every quarter, every 6 months and annually on workers whose
occupational health is checked. Departments of Health, Ministries are
responsible for reporting quarterly, half-yearly and annually to MOH.
- For the army: based on the results from checks and assessment of occupational
diseases conducted by the Faculty of Military Occupational Medicine and
Occupational Diseases, Council for Medicine and Occupational Disease
Assessment, Ministry of Defense, Military Medicine, Policies and Labour
Organisation make assessments and define the rate of loss of working capacity.
The profile is kept by the Council and sent to the Division of Social Insurance
under the Department of Policies, Ministry of Defense to implement regulations
on social insurance.

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2.5.3- List of occupational diseases and compensable diseases which can be
compensated by the social insurance company or by employers
No Diseases with the break down into groups Legal documents
1 Silicosis Circular No. 08/TTLB
2 Asbestosis dated May 19th 1976
3 Lead poisoning
4 Benzene and its coequals’ poisoning
5 Mercury and its compound poisoning
6 Manganese and its compound poisoning
7 X-ray and radio-active substances
8 Occupational deafness due to noise
9 Byssinosis Circular No. 29/TT-
10 TNT poisoning (Trinitrotoluene) LB dated December
11 Vibration 25th 1991
12 Occupational skin discoloring
13 Skin ulcer, nose partition ulcer, dermatitis,
eczema
14 Tuberculosis
15 Hepatitis
16 Leptospirosis
17 Chronic bronchitis Decision No.
18 Arsenic and its compound poisoning 167/BYT-QĐ dated
19 Nicotine poisoning February 4th 1997 by
20 Agro-chemical poisoning MOH
21 Chronic low blood pressure
2.6 - A summary of OSH requirements in collective labour bargaining
Based on stipulations in the Labour Code, regulations on collective labour
bargaining should have the following items:
- Work and rest time: should have specific stipulations on hours of work per day,
per week, break time, shifts, days off in a week, holiday, paid days off, personal
days off, extra hours.
- The responsibility of employers and employees for organizing and
implementing rules, processes, norms and measures for safe work and working
conditions.
- Training in OSH and PPE provision;
- Regulations on health care for workers such as health checks, occupational
disease checks, attending sanatoria, occupational accident and disease
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- Regulations for female and juvenile workers.
The laws encourage employers and employees to sign labour bargaining
agreements with items which are more beneficial for employees than stipulations
in the labour laws.
2.7- OSH-related Conventions, standards and norms of the ILO and the World
Health Organisation (WHO)
Vietnam has consulted the ILO conventions related to OSH during its process of
development of legal frameworks and policies on OSH in Vietnam. Where
Vietnam has ratified some convention, the country has respectfully complied with
it.
The global strategy for occupational safety and health in 2001-2010 and
orientation towards 2020 by the WHO.
The list of the ILO OSH conventions ratified by Vietnam is attached in Appendix 1.
2.8- Challenges, difficulties and obstacles to improving OSH
- With its policy of developing the market economy, facilitating all economic
sectors, realizing the industrialization and modernization strategy to turn the
country into an industrialized one by 2020, Vietnam has experienced rather
rapid economic development over the past few years. The use of machinery,
equipment and chemicals has been increased, followed by an increase in
industrial waste volume. However, the awareness of OSH and environmental
protection is still limited, causing hazards to OSH and the environment. By
2005, Vietnam had 160,000 enterprises and 2.6 million households involved in
business and production activities with over 43 million labourers, of whom
77.5% were vocationally untrained and lacked OSH knowledge.
- The cadre of officers is weak in both quantity and qualifications; equipment and
infrastructure for State administration are inadequately invested in.
- Legal documents guiding OSH performance are sometimes overlapping and
inconsistent; there is a shortage of OSH standards, norms and processes.
- The capacity of OSH information, propagation, training and education is poor,
failing to improve the knowledge of the public in general and workers in
particular.
- The reported number of occupational accidents and diseases is far lower than the
real figure; there is only a limited number of annual reports made on
occupational accidents. Moreover, the cases in agriculture, forestry, and
aquaculture or in private establishments are not taken into account.
Consequently, there is no available report on economic damages from unsafe

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 conditions, leading to difficulties in making policies and selecting priorities for
OSH improvement.
Vietnam has no policy of economic leverage to encourage enterprises to perform
OSH, for example, a fund for occupational accident compensation.

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3. INFORMATION ON NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND
RESPONSIBLE BODIES IN THE FIELD OF OSH
3.1- Overview of the organisational structure of the MOLISA and role of
relevant central bodies

3.1.1- Overview of the organisational structure of the MOLISA

Functions: the MOLISA is responsible for developing and submitting to the
competent bodies to issue or for issuing legal documents, policies and regulations
on labour protection, occupational safety and health; developing, issuing and
uniformly administering the system of State regulations on occupational safety,
labour classification standards by working conditions; guiding branches, levels to
inspect occupational safety and health; conducting labour inspections; organizing
activities of information, training in OSH; cooperating with countries and
international organizations in the field of occupational safety.
Figure 1: Organisational structure of OSH-related agencies

THE MOLISA Partner relations

Steering relations

INSTITUTE BUREAU FOR SAFE LABOUR

FOR WORK INSPECTORA
LABOUR - Division of Policies TE
SCIENCE and Norms
AND SOCIAL - Division of (Inspection
AFFAIRS Information and
Propaganda over OSH)
Research - Division of 64
Center for Administration and Departme
Personnel nts of
Working
- Center for OSH Labour,
conditions and Training
environment Invalids
and Social
Affairs in
provinces,
CENTERS FOR INDUSTRY SAFETY REGISTRATION cities

Center for industry safety registration District’s Labour division

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3.1.1.1- Bureau for Safe Work
(Quoted from the Decision No 1123/2003/QD-BLDTBXH dated 10 September 2003)
Functions
The Bureau functions as the state administration for occupational safety, labour
protection, occupational health in the whole country, as regulated by laws.
Responsibilities
- Submitting to the Ministry the long-term and annual plans for occupational
safety, labour protection and occupational health;
- Studying and submitting to the Ministry proposals of laws, decrees and other
legal documents concerning occupational safety, labour protection and
occupational health;
- Instructing and examining the implementation of Government’s and Ministry’s
regulations on occupational safety, labour protection and occupational health;
- Studying and submitting to the Ministry stipulations on labour protection,
including personal protective equipment, compensation for occupational
accidents and diseases, in-kind compensation, working regulations, work time,
time for rest, standards to categorize workers with the breakdown by working
conditions.
- Studying and submitting to the Ministry:
• Processes and norms on occupational safety; list of jobs and occupations
which are hard, hazardous or dangerous and extremely hard, hazardous or
dangerous; list of machinery, equipment, materials and substances which
have strict requirements of occupational safety; regulations and instructions
for registering and examining machinery, equipment, materials and
substances that have strict requirements of occupational safety, as specified
by the law.
• Coordinating with Ministry of Health in developing and promulgating list of
occupational diseases.
- Submitting to the Ministry and conducting the National Programme on labour
protection, occupational safety and health, the National Week for Occupational
Safety and Health and Fire-Explosion Prevention
- Informing, propagating and instructing in training activities relating to OSH
- Instructing and examining activities of Centers of Industry Safety Registration
relating to the safety of machinery, equipment, materials and substances with
strict requirements of occupational safety
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- Conducting evaluation and review of tasks; carrying out periodical and special
reports; conducting scientific research and training officers in OSH and labour
protection
- Managing the staff, infrastructure, finance and properties as specified by
regulations of the Government and Ministry
- Other duties assigned by the Ministry
Organisational structure of the Bureau for Safe Work
- Division of Policies and Norms
- Division of Information and Propagation
- Center for OSH Training
- Division of Administration and Personnel
- Center for OSH training
(quoted from Decision No 1176/2004/QD-BLDTBXH)
• Funtions:
Educating, training in occupational safety, labour protection, occupational
health in line with legal regulations.
• Duties:
+ Setting up and submitting to the Director of the Department of
Occupational Safety the long-term and annual OSH training plans, and
conducting the approved project plans;
+ Compiling and preparing the documents and content of the training
programmes on occupational safety, labour protection and occupational
health for general as well as specific training courses; studying and
developing modern training methods on OSH;
+ Training and strengthening the trainers, lecturers of OSH for employers;
training in new OSH knowledge on methods to improve working
conditions, impact of hazardous factors, use of machinery, equipment and
materials with strict requirements on OSH; teaching through warnings,
visual aids; introducing OSH experiences of other countries;
+ Instructing, training in OSH for employers and employees;
+ Participating in evaluating the quality of OSH training and educational
activities;
+ Implementing international cooperation in the field of OSH education and
training.

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• Organizational structure of the center:
+ Division of Planning and General Affairs
+ Division of Occupational Safety Training
+ Division of Occupational Health Training.
3.1.1.2- Labour Inspectorate
(quoted from Decision No 1118/2003/QD-BLDTBXH dated 10/9/2003)
• Functions
The State labour inspectorate is in charge of inspecting the implementation of
labour policies, occupational safety and health.
• Major duties
- Conducting inspections on the compliance with regulations on labour,
occupational safety and health;
- Conducting and instructing investigation; synthetizing and making reports
on occupational violations of labour and occupational hygiene standards,
making statistics on occupational accidents;
- Participating in developing and guiding the application of standards,
processes and norms on occupational safety and health;
- Handling complaints and denunciations related to labour in accordance
with the laws;
- Tackling within its competency and proposing to competent bodies to
tackle violations of labour laws.
• Organisational Structure: Labour Inspectorate includes 4 divisions:
- Division of Public Reception and Denunciation Handling
- Division of Inspection over Policies on Revolutionaries and Social Affairs
- Division of Occupational Safety and Health Inspection
- Division of Labour Inspection
3.1.1.3- Centre for Working Environment Research. see item 3.3.1
3.1.1.4- Centres for Industry Safety Registration
- Centre for Industry Safety Registration, zone I,
- Centre for Industry Safety Registration, zone II,
- Centre for Industry Safety Registration, zone III,
3.1.2- Role of OSH-related bodies
(Quoted from Decree No 06/CP dated 20 January 1995 by the Government
regulating some articles in Labour Code on occupational safety and health; Decree
No 110/2002/ND-CP dated 27 December 2002 by the Government on amending
and supplementing some articles of the Decree No 06/CP dated 20 January 1995
and some relevant documents)
3.1.2.1- The Ministry of Health

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is responsible for determining, publishing and uniformly administering legal
documents, the system of standards on health for professions and work; for
providing instruction on implementation of OSH and health care for workers in all
branches and at all levels and for periodical and recruitment health checks; for
organising medical examinations and treatment for occupational diseases; for
carrying out international co-operation with foreign countries and international
organisations in the occupational health field.
Figure 2: Preventive health care network for workers

Ministry of Health
(Vietnam Administration of Preventive Medicine)

Division of occupational health, accidents, injuries

Central Institutes Division of Occupational Medicine

- National Institute for Occupational Health and (Hanoi University of Medicine,
Environmental Hygiene Hochiminh University of Medicine,
- Institute of Pasteur in Nha Trang (Division of
Occupational Medicine and Occupational Diseases)
Medical Staff Management College)
- HCM City Institute of Public Health (Division of
Occupational Medicine and Occupational Diseases)
- Central Highland Institute of Hygiene and Epidemics
(Division of Occupational Medicine and Occupational
Diseases)

Department of Health
in 64 Provinces Ministries/Sectors
(Department of finance - labour, planning and policy)

Preventive Medicine Center

/Occupational Health and Health Centres at Ministries/Branches
Environmental Hygiene Transportation, Construction, Industry,
Agriculture and Rural Development, Railway,
Garment and Textile, Aviation, Post and
Telecommunication I, II, Coal Corporation,
Rubber Corporation, Petrol and Gas Corp.
Prev entive Medicine
Center of district/wards

Enterprises, farms,
Medical centers SMEs, co-operatives large-scale farms
in communes

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3.1.2.2- The Ministry of Science and Technology
is responsible for uniformly administering scientific and technical research and
application in occupation safety and health; for developing standards of personal
protective equipment; and, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids
and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Health, to develop, stipulate and uniformly
administrate the systems of State technical standards of occupational safety and
health;
3.1.2.3- The Ministry of Education and Training
is responsible for steering the inclusion of occupational safety and health topics in
the curricula of universities, colleges, technical, vocational schools and schools
for administration;
3.1.2.4- Other Ministries and ministerial agencies
shall develop, guide and apply a system of industrial occupational safety and
health standards and norms, provided that there is agreement in writing from the
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social affairs for those on occupational safety
and the Ministry of Health for those on occupational health.
• Directorate of Industrial Safety Technique, Ministry of Industry: the Ministry
of Industry issued Decision No 114/2003/QD-BCN dated 4 July 2003
stipulating functions, duties, rights and organisational structure of the
Directorate of Industrial Safety Technique.
- Directorate of Industrial Safety Technique under the Ministry of Industry
assists the Minister of Industry in guiding, inspecting and implementing
industrial safety techniques, including registration, safety verification of
pressure equipment, lifting equipment, electricity safety, mining and oil
exploration safety (except equipment and devices for marine oil and gas
exploration), chemical and industrial explosive safety in accordance with
the laws.
- Directorate of Industrial Safety Technique has the following duties and
rights:
+ Developing or participating in developing legal documents;
mechanisms and policies on safety techniques in industry to submit to
the Minister of Industry for approval or further submitting to competent
agencies to issue, and instructing and inspecting the implementation;
developing and submitting to the Minister to issue regulations on
checking industrial safety techniques and on instructing and checking
compliance with the issued legal documents.
+ Inspecting the implementation of standards and norms on industrial
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 + Carrying out registration, verification and issuance of certificates of
industrial safety technique for machinery, equipment, materials and
substances with strict OSH requirements according to the list issued by
the MOLISA, for machinery, equipment, materials and substances with
typical safety requirements according to a list issued by the Ministry of
Industry; appraising and submitting to the Minister for recognising
eligible units in terms of safety technique for manufacturing, installing,
repairing pressure equipment, lifting equipment and regularly checking
gas and liquified vessels of units in the industry sector.
+ Presiding over and collaborating with relevant Departments to evaluate
profiles and to submit to the Ministry of Industry for the granting of
business and use license for industrial explosive materials in accordance
with the laws; inspecting, monitoring safety techniques in production,
maintenance, transport and use of industrial explosive materials; being
focal point for managing radiation safety, fire prevention and
extinguishment in the industry sector.
+ Appraising or participating in appraising safety technique solutions in
investments, technical design and design of infrastructure constructions
conducted by units under the Ministry.
+ Presiding over or collaborating with relevant State administrative
agencies to investigate and find out causes of breakdowns and
occupational accidents related to safety technique in the industry sector
and suggesting solutions.
+ Providing training and guidance on profession of industrial safety
technique for units in the industry sector.
+ Providing refresher training in electricity checks.
+ Undertaking international cooperation in the field of industrial safety in
accordance with the laws.
+ Administering personnel and assets as regulated by the laws and
assigned by the Ministry.
• Organisational structure of the Directorate of Industrial Safety Technique:
- Administration Office
- Division of Personnel, Training and International Cooperation
- Division of Electric Safety Technique,
- Division of Electricity Supervision,
- Division of Mine and Oil-Gas Safety Technique,
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 - Division of Chemical, Industrial Explosive and Consumer’s Industrial
Safety Technique.
3.1.2.5- People's Committees of provinces and cities under the Central
Government
shall carry out the State administration of occupational safety and health within
their respective localities, set targets to ensure occupational safety and health is
included in the improvement of working conditions, in the plan for economic,
social development and in the budget plan of respective localities.
3.1.2.6- Trade unions
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour shall participate in drawing up a
National Program on labour protection, occupational safety and health, and in
development of scientific research programs and legislation, policies and
regulations on labour protection and occupational safety and heath.
The Trade Union, in collaboration with respective offices of labour, invalids and
social affairs, and of health, takes part in the control and supervision of the State
administration and the implementation of laws and regulations on occupational
safety and health, and participates in the investigation of occupational accidents.
The Trade Union at local levels is responsible for educating and mobilising the
workers to strictly observe regulations and rules on occupational safety and health;
for organising workers' movement for ensuring occupational safety and health in
undertakings; for setting up and maintaining a network of workers' safety and
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3.2- An overview of organisational structure and personnel related to OSH at
provincial and district levels
3.2.1- Provincial level: labour inspectorate under departments of labour, invalids
and social affairs is in charge of State administration over OSH.
(quoted from Joint Circular No 09/2004/TTLT-BLDTBXH-BNV dated 9/6/2004
guiding functions, duties, responsibilities and organisation of professional bodies
assisting the People’s Committee in labour, invalids and social affairs at local
level)
• Duties and rights relating to OSH include:
- Submitting to the provincial People’s Committee the plan for the National
Program on occupational safety, labour protection and occupational health
in its area and being responsible for the implementation of the plan after
approval;
- Guiding and inspecting the observance with OSH regulations and labour
protection in collaboration with relevant agencies;
- Registering the use of machinery, equipment, materials and substances in
the locality according to strict OSH requirements in accordance with laws;
- Presiding over, conducting investigations into serious occupational
accidents in the locality in collaboration with relevant agencies; guiding
organisations and individual employers to investigate, notify, deal with and
make statistics on occupational accidents, compiling reports on occupational
accidents to the provincial People’s Committee and the MOLISA.
• Personnel: see 4.2
3.2.2 – District level: Each district in each locality has a labour division which is
responsible for administration of labour within its area, including OSH issues. In
major cities, such as Ho Chi Minh City, the district labour division is also in
charge of investigating occupational accidents.
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3.3- List and capability of major OSH institutes and laboratories; organisations
monitoring OSH and working environment

3.3.1- Research Center for Working Environment under the Institute of Labour
Science and Social Affairs, MOLISA
• Studying and making proposals on labour standards systems in line with the
national laws, meeting the socio-economic development of the country in the
given periods of the integration process to reach regional and international
labour standards. Labour standards in the technical fields include:
- Standards on occupational safety and health;
- Standards on labour protection and working conditions;
- Standards on recruitment, employment and regulations on working time
and rest time;
- Corporate responsibility for employees in particular and for the
community in general.
• Studying issues of occupational safety and health:
- Studying assessment method of factors and making general assessments on
impact of environment and working conditions on health and working
capacity of the workers in business and production establishments and on the
surrounding climate;
- Studying measures for elimination or restriction of sources of generation and
spreading of adverse elements in the environment and working conditions;
- Studying measures for prevention and restriction of the adverse impact of
potential environmental factors and working conditions in order to ensure the
health and working capacity of workers and the surrounding environment;
- Studying and proposing updated list and classification of jobs with the
breakdown of hazard level and introducing measures for working statute,
occupational and working seniority;
- Studying measures for prevention and treatment for the workers adversely
affected by the environment and working conditions (occupational accidents
and diseases, working capacity decline, allowances for hard and hazardous
work...);
- Studying the relationship between economic and environmental issues in
sustainable development.
• Studying the scientific basis for making policy and accomplishing State
administration mechanism over the environment and working conditions:
- Regulations on management over occupational safety and health, limit
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 - Processes and norms on occupational safety and health in the use of
technologies, equipment – machinery, materials, fuels and waste;
- Requirements for protective equipment for the workers;
- Uniformly managing clarification, investigation and statistics on occupational
accidents and diseases, developing the information system for occupational
safety and health and environmental protection.

3.3.2- National Institute for Occupational Health and Environmental Hygiene

National Institute for Occupational Health and Environmental Hygiene has five
specialized divisions: Faculty of workers' psycho-physiology and ergonomics,
Faculty of occupational health, Faculty of occupational diseases, Faculty of
environmental hygiene; Faculty of school health.
Functions and duties:
- Conducting research on workers' psycho-physiology, ergonomics, working
environment, occupational hygiene and diseases, environmental hygiene.
- Studying constants of occupational physiology, methods and standards for
occupational disease diagnosis, methods of health check upon recruitment and
periodic health checks.
- Participating in appraising construction designs and new technical processes
or expanding and upgrading enterprises in terms of occupational hygiene.
- Taking part in training and information activities in the field of occupational
and environmental hygiene.
- Providing guidance and help, providing technical support and experts on
occupational and environmental hygiene.
- Compiling training and information materials and disseminating occupational
and environmental hygiene knowledge.

3.3.3- Faculty of Occupational Health – Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang

This is one of the faculties under the Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang. This faculty
conducts scientific research on elements of the work environment and
occupational diseases of workers exposed to hazardous elements at work, psycho-
physiological changes in the workers’ health from the impact of work conditions
and on scientific work organization at a lower degree level than the Institute of
Occupational and Environmental Health; and provides technical guidance and
steering in terms of occupational medicine to 11 provinces in the Central region
and Central Highlands.

3.3.4- Faculty of Occupational Health under Central Highland Institute of

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Its function is to conduct research on occupational health and steer five
regional provinces to supervise the work environment and health care
for workers in the region.
3.3.5-Faculty of Occupational Health and Occupational Diseases – Ho Chi
Minh Institute of Public Hygiene and Health
Functions to do research on occupational health and steer southern provinces to
supervise working environment and health care for workers in the region.
3.3.6-Faculty of Occupational Health and Occupational Diseases under Hanoi
Medical University, Ho Chi Minh Medical and Pharmaceutical University,
University of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health under Medical
Universities in Thai Nguyen, Hai Phong, Thai Binh and Hue, Faculty of
Medicine under Tay Nguyen (Central Highland) University, and Can Tho
Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Organize training programs and research on occupational health for
students, postgraduates, preventive medicine officers at various levels.
3.3.7-Faculty of Military occupational health and occupational diseases under
the Military Institute of Epidemic Prevention and Hygiene
Assess factors affecting work conditions, study occupational psycho-physiology;
ergonomics; health checks and checks for occupational diseases.
3.3.8- Faculty of Hygiene under the The Southern Centre for Preventive
Medicine, Ministry of Defense
Assess work environment factors; study occupational psycho-physiology;
ergonomics; health checks, checks for occupational diseases.
3.3.9-Construction Healthcare Center, Ministry of Construction and hospitals,
rehabilitation centres under the Ministry of Construction
Conduct activities related to occupational medicine and environmental hygiene;
provide health checks, treatment and rehabilitation for workers in the construction
industry.
3.3.10- Center for Occupational Medicine and hospitals, rehabilitation centres
under MARD
Carry out activities of occupational medicine, environmental hygiene, provide
health checks, checks and treatment for occupational diseases and rehabilitation
services for workers in agriculture industry.
3.3.11-Centres for Occupational Health and Environment in the coal, post,
rubber, aviation, railway, garment and textile industries.
3.3.12-Centres for Occupational Health and Environment in provinces/cities
Established according to the Decision no. 2689/2004/QD-BYT dated 10th August,
2004 by Ministry of Health on the issuance of the regulation on the functions,
duties and organizational structure of the Centers for Occupational Health and
Environment under direct management of the Department of Health in
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Centers for Occupational Health and Environment under Department of Health are
the Medical functional units responsible for the provision of consultation and
management of occupational health, workers’ health, occupational diseases in
industrial zones, processing zones, production and trading units or services for
different economic sectors and of enterprises in the localities.
The Centers for Occupational Health and Environment have been established in
Vinh Phuc, Dong Nai, Binh Duong provinces and in Ho Chi Minh city and Can
Tho city.
3.3.13- Center for Industrial Health and Working Environment and hospitals,
rehabilitation centres in the industrial sector
Functions, Duties:
- Administering health professions in the industry sector, technically steering
hospitals, rehabilitation centres, occupational disease treatment centres, health
clinics at units under the Ministry of Industry.
- Carrying out checks of occupational health and the work environment at the
Ministry’s units where there are a number of hazardous elements,
recommending solutions to improving work conditions, preventing
occupational diseases and providing primary health care for staff in the
industry sector.
- Providing health checks for occupational diseases, rehabilitation services and
occupational disease treatment for staff in the industry sector.
- Collaborating with State agencies to carry out verification of toxicity and level
of environmental pollution, work intensity, dust, noise... to identify the list of
hazardous jobs that should be insured and to propose regulations on salary and
allowances to the State.
- Participating in programmes and projects relating to medical care, primary
health care, population and family planning, and prevention of malaria,
bronchocele and AIDS in the industrial sector.
3.3.14- Central Centers for Veterinary Hygiene Examination I (in the North)
and II (in the South)
These centres, which are under the Department of Animal Health, MARD, have
veterinary laboratories related to OSH, such as:
- Testing to define antibiotic residues, heavy metals, agro-chemicals, and
mushroom toxicity in animal products.
- Testing for types of microorganisms in the environment and animal products
- Testing and monitoring veterinary hygiene at breeding farms, abattoirs and
animal production establishments.

These professional fields are related to the analysis of toxic substances in order to
determine workers’ exposure to hazards in the work environment.
3.3.15-Centre for Occupational Health under the Ministry of Transport and
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3.3.16- National Institute of Labour Protection
Organisational structure: The Institute has headquarters in Hanoi, one sub-institute
in Ho Chi Minh City and one in Da Nang, five centres and some divisions.
Functions, duties:
- Conducting scientific and technological research on occupational safety and
health assigned by the State:
+ Conducting research on scientific and technological development and
application of OSH.
+ Developing and assessing OSH criteria, environmental impact and work
conditions of the workers; compiling OSH standards.
- Conducting tasks assigned by Vietnam General Confederation of Labour:
+ Assisting Vietnam General Confederation of Labour to collaborate with
competent State agencies in developing regulations and policies and legal
documents on OSH.
+ Studying and applying methods of organization, administration, guidance
and inspection of labour protection in the trade union system.
- Providing information, consultancy, propagation, training and refresher
training in OHS to managers, employers and employees; taking part with
training institutions in training officers on OSH under the laws.
- Providing services and implementing international cooperation in the fields of
science and technology of labour and environmental protection in line with
legal regulations.
3.3.17- Centers for Industry Safety Registration
Centers for Industry Safety Registration are in the branch of labour, invalids and
social affairs.
- Center for Industry Safety Registration - zone I, under the Ministry of Labour,
Invalids and Social Affairs, located in Hanoi
- Center for Industry Safety Registration - zone II, under the Ministry of
Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, located in Ho Chi Minh City
- Center for Industry Safety Registration - zone III, under the Ministry of
Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, located in Da Nang
- Ho Chi Minh City Center for Industry Safety Registration, under the Ho Chi
Minh City's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs,
- Hanoi Center for Industry Safety Registration, under the Hanoi's Department
of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs,
- Center for Industry Safety Registration I under the Ministry of Industry
- Center for Industry Safety Registration II under the Ministry of Industry
- Center for Industry Safety Registration under the Ministry of Defense
- Center for Industry Safety Registration under the Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development
- Center for Construction Industry Safety Registration under the Ministry of
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These centers conduct verification of safety techniques and provide consulting
services in safety techniques for users of machinery and equipment to which strict
OSH requirements apply.
3.3.18-Division of Plant Protection Inspection, Division of Agro-chemicals,
Division of Plant Quarantine, Northern Center for Agro-chemical Quarantine,
and Southern Center for Agro-chemical Quarantine under Department of Plant
Protection, MARD, are in charge of controlling agricultural chemicals.
3.3.19-Centre for Environmental Treatment Technology under Chemistry Arm,
Ministry of Defense
Functions, duties:
- Studying, testing and implementing the application of new technologies,
techniques, methods in the fields of observing and analyzing the environment,
surveying, assessing the actual status and compiling reports on environmental
impact; overcoming the consequences of war agents and radioactive
poisoning; collecting, transporting and treating hazardous waste and protecting
the ecological environment.
- Piloting the production of materials and equipment for environmental
pollution treatment.
- Providing scientific and technological services: consultancy, design of
environmental pollution treatment technology; technology transfering and
training for professional officers in these fields.
3.4- List of OSH information institutions
3.4.1- Division of Information and Propaganda under the Bureau for Safe Work
is in charge of assisting the Director-General of the bureau in developing,
administering and implementing activities of information, publicity and guidance
for training in OSH.
™ Is a member of ASEAN OSH Network,
™ Is a member of CIS Network
* Duties:
- Developing long term and annual programs and plans on information,
publicity and training in OSH to submit to the Director-General;
- Providing guidance, implementing and periodically assessing the results of
information, publicity and training activities in OSH;
- Providing guidance and implementing the annual task of remuneration and
competition of labour protection.
- Collaborating with ministries, branches, localities, societies, media agencies
and other relevant bodies to carry out activities of information, publicity and
training in OSH;
- Organising annual national weeks for OSH and fire-explosion prevention;
- Cooperating with relevant organizations to implement and manage the
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- Setting up, developing and updating the OSH database and the bureau’s
website on OSH;
- Managing and collaborating with relevant bodies to compile and publish OSH
newsletters in English and Vietnamese languages.
- Managing and publishing materials, posters and flyers for better OSH
publicity and information activities.
- Developing training textbooks; providing guidance and organizing training
courses in OSH.
- Participating in and carrying out international cooperation activities within the
field and responsibilities
- Applying information technology for management: the bureau’s website at
www.dosmolisa.gov.vn includes 9 sections: news; Q/A; legal documents;
cooperative activities; OSH materials; overview of occupational accidents;
national weeks for OSH and fire-explosion prevention; studies; list of
members of national OSH information network. Currently, all divisions under
the Bureau have access to the internet to explore information and data for their
OSH administration activities.
3.4.2-Magazine "Preventive Medicine"
3.4.3-Newspaper “Health and Life”
3.4.4-Magazine “Practical Medicine”
3.4.5-Website of the Ministry:
- www.moh.gov.vn/ytdp
- www.moh.gov.tainanthuongtich.html
3.4.6-Magazine on Occupational Health and Occupational Diseases issued
quarterly by the National Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health
with articles and research results related to OSH.
3.4.7- Centre for Health Media and Education under the Ministry of Health and
Departments of Health has the function and duties of propagating issues related
to health care and protection including safety, hygiene and health care for
workers.
3.4.8- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Magazine “Plant Protection”;
- Website of the Department of Plant Protection, MARD, at http://
w.w.w.ppd.gov.vn
3.4.9- Vietnam General Confederation of Labour: Magazine “Labour
Protection"
3.4.10- Center for Scientific Information, Propaganda and Training in labour
protection under the National Institute of Labour Protection
3.4.11- Center for Propaganda and Steering under the Military Institute of
Epidemic Prevention and Hygiene
3.4.12- Department of Military Health, Logistics General Department, Ministry
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3.5- Other organisations and services
3.5.1- Vietnam Occupational Safety and Health Association (VOSHA)
Function and duties:
- To exchange information and professional knowledge; to organize training
activities to upgrade professional skills for staff and experts in the field of OSH; to
conduct promotion and education to raise OSH awareness and understanding
among employers and employees.
- To participate in advising and consulting with the Government on approaches,
policies, plans and solutions to problems related to OSH.
- To participate in activities for science and technology development,
implementation of projects, scientific subjects on OSH; to provide OSH services
to production, employees and employers.
- To cooperate closely with governmental agencies, social organizations and other
agencies related to OSH activities.
Currently, VOSHA has 11 affiliates and provincial-level associations.
3.5.2- Vietnam Association of Occupational Medicine
3.5.3- Association of Thermal Technique
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4. OSH INSPECTION
4.1- Scope and objectives of OSH inspection
Under article 185 and 187 of Labour Code, the function of State Labour Inspection
(MOLISA is the State administration on labour for all provinces) is to carry out
inspection on labour policies, occupational safety, occupational hygiene in places
under assigned scope and objectives at any time without prior notification.
Item 3, Article 191 of Labour Code (revised and supplemented in 2002),
inspection on occupational safety and heath in sectors such as radiation, oil
exploration and exploitation, rail, sea, land and air transport, and armed force units
is implemented by management bodies of these sectors in collaboration with State
Labour Inspection.
The number of inspectors in charge of OSH inspections
Table of survey results on labour inspectors capacity nationwide in 2004
Quantity of Labour Inspectors
N0 Content
Department Ministry Nation %
Total: 274 30 304 100
2 Gender
2.1 Male 232 26 258 84.9
2.1 Female 42 4 46 15.1
3 Age
3.1 Above 50 years old (prior to 1954) 46 8 54 17.8
3.2 From 35 to 50 years old (1955-1969) 111 14 125 41.1
3.3 Under 35 years old (1970 to 1982) 117 8 125 41.1
4 Working years in the sector
4.1 Above 20 years (prior to 1984) 34 8 42 13.8
4.2 From 10 to 20 years (1985-1994) 65 2 67 22.0
4.3 From 3 to 10 years (1995-2001) 114 13 127 41.8
4.4 Under 3 years (2002-2004) 61 7 68 22.4
5 Qualification
5.1 Ph.D 0 1 1 0.3
5.2 Master 5 2 7 2.3
5.3 University 230 27 257 84.5
5.4 College 31 0 31 10.2
5.5 High school 8 0 8 2.6

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 Quantity of Labour Inspectors
N0 Content
Department Ministry Nation %
6 Specialised profession
6.1 Technology 95 11 106 34.9
8 Departments have no technical
officers
6.2 Doctor 0 2 2 0.7
6.3 Law, economic and Social Labour 158 17 175 57.6
6.4 Others 21 0 21 6.9

Attending courses on improving

7 inspection
7.1 Learnt 204 25 229 75.3
7.2 Haven’t learnt 70 5 75 24.7

8 Foreign language
8.1 A level (basic) 70 2 72 23.7
8.2 B level (Intermediate) 95 10 105 34.5
8.3 C level (Advanced - Proficient) 48 18 66 21.7
8.4 No information 61 61 20.1

9 Information technology
9.1 Office 205 26 231 76.0
9.2 Computer Planning 2 1 3 1.0
9.3 Advanced 8 3 11 3.6
9.4 No information 59 59 19.4
10 Politic theory
10.1 Primary 146 5 151 49.7
10.2 Secondary 86 18 104 34.2
10.3 Advance 42 7 49 16.1
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4.3- Skills and functions of occupational safety and health inspection
For the time being, with one inspector-one place policy, each labour inspector
needs to have comprehensive skills to carry out inspection on labour policy,
occupational safety and health and to settle complaints from citizens.
The Project on “Safework and Integrated Labour Inspection” funded by the
Government of Germany and executed by the International Labour Organization
developed and provided a training model for labour inspection through the
compilation of modules of training materials. Some training courses were
conducted in order to equip inspectors with comprehensive skills on labour policy
inspection, occupational safety and health, communication skills, problem-solving
skills and inspection skills.
4.4- The number of OSH inspections conducted in the past 5 years nationwide
Table 1: The number of OSH inspections 2000-2004
Year Occupational Occupational OSH inspection Total
hygiene safety inspection
inspection
2000 4,800 77 - 4,877
2002 1,750 230 - 1,980
2003 - - 119 119
2004 - - 140 140
Total 6,550 307 259 7,116

(Source: Report on inspection results of Ministry of Health and Report on

inspection performance of MOLISA)
- Prior to 2002, safety inspections and health inspections were conducted
independently.
- Of particular note, the figures on the number of inspections in 2001 are not
available.
- Statistics on the number of inspections in specialised sectors are not available
4.5- Types of inspection
4.5.1. Planned inspection: Most of the current labour inspections are conducted
according to plan and are part of an annual inspection activity programme. These
inspections are in labour policy and occupational safety and health.
4.5.2- Unplanned/unscheduled inspections will be conducted in cases where
there are complaint letters about violation of the labour law.
4.6- OSH Training for inspectors
The Inspectorate organises annual training courses for local labour inspectors. The
organisation of OSH training courses for employers and employees is mainly
carried out by the panel of local inspectors. These local labour inspectors also
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4.7- Preventive inspection policy
With renewe understanding on labour inspection, inspectors should be considered
as a useful tool in helping enterprises solve their problems. Nowadays, labour
inspection in Viet Nam has been reformed and tends toward consulting and
instructing enterprises on their findings and solutions, with the support of
inspectors if necessary. Enforcement and punishment are considered the last
resort.
4.8- Collaboration with ministries, industries in OSH inspection
Every year, OSH inspectors in collaboration with the related industry ministries,
such as Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Industry, Vietnam General Confederation
of Labours… conduct inspection visits. In the first stage of the integration process,
inspectors in some cities such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh and Hai Phong…
collaborate with relevant staff from the health care sector to conduct OSH
inspection visits.
4.9- Contents of inspection and working tools used in conducting OSH
inspection
4.9.1- Contents of inspection
- Inspection on the implementation of safety procedures and standards applied to
machinery, equipment and materials; workshops on the production process in
which special attention is paid to machinery and chemicals which are strictly
regulated in regard to OSH, such as boilers, pressing equipment, lifting
equipment, explosive agents and agro-chemicals
- Inspection on the implementation of health standards: noise, vibration, lighting,
temperature.
- Setting up and implementation of the labour protection plan.
- Self-checking of OSH by the unit.
- OSH training
- Implementation of the OSH regulations regarding objects which are strictly
regulated in terms of OSH ( production, usage, maintenance)
- Implementation of labour protection mechanism: allowance for exposure to
toxic work environment by materials, provision of personal protective
equipment, working hours, break times...
- Reporting on occupational accidents and diseases
- Related documents
4.9.2- Inspection tools
- Self-check sheet of the enterprise;
- Checklist at enterprises;
- Interviews;
- Site visits to the work places, comments for elimination of the problems at the
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4.10 - Difficulties and challenges in OSH
- At present, the number of labour inspectors is very limited and does not meet the
demand of the rapid increase in the number of new enterprises. There are only
304 labour inspectors in the whole country while 160,000 enterprises exist and
2,600 household business are in operation.
- Levels of labour inspectors at present do not meet the demands of the task
assigned especially professional knowledge on the inspection of occupational
health. Of 304 labour inspectors, there are only 02 doctors with occupational
medicine qualifications. It can be seen that labour inspectors, at present carrying
out 3 sectors, are facing challenges.
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5. COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION MECHANISMS AMONG
GOVERNMENT BODIES, REPRESENTATIVE ORGANISATIONS OF
EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS
5.1- Collaboration mechanisms among ministries, branches at the national and
local levels for the National Council for Labour Protection and national
program on labour protection
5.1.1- Development of national program on labour protection, occupational
safety and health
Item 2, Article 95 of the Labour Code specifies that:
- Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Ministry of Health in
collaboration with relevant ministries and branches develops the national
program on labour protection and OSH and submits it to the government for
approval and inclusion in the socio-economic development plan.
- Annually, based on the national program on labour protection and OSH, the
MOLISA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the
Ministry of Finance, prepares the estimate of investments for this program for
inclusion in the State budget plan.
5.1.2- National Labour Protection Council
The Council was established by the Prime Minister according to the Decision No
40/2005/ QĐ-Ttg dated 28 February, 2005 including 15 members who are leaders
of ministries and branches most relevant to OSH and fire-explosion prevention
activities; Minister of MOLISA is Chairperson, representative from the Presidium
of Vietnam General Confederation of Labour is the Council’s Vice Chairperson,
representatives from Cooperative Alliance, Vietnam Farmers’ Association,
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and OSH Scientific and Technical
Council are its members. This structure reflects the collaboration and cooperation
among Government bodies and representative organizations of employers and
workers.
The National Labour Protection Council is responsible for assisting the Prime
Minister in the following fields:
- Defining directions, mechanisms and policies related to labour protection.
- Creating measures to steer and operate the implementation of guidelines,
policies and national program on labour protection.
- Being the focal point for collaboration among ministries, industries and unions
in the field of labour protection in order to ensure occupational safety and health
and improved working conditions.
5.1.3- Development of OSH legal documents
Prior to issuance, all legal documents should be sent to relevant ministries,
branches, organisations, agencies and localities for consultation (the number of
localities depends on the contents of the documents). Subsequently, some
meetings/workshops may be held to discuss and finalize opinions and complete the
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Legal documents are signed by the competent levels only after having been
consulted by relevant ministries, branches, organisations, agencies and localities.
Contradictory opinions should be explained.
5.1.4-Organisation of National Week for OSH and Fire-Explosion Prevention:
with the collaboration of ministries, branches, agencies, organisations and 64
localities nationwide
- Members of the Steering Committee of National Week for OSH and Fire-
explosion prevention include leaders from State administration agencies of
OSH and representatives of employers and employees and from some relevant
agencies, such as:
▪ MOLISA
▪ Ministry of Health
▪ Ministry of Public Security
▪ Vietnam General Confederation of Labour
▪ Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
▪ Vietnam Cooperative Alliance
▪ Vietnam Farmers’ Association
▪ Ministry of Culture and Information
▪ Ministry of Industry
▪ Ministry of Construction
▪ Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
▪ Ministry of Planning and Investment
▪ Ministry of Finance
▪ Vietnam Television
▪ Localities chosen for the launching ceremony of the national week for OSH
and fire-explosion prevention and activities
- Issues under discussion by the Steering Committee of the national week during
their meetings
▪ Main activities and preparations for the National Week for OSH and Fire-
explosion of ministries, industries and localities.
▪ Venue and time of the launching ceremony of the National Week, and the
exhibition.
▪ Agreement on the program of the launching ceremony of the National
Week.
▪ Preparation for information and publicity activities of the National Week
▪ Tasks to be done in the forthcoming time.
5.1.5- National OSH Information Network
The National OSH Information Network was established in December, 1997 with
187 participants from representative agencies of the government, employers and
enterprises, and agencies and organizations of trade unions. The network aims to
collaborate actions, exchange experience and share the existing information
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Meeting frequency:
- Meeting of focal points: twice per year
- Meeting of network members: once per year
5.2- Cooperation mechanism of representative organizations of workers and
employers at the national, local and enterprise levels
5.2.1- National level
On March 9th, 2004, VGCL and VCCI signed the Memorandum of Understanding
of the Cooperation Programme between the two sides. In 2004, VGCL and VCCI
cooperated to set up the National Tripartite Committee:
- In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding for the
Cooperational Programme, the parties actively set up programmes and work
plans and regularly take part in workshops and conferences on tripartite
mechanism, social responsibilities and decent work for the workers, to share
experiences in an effort to strengthen the cooperative relationship between
the two parties in solving labour problems.
- The two parties have exchanged and closely collaborated to prepare and
take part in international activities (at meeting sessions of the International
Labour Conferences in Geneva) and actively work together as a national
team in Vietnam with the ILO Hanoi Office.
VGCL and Vietnam Cooperative Alliance signed a cooperative program on 16
November 2004 on "bringing into play the role of trade union in building up and
developing cooperative economy in 2005-2010”, specifically in item II.5
"collaborate to formulate and develop programs and projects related to cooperative
economy including: research and application of science and techniques of labour
protection, formulation of standards and norms on occupational safety for
cooperatives, environmental protection in rural areas, labour protection and
occupational accidents, vocational training…” in item II.6 "collaborate in the
tripartite relations with the International Labour Organisation”
5.2.2-Provincial and industrial level
The Provincial confederation of labour and industrial trade unions in collaboration
with employers hold training courses and inter-industrial inspections on the
implementation of laws, policies and regulations on labour in general and on OSH
in particular.
5.2.3-Grassroots level
Trade unions shall sign collective agreements with employers on behalf of
employees; involved in checking and supervising the implementation of OSH, in
investigation of occupational accidents, and organization and management of OSH
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6. OSH TRAINING AND EDUCATION DURING 2000 – 2004:
6.1- OSH training programs and the number of training courses for civil
servants
6.1.1- The MOLISA
Table 3: Training for civil servants, conducted by the MOLISA

No of
Year Program Attendants
Courses
1999 - Regulations, policies, standards, norms -1 - Inspectors
and profession of inspection
- Regulations, policies and profession of -2 - Civil servants
labour protection management
2000 - Regulations, policies, standards, norms -1 - Inspectors
and profession of inspection
- OSH information -5 - Inspectors and civil servants
- OSH trainers -4 - Civil servants
2001 - Regulations, policies, standards, norms -2 - Inspectors
and profession of inspection -4 - Civil servants
- OSH trainers
2002 Training to improve OSH inspection 2 - Inspectors
skills - Civil servants
2003 Training to improve OSH inspection 2 - Inspectors
skills - Civil servants
2004 - Training in OSH profession for -2 - Communal officers
communal officers
- Training to improve OSH inspection -2 -Trainers for OSH inspectors
skills (inspectors, civil servants...)
- Training for OSH inspectors 1 - Inspectors
(Source: Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs)

6.1.2- The Ministry of Health

6.1.2.1- Training institutions under Ministry of Health, Universities and Institutes
under the Preventive medicine network
For professional training on occupational health, environment supervision and
occupational diseases, the Institutes under the Preventive Medicine network
(National Institute of Occupational Health and Environmental Hygiene, Nha Trang
Pasteur Institute, Tay Nguyen Highland Institute of Hygiene and Epidemics and
Ho Chi Minh Institute of Public Health and Hygiene) and universities under
Ministry of Health (Medical Universities in Ha Noi, Thai Nguyen, Thai Binh, Hai
Phong, Hue, Medical Faculty under Tay Nguyen Medical University, Hochiminh
Medical and Pharmaceutical University and Can Tho Medical University) conduct
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6.1.2.2- Training courses
Table 4: Training and education in silicosis prevention
Duration Health officers Managers Workers Total
No of No of No of No of No of No of No of No of
courses attendants courses attendants courses attendants courses attendants
1999 3 70 2 60 3 150 8 280
2000 2 40 5 150 5 250 12 440
2001 8 220 10 500 8 800 26 1520
2002 10 350 10 350
2003 5 250 9 450 14 700
Total 28 930 26 1160 16 1,200 70 3,290

Table 5: Training and education in OSH

In localities, branches
Duration
No of courses No of establishments No of attendants
2000 292 25,425
2001 815 4,587 56,000
2002 631 3,738 64,970
2003 1447 6,491 130,579
2004 782 4,980 45,069
Total 3,967 15,314 322,043
6.1.3- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Table 6: Training in OSH
Year No of trainees Type of training
1999 131,000 Full-time
2001 130,000 Full-time
56,033
2002 (due to the separation of the Trade Union from Full-time
the Ruber cooperation)
2003 59,140 Full-time
2004 37,900 (due to enterprise reform) Full-time
Total 945,073
In addition, in the past, the plant protection agencies have also implemented and
cooperated with local organizations and authorities to disseminate the Ordinance
on plant protection and quarantine. The Decree issued by the Prime Minister
guiding the implementation of the Ordinance and other relevant documents issued
by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and by other agencies to
officers, civil servants in the branch from the central to local levels. The
Department of Plant Protection has cooperated with provincial People’s
Committees to implement the Ordinance in major provinces such as Bac Giang,
Lao Cai, Thai Binh, Quang Binh, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Quang Nam, Thua Thien
Hue, Dong Thap, An Giang, Dong Nai, Ca Mau, Ho Chi Minh City… in
provincial and municipal major agencies such as Office of Provincial People’s
Committee, Market Monitoring Sub-Department, Police Station, Quality Control
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 Table 7: Training in safe and effective use of pesticides
Beneficiaries 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
of (No of (No of (No of (No of (No of
dissemination beneficiaries) beneficiaries) beneficiaries) beneficiaries) beneficiaries)
Central
76 125 172 124 241
officers
Local officers 295 345 389 491 533
Pesticide
8,073 5,180 6,988 9,391 9,782
traders
Table 8: Training for inspectors, 1st and 2nd level - pesticide trading agents
nationwide in 2003-2004
No of
Beneficiaries No of attendants Note
courses
Inspectors,
31 1,377
1st and 2nd level - pesticide trading agents
Training courses for trainers "Guiding In Ho Chi
farmers to use agro-chemcials safely and 2 130 Minh City and
effectively " Hanoi
(Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development)
6.1.4- The Ministry of National Defense
Table 9: Training to staff and offices conducted by Ministry of National Defense
Number of Number of
Year Training content Targeted group
training courses participants
2000 OSH Legislation 1 150 Managers at central level
2001 OSH Legislation 1 150 Managers at central level
2002 OSH Legislation 1 150 Managers at central level
2003 OSH Legislation 1 150 Managers at central level
2004 OSH Legislation 1 150 Managers at central level
Total 5 750
(Source: Ministry of National Defense)
6.2- Training programmes and the number of OSH training courses for
employers
6.2.1- Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
Table 10: Training courses for employers, conducted by the MOLISA
No of
Year Program Beneficiaries
courses
2001 Work Improvement in Small 2 Employers
Enterprises (WISE);
2002 WISE 5 Employers
2003 - WISE 6 - Employers
- OSH Management System 14 - Employers
2004 - Training in work improvement in 4 - Employers, heads of
small construction sites and households
handicraft villages - Employers, enterprise
- Training in OSH held by the OSH 5 managers
Training Centre
Note: OSH training courses held by Departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and centers
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6.2.2- The Ministry of Health
Table 11: Training and education in silicosis prevention
Year Managers
No of courses No of attendants
1999 2 60
2000 5 150
2001 10 500
2002
2003 9 450
Total 26 1,160
6.2.3- The Ministry of Industry
- Disseminate legal regulations on OSH
- Specialized training in mining safety, electricity safety, construction safety
and safety for industrial devices which have strict OSH requirements, such
as lifting, pressure and mechanic devices, and industrial explosives.
- The total number of trained people in 3 years between 2001-2003: 15,000
6.3- Training programs and number of OSH training courses for employees
6.3.1- The MOLISA
Table 12: Training for employees
Year Program No of courses Beneficiaries
2001 Improving working conditions in 4 Farmers
agriculture
2002 OSH in agriculture 3 Farmers
2003 OSH in agriculture 8 Farmers
2004 OSH in agriculture 9 - OSH trainers in
agriculture (1 courses)
- Farmers (8 courses)
Notes: OSH training held by Departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and
centers for Industry Safety Registration are not included in statistics.
6.3.2- The Ministry of Health
Table 13: Training and education in silicosis prevention
Year No of courses No of attendants
1999 3 150
2000 5 250
2001 8 800
2002
2003
Total 16 1200
6.3.3- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Table 14: Training in safe use of pesticides for farmers
Year No of attendants
1999 51,000
2000 140,864
2001 76,517
2002 88,082
2003 128,716

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Total 485,179
Table 15: Training courses for farmers during 2003-2004 through a contest
on the use of pesticides
No of No of Total no of
No of No of farmers
No Items trained farmers trained
districts watching
farmers competing farmers
1 Phu Tho 5 1,495 600 35,000 37,095
2 Nghe An 4 640 250 500,000 1,390
3 Bac Ninh 3 250 500 250,000 1,000
4 Hai Phong 6 1,345 500 288,000 2,133
5 HCM City 8 280 500 300,000 300,780
6 Lam Dong 10 350 300 500,000 500,650
7 Vinh Phuc 5 175 500 500,000 500,675
Total 41 4,535 3,150 2,373,000 1,343,723
6.3.4- Ministry of Industry
Over the past five years (2000-2004), the Ministry of Industry has held 1,311
training courses for 300,000 trainees, including 358 courses for newly-recruited
workers, 693 regular courses and 260 specialized courses on machinery and
equipment which has strict OSH requirements.
6.3.5- Ministry of National Defense
During 2000-2004, the Ministry of National Defense opened 1,300 training
courses with the participation of 125,000 trainees on safety in construction, safety
in the use of electricity, operating cranes....
6.4- OSH training activities conducted by representative organizations of
employers and employees
6.4.1- Vietnam’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
- Since 1999, VCCI has organized about 20 training courses on OSH for
employers with about 700 attendants. These courses were held in localities where
VCCI's branches are located. Most of the training courses were for employers in
small and medium-sized enterprises on the 5S program and improving working
conditions in small and medium-sized enterprises programme.
- Vietnam Business Links Initiatives Project (2000- 2004) held 29 training courses
with about 1,000 leaders, OSH officers, supervisors of more than 50 leather and
footwear enterprises participating nationwide. The training courses mainly focused
on OSH and the environment in general and issues relating to chemical and
machinery safety, etc.
6.4.2-Vietnam Cooperative Alliance
Vietnam Cooperative Alliance held 25 training courses on increasing management
knowledge on integrating OSH for more than 1,000 managers of cooperatives; 2
training courses on responsibilities of product quality and environmental
management for 120 officers in cities and provinces.
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Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and trade unions of all levels
collaborate with appropriate authorities of the respective levels to provide training
to labour protection officers, managers and OSH collaborators.
Table 16: Training courses held by trade union organizations
Year No of attendants
2000 377,703
2001 279,252
2002 526,348
2003 690,738
2004 544,396
Total 2,418,437
Training topics:
- Policies, laws on OSH
- Role, duties and operational methods of trade union at different levels in OSH
- Operational methods of OSH collaborators
- Some fundamental issues of OSH techniques
6.5- List of OSH-related training courses conducted by universities and
technical secondary schools with the number of graduates per annum by each
type
- University of Trade Union: in 1996-2004, 540 engineers of labour protection
graduated
- University of Public Health: established in 2002
- Hanoi Medical University: faculty of occupational medicine
- Universities, technical secondary schools and vocational schools
6.6- Organizations providing training activities in accordance with the laws
- Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs: According to Decree No
08/CP dated 11/4/1995 and Circular No 23/LDTBXH–TT dated 19/9/1995
guiding the organization of OSH trainings, trainees are employees, employers
from enterprises, agencies and organizations of all economic sectors. Employers
are responsible for holding training courses for employees; Department of
Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs are responsible for holding training courses
for employers within their locality and choosing trainers for such courses. The
MOLISA together with ministries and branches select trainers for the courses
held by them.
- Ministry of Public Security: According to regulations in the Law on Fire
Prevention, people who are working in environments with a high risk of fires
and explosions or who are frequently in contact with dangerous flammable and
explosive substances should be provided with training and a certificate of fire
prevention. Fire Prevention Police Office shall provide training, refresher
training, steering, inspections, professional guidance, appointment, regulations
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- Ministry of Industry: Under the law on electricity, the Ministry of Industry
introduces regulations on electricity safety technique standards, grants
safety cards and provides guidance in electricity safety measures.
Electricity operators and repairers should have certificates or degrees in
electricity granted by vocational training establishments, and safety cards
granted by State administration agencies in the field of electricity.
6.7- List and number of experts trained and training requirements
(during the last five years)
No specific regulations on expert standards are available
No official statistics on the number of experts trained are available
6.8- Institutions providing OSH training
- Centre for OSH Training established in 2004 under the Ministry of Labour,
Invalids and Social Affairs specializes in providing OSH training in Vietnam.
- According to the prevailing laws, the MOLISA is responsible for OSH
training for officers from ministries and branches. Meanwhile, ministries and
branches are in charge of specialized training for their affiliates. Departments
of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs are in charge of training for employers
of enterprises in their respective localities.
- For professional training on occupational health, environment supervision and
occupational diseases, Institutes under the Preventive Medicine network
(National Institute of Occupational Health and Environmental Hygiene, Nha
Trang Pasteur Institute, and universities under management of Ministry of
Health (Medical Universities in Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Thai Binh, Hai Phong,
Hue, Tay Nguyen, Can Tho and Medical and Pharmaceutical Universtiy in Ho
Chi Minh City).
- Trade unions at different levels and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and
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7. OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES IN OSH
7.1-Number and the roles of occupational safety specialists/officers in
ministries, industries, provinces, Vietnam General Confederation of Labours
7.1.1- The Ministries and Industries
Depending on the nature and requirements of each work, each Ministry or Industry
assigns the number of OSH staff accordingly.
Duties:
- Guiding member agencies to comply with legal documents, policies, regulations
on labour protection, occupational safety, occupational health, State’s norms;
- Following up the implementation of the policies, regulations on labour
protection, occupational safety, occupational health, for example: personal
protective equipment; compensation for occupational accidents and diseases; in-
kind allowances; working rules, regulations on time for work and for rest; the
standards for work classification according to working conditions.
- Inspecting the implementation of national regulations on occupational safety,
labour protection, occupational health;
- Organizing activities during the National Week on OSH- Fire and Explosion
Prevention and Fighting, within the Ministry and Industry;
- Being responsible for OSH information, publicity and training.
For example: Ministry of National Defense at Central level assigns 7 staff in
charge of OSH, there are 27 staff in the Military Occupational Medicine
Division and in the Preventive Medicine Center in the South, comprising one
doctor – PhD, 3 masters, 2 medical doctors (1st grade specialists) 6 engineers, 4
technicians, 8 biomedical staff, one pharmacist and two middle-ranking
pharmacists.
7.1.2- Large State-owned enterprises
- The Labour Protection Committee includes 5 or 7 members, responsible for
giving advice, supervising and coordinating OSH activities in enterprises:
- Labour Protection Unit (possibly bureau, section or officers in charge of OSH):
guides the implementation of the mechanism, policy on labour protection,
procedures and norms on OSH, checking and supervising the labour protection
and activities in response to the National Week on OSH – Fire and Explosion
Prevention and Fighting
- Health Unit: Guiding and checking the implementation of occupational health
and primary health care
- OSH collaborators network: guiding the implementation of OSH in the
production group or team (details of the OSH collaborators are mentioned in
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7.1.3- The Ministry of Labours – Invalids and Social Affairs (for more details,
see item 4.2)
- Providing guidance to implement legislation, policies, regimes on labour
protection, occupational safety and occupational health and State’s standards
and norms on OSH
- Conducting State inspection on labour, including inspection of labour policies,
inspection of occupational safety and occupational health
- Conducting and organizing the annual National Week for OSH, Fire and
Explosion Prevention
- Disseminating publicity and training in OSH
7.1.4- Trade Union
- Central level
Total staff working in labour protection at central level consists of 228 people of
which post- graduates and university graduates account for 80%, including:
▪ Labour Protection Department has 9 staff at graduate level (100%). The
Department acts as the consultancy group assisting the Chairman of the Vietnam
General Confederation of Labours on management and guidance on labour
protection;
▪ The National Institute of Labour Protection has 203 staff, of which 6 are
associate professors (5 of them retired and are now working as consultants to the
Institute), 24 PhD, 26 masters, 16 are attending master courses, 130 are
engineers, medical doctors, graduates…
▪ Labour Protection Faculty under Trade Union University has 8 trainers of which
2 are doctors, 4 are masters.
▪ Labour Protection Magazine has 8 staff at graduate level in technical or press
professions.
- Provincial or industrial levels:
At present, in 64 provincial Confederations of Labours and in 20 Trade Unions
under Ministries or Industries, there are 97 labour protection staff, so each
province/city or Trade Union has an average of 1 staff. Of 97 labour protection
staff, 42 are in charge of labour protection duties, accounting for 44.68%; 79% are
at graduate level of which 35% graduated from the technical universities, 26.5%
are labour protection engineers and the rest graduated from other universities; and
65% are trained in labour protection professions.
Work experiences of trade union staff in the labour protection field in localities,
industries and corporations are: almost 5 years (63%), from 5 to 10 years (23%)
and 14% over 10 years.
At present, the Trade Union under Ministry of Industry and the Departments of
Labour Protection exist in 6 provincial Confederation of Labours in Thai Nguyen,
Quang Ninh, Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Dong Nai, Binh Duong.

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7.2- Requirements of qualifications for OSH experts and collaborators/staff
- In state administration agencies: according to regulations of the Ministry of
Home Affairs or of the administrative Ministries or Industries.
- For enterprises: according to regulations of the Joint Circular No.
14/1998/TTLT-BLDTBXH- BYT-TLDLDVN jointly issued by MOLISA,
Ministry of Health, VGCL
▪ Labour protection Unit in enterprises: Officers responsible for labour
protection should be selected among those who have good technical and
practical knowledge, have been professionally trained and been permanently
assigned to specialize in the labour protection field.
▪ Health unit at enterprise level
· Enterprises with few hazardous elements: those having less than 300 workers
must have at least one nurse; those with 300 to 500 workers must have one
nurse and one physician; those with 501 to 1,000 workers must have one
doctor and one physician; those with more than 1,000 workers must have a
separate medical station (or bureau, section). In case of insufficient health
officers, contracts with provincial health services should be signed to meet the
health care requirements at the sites.
· Enterprises with hazardous elements: those with less than 150 workers must
have 1 nurse; those with 150 to 300 workers must have at least 1 nurse (or a
person of equivalent level); those with 301 to 500 workers must have one
doctor and one nurse; those with 501 to 1,000 workers must have one doctor
and in each work shift there must be 1 nurse; enterprises with more than 1,000
workers must set up a private medical station (or section, bureau).
▪ OSH collaborators: workers who are professionally educated, enthusiastic
and very keen on labour protection issues are assigned to do the job. To ensure
the objectives of the activities, the OSH collaborator should not be the leader
of the working group.
7.3- Legal requirements for occupational safety specialists/officers
Regulated by leaders of the organizations, companies
For example: Ministry of National Defense issued the Decision no. 96/2003/QD-
BQP dated 12/8/2003 regulating that the head of the delegation for checking the
work environment must be a doctor who has graduated in occupational health.
7.4- The number of occupational physicians in cities/provinces and their roles in
OSH
7.4.1-Preventive medicine centre in provinces/ cities
Preventive medicine centres are responsible for preventing epidemic diseases,
ensuring environmental hygiene, and occupational health and school health
management according to regulations in the Decision No. 2468/1999/BYT-QD
dated August 16th 1999 by the Minister of Health. In these centres, officers
responsible for occupational health are working in the Occupational Health
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department.
Table 17: Occupational health manpower in centres for preventive medicine of 64
provinces, cities and 13 occupational medicine centres of different industries
Bureau for Number of occupational health officers
No.of
occupational
occupational Pharmacist, Technician,
Year disease Total Doctor
health others Nurse
examination
2000 44 28
2001 46 31 543 285 61 197
2002 46 33 493 257 67 169
2003 50 37 525 270 83 172
2004 50 37 525 270 83 172
Year 2000: The health care network at provincial and industrial level was
increased by 350 health officers (to 6,359 staff in total). The health care network
in small and medium enterprises was fragile and could not meet the primary health
care needs of workers. 897 large enterprises still did not have medical officers.
Year 2001: 46 preventive medicine centres of the provinces or industries,
accounting for 62.1%, established an occupational health faculty. The total number
of professional officers in the occupational health faculty was 543, of which there
were 285 doctors (52.9%) and 61 pharmacists and others (11.1%).
31 occupational disease clinic rooms were established in 29 provinces and 2
industries. 38 provinces and 8 industries established occupational health faculties.
Year 2002: The number of occupational health faculties remained the same as year
2001 while there were 493 staff in total, 257 (52.1%) of which were doctors and
67 (13.6%) were pharmacists and others
33 consulting rooms for occupational diseases were established in 31 provinces
and 2 industries (occupational disease clinic rooms in Ha Tay and Cao Bang). 38
provinces and 8 industries had their own occupational health faculties.
Year 2003: 4 more provincial preventive medicine centres established
occupational health centres increasing the number to 50 provincial preventive
medicine centres and industrial health centres in total (accounting for 67.6%),
(Dak Lak and Son La established occupational health faculties). In Binh Duong,
the provincial People’s Committee approved the establishment of the Centre for
Occupational Health and Environment to assist the province in the field. The total
number of occupational health professionals was 525, including 270 doctors
(51.4%) and 83 pharmacists and others (15.8%).
There were 37 consulting rooms for occupational diseases (in 31 provinces and 6
industries) established in the provinces and industries.
Year 2004: The data remained the same as year 2003. In general, the provinces
and branches were initially provided with machinery and equipment for
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Shortcomings:
According to reports from 51/64 Preventive Medicine Centres: of the officers, the
number who are doctors (PhD) and 2nd grade specialists only accounts for 0.87%
and these are only in some provinces. Post graduates account for 12.2% of the
total and the number of graduates for 24.9% of the total. The total number of
graduates who are specialised in preventive medicine accounts for 15.8%. The
technicians account for 11.4% of the total number of officers and specialised
officers of immediate level account for 30.5%.
According to reports of 54/64 Preventive Medicine Centres:
- At present, preventive medicine centres have only about 60% of the necessary
equipment for examining contagious diseases, 20% for safe and healthy food
stuff and 30% for occupational health.
- At least 1/3 of the current laboratory equipment needs replacing as they are too
outmoded (produced before 1990). Most of the equipment for HIV/AIDS
examination has been provided in recent years so it is still functional. However,
due to the high frequency of use in some provinces, this equipment also needs to
be upgraded, replaced or supplemented.
7.4.2- Centres for Occupational Health and Environment in the provinces/cities
- To meet the needs for management of workers’ health and of occupational
diseases in some industrial provinces/cities, 5 centres for occupational health
and environment (in Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Can Tho and
Vinh Phuc) were established. These centres are responsible for managing the
medical network at grassroots level, developing the plans, managing the
working environment, occupational diseases, regular health check lines,
occupational disease examination and treatment and rehabilitation activities for
workers in the provinces/cities. In addition, these centres also carry out scientific
research on measures to prevent and cure occupational diseases.
- As these centres have been newly-established (except for Ho Chi Minh City’s
and the Health centre of Dong Nai industrialized zone which have so attending
to workers in the zone, but not others in the province), the group of professionals
is still inadequate, each centre having only 17 to 20 people.
- The centres already have fundamental equipment for controlling the work
environment, however, they still lack equipment for examining and diagnosing
work-related diseases, for example X-ray machines, biological and chemical
testing machines, particularly for testing occupational toxicology, which has not
been carried out by any centre so far.
7.4.3- Health Centres under ministries, branches
- Health Centres under ministries and branches are set up based on the demands
and development of each ministry or industry, and are aimed at taking care of
the workers’ health in the field. Currently, there are 11 health centres under the
Ministries of Industry, Ministry of Traffic and Transportation, Ministry of
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 Telecommunication Corporation, Vietnam’s Railway Corporation, Vietnam
Airlines, Rubber Corporation, Garment and Textile Corporation, and Coal
Corporation. These centres are responsible for managing the work environment
and workers’ health in their respective industries; participating in prevention of
epidemics; conducting studies and research on occupational disease prevention
and typical jobs; and implementing national target programs. In addition, these
centres provide health checks and treatment for workers with health insurance
and local citizens.
- Of the total personnel, doctorate holders and health officers at second grade
specialist level are 1.22%, while the proportion of postgraduates is 19.4%,
46.9% are tertiary graduates, 3.3% are technicians and 18.3% of officers
graduated from technically specialised schools.
- Currently, 98.9% of equipment at these centres is in use. 28.6% of these centres
have 41-50 different types of essential equipment, 42.8% have 31-40 different
types, 14.3% have 11-20 types and 14.3% have 5-10 types.
7.4.4- Production units and enterprises
Table 18: Health care staff in enterprises
No of
Types of No of doctors,
Number of enterprises medical
enterprise pharmacists
staff
With With With no
medical medical medical
staff station staff
More than 200 2,325 1,330 1,139 7,685 1,523
workers
From 51 to 200 747 151 3,236 1,356 289
workers
Less than 50 77 15 27,074 111 14
workers
Total 3,149 1,496 31,449 9,152 1,826
(Source: Ministry of Health 2000)
7.5- Qualifications required for occupational health staff
In accordance with standards for civil servants and officials introduced by the
Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health
7.6- Legal requirements for having occupational physicians
In accordance with the regulations by the Ministry of Health
7.7- The number of occupational health nurses
No statistics are available
7.8- Qualifications required for occupational health nurses
In accordance with standards introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs and
Ministry of Health
7.9- Legal requirements for having occupational health nurses
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7.10- Number and roles of occupational hygiene specialists in OSH
performance
No statistics are available
7.11- Qualifications required for occupational health experts and staff
Qualification requirements are not clearly set up. The Ministry of Home Affairs
stipulates standards for civil servants and State officers while employers make
their own decisions.
7.12- Legal requirements for having specialists
- The Ministry of Home Affairs and branches introduced regulations on
specialists in State agencies.
- Those in enterprises are regulated by the inter-ministerial Circular No
14/1998/TTLT-BLDTBXH – BYT-TLDLDVN dated 31 October 1998 jointly
issued by the MOLISA, MoH and VGCL
7.13- Number and roles of environmental protection specialists in OSH
performance
No data is available
7.14- Network of OSH collaborators
According to incomplete statistics from 38/64 provinces and 11/20 branch trade
unions, there were 153,036 OSH collaborators in 2004. The network of OSH
collaborators is a form of labour protection activity established under an
agreement between employers and the executive board of the trade union. The
network's activities are in line with the laws, ensuring the rights of workers and the
benefits of employers.
Organization
All enterprises should set up a network of OSH collaborators who are direct
workers with a good knowledge of the labour protection profession and elected by
production workshops. Each workshop should have at least one OSH collaborator;
for group work, a group should have at least one OSH collaborator. To ensure
objectiveness, the OSH collaborator should not be the head of the workshop or
work group.
The employer, in collaboration with the executive committee of the trade union at
grassroots level, makes the decision on admitting OSH collaborators and
publicizing the decision. The trade union manages the network activities. OSH
collaborators have their own work schedule, are trained in the profession and
supported in material and non-material ways in order to achieve a better operation.
OSH collaborators have the following duties and rights:
- Speeding up, checking and supervising the compliance with regulations on OSH
in production, maintenance of safety equipment and use of PPEs; calling heads
of production lines to ensure they are observing regulations on labour
protection; providing guidance on safe work for newly-recruited workers or for
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- Providing comments to work group leaders on plans for labour protection,
measures for ensuring occupational safety and health and work condition
improvement;
- Proposing to the head of the work group or higher level to ensure regulations on
labour protection, measures for occupational safety and health and timely
dealing with unsafe machinery, equipment and workplaces.
7.15- OSH officers and experts in Vietnam Occupational Safety and Health
Association (VOSHA)
- VOSHA has 11 branches, 1 provincial branch with 1,500 members of which
80% are OSH officers and experts (1,200 people)

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8. OSH-RELATED STATISTICS AND INFORMATION IN VIETNAM
8.1- Number of undertakings, number of workers and incomes by types of
industries
Table 19: Number of enterprises in operation
TT Number of Development
enterprises growth rate (%)
(up to 31/12/02) 2002/2001
Total 62,908 121.73
By ownership and by economic areas
1 State-owned enterprises 5,364 100.17
- Central state-owned enterprises 2,052 102.75
- Local state-owned enterprises 3,312 98.63
2 Non state-owned enterprises 55,236 124.65
- Collective enterprises 4,104 112.56
- Private enterprises 24,794 108.86
- Collective name companies 24 480
- Limited liability companies 23,485 144.16
- Joint-stock companies with state-owned 557 118.51
capital share
- Joint-stock companies without state- 2,272 201.96
owned capital share
3 Foreign investment enterprises 2,308 114.77
- 100% foreign capital 1,561 120.63
- Foreign Joint venture enterprises 747 104.18
By types of industries
1 Agriculture and forestry 972 111.09
2 Fishery 2,407 93.91
3 Mining and quarrying 879 138.64
4 Manufacturing 14,794 119.76
5 Electricity, gas and water supply 185 120.92
6 Construction 7,845 137.8
7 Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor 24,794 119.65
vehicles, motor cycles
8 Hotels and Restaurants 2,843 118.21
9 Transport, storage and communications 3,242 127.39
10 Financial intermediation 1,043 100.97
11 Scientific activities and technology 12 150
12 Real estate, rental and consultancy services 3,235 147.38
13 Education and Training 124 144.19
14 Health and social work 81 172.34
15 Recreational, Cultural and sporting activities 183 127.08
16 Community, social and personal service 269 120.09
activities
(Source: General Statistics Office, investigation results 2003)

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Table 20: Number of workers and average labour income in state sector by
type of economic activity, 2003
Average
Number of workers
TT Economic sector income/month
(VND)
1 Agriculture and forestry 218,200 795,400
2 Fishery 5,700 765,700
3 Mining and quarrying 129,100 1,890,800
4 Manufacturing 712,900 1,211,600
5 Electricity, gas and water
81,100 2,022,200
supply
6 Construction 486,300 1,194,200
7 Wholesale and retail trade,
repair of motor vehicles, 197,600 1,178,800
motor cycles
8 Hotels and Restaurants 34,500 1,171,300
9 Transport, storage and
203,100 1,957,700
communications
10 Finance – credit 66,800 1,986,800
11 Financial intermediation 34,000 1,217,600
12 Scientific activities and
47,100 1,860,200
technology
13 Public administration and
defense, compulsory social 287,300 917,500
security
14 Education and Training 1,000,600 1,020,600
15 Health and social work 203,600 981,900
16 Recreational, Cultural and
39,500 990,900
sporting activities
17 Activities of Party and of
75,100 880,900
membership organizations
18 Community, social and
35,400 1,158,400
personal service activities
Total 3,857,900 1,195,743
(Source: Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs Statistical Year Book, 2003)

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8.2- Number of occupational fatalities per year for the last five years
(total and per sector of economic activity with gender breakdown) with brief
description on how the data was collected and coverage of reporting
Table 21: Occupational fatalities
Number of
Acidents having
Year Number of accidents occupational
fatalities
fatalities
2000 3,405 371 406
2001 3,601 351 381
2002 4,298 418 485
2003 3,896 470 513
2004 6,026 560 575
Total 21,226 2,170 2,360
(Quoted from the annual occupational accident reports made by
the Labour Inspectorate of MOLISA)

The data collected is based on the reporting system from enterprises to local labour
inspectors and to Ministry’s Labour Inspectorate. Data relating to the occupational
fatalities is also collected through the inspection reports on fatal occupational
accidents.
8.3- Number of reported cases of occupational injuries by cause
Table 22: Occupational accidents by cause
Unsafe Violation of
Without
work Unavailability Safe work safe work
safe work
Year conditions or not using place procedures
procedures Others
or PPEs untrained and
or methods
equipment methods
2000 185 61 40 163 1,320 1,558
2001 132 113 76 230 1,274 1,783
2002 321 129 99 240 1,613 1,895
2003 274 61 132 213 1,405 1,868
2004 354 201 206 216 2,074 2,757
Total 1,623 565 553 1,062 7,686 9,861
(Quoted from the annual occupational accident reports provided by Labour Inspectorate, MOLISA)

Data on occupational injuries by provinces, types of industries, ages and sex is not
available.

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8.4- Number of occupational injuries per year for the last five years
(total and per sector of economic activity) with brief description on how the data
was collected and coverage of reporting;

Table 23: Serious occupational injuries

Year Serious occupational injuries
2000 1,057
2001 1,173
2002 1,192
2003 1,124
2004 1,670
Total 6,216
(Quoted from the annual occupational accidents provided by Labour Inspectorate, MOLISA)

The data collected is based on the reporting system from enterprise level to local
labour inspectors and then to MOLISA’s Labour Inspectorate. As few enterprises
reported on their annual occupational accidents, the data reflecting the annual
occupational injuries is not precise.
Data on occupational injuries by provinces, types of industries, ages and sex is not
available.
8.5- Number of reported cases of occupational diseases in Vietnam

Table 24: Situation of occupational diseases in Vietnam during 1976-2004

Name of Total
1976- 1991- 1996-
TT occupational 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total Rate
1990 1995 2000
disease cases (%)
1. Pneumoconiosis 4,905 2,161 5,124 753 1,190 798 1,179 16,110 74.5
and pneumonias
2. Poisoning 65 44 490 92 237 37 63 1,028 4.8
3. Diseases caused 527 315 1531 305 335 563 263 3,839 17.8
by physical
elements
4. Skin diseases 20 200 3 3 205 62 493 2.3
5. Bacterial 13 79 3 16 6 10 127 0.6
contamination
Total 5,497 2,553 7,424 1,156 1,781 1,609 1,577 21,597 100

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8.6- Number of occupational diseases for the last five years
Table 25: Occupational diseases over the last five years 2000-2004
No. Name of 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
occupational Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed
disease
1 Silicosis 2,058 1,698 2,332 717 2,432 1,177 1,772 789 3,452 1,064
2 Asbestosis 13 2 49 1 19 0 19 0 0 0
3 Byssinosis 138 114 65 25 87 3 24 0 187 111
4 Chronic
138 46 224 10 971 10 236 9 556 4
bronchitis
5 Poisoning by
lead and its 208 87 96 5 186 118 67 10 151 18
compounds
6 Poisoning by
benzene and
0 0 0 0 130 0 49 0 0 0
its
compounds
7 Poisoning by
mercury and
0 0 0 0 15 0 14 14 0 0
its
compounds
8 Poisoning by
manganese
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
and its
compounds
9 TNT
22 12 11 31 8 8 11 11 44 44
poisoning
10 Poisoning by
arsenic and
0 0 186 56 0 0 0 0 0 0
its
compounds
11 Nicotine
43 43 0 0 113 106 58 0 0 0
poisoning

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No. Name of 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
occupational Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed
disease
12 Poisoning by
95 2
pesticides 358 178 17 0 26 5 62 1
13 Poisoning by
radioactive
36 3
substances
0 0 13 1 33 0 4 1
and X-rays
14 Noise-
induced 1627 915 989 304 3117 334 2114 553 3011 262
deafness
15 Diseases
from 0 0 0 0 262 1 7 7 0 0
Vibration
16 Occupational
low blood
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pressure
diseases
17 Occupational
skin 243 175 126 3 594 2 259 205
341 62
discoloration
18 Skin ulcer,
arthritis,
43 7 0 0 45 1 6 0 17 0
atopic
dermatitis
19 Occupational
2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 4
tuberculosis
20 Viral
28 28 3 3 15 15 5 4 56 6
Hepatitis
21 Occupational
2 0 6 0 2 0 1 1 21 0
leprosy
Total 4,984 3,317 4,117 1,156 8,056 1,781 4,774 1,609 7,908 1,577
(Source: Viet Nam Administration of Preventive Medicine- Ministry of Health)

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 Table 26: Situation of Pneumoconiosis in Vietnam during 1976-2004
Total cases of Total cases of
Silicosis Asbestosis Byssinosis
pneumoconiosis occupational diseases
No. Period

Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed Suspected Confirmed

1 1976-1990 4,875 4,905 1 0 4,876 4,876 5,497 5,497

2 1991-1995 2,152 2,152 0 9 2,161 2,161 2,553 2,553

3 1996-2000 5,106 4,914 16 2 193 139 5,315 5,055 12,015 7,424

4 2001-2004 9,938 3,747 49 1 65 25 10,052 3,773 29,839 6,123

Total 22,071 15,718 65 4 258 173 22,404 15,865 49,904 21,597

(Source: Viet Nam Administration of Preventive Medicine- Ministry of Health)

Note: statistics by types of economic sector, coverage of the reports are not available

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8.7- Number of occupational safety control measurements recommended
Data is not available
8.8- Number of health examinations conducted
Periodical health examinations for occupational diseases in workers are vital tasks
carried out by the health sector in preventive medicine centres at provincial and
district levels, in occupational and environmental centres and in health centres of
ministries and branches. The tasks have been carried out with the following
results:
Table 27: Examination of workers’ health during 2000-2004
Year Periodic health check Occupational disease
examination
No. of Rate % No. of No. of No. Of
enterprises /Total workers enterprises workers
enterprises with health examined
checked
2000 - - 643,720 - 31,855
2001 1,989 35.6% 903.122 206 28,464
2002 2,527 23.5% 601.602 250 62,917
2003 2,230 30.7% 632.544 200 54,418
2004 3,106 11.5% 428.316 - 57,480

Year 2000:
- The number of workers having periodical health checks was 643,720 (an
increase of 25% in comparison with year 1999), 51.6% of whom were at grade 1
and 2 (very good and good), 44.1% at grade 3 (moderate) and 4.3% at grade 4
and 5 (poor and very poor). The number of workers at grades 4 and 5 showed a
tendency to reduce in comparison with year 1999 (4.32% and 6.8%).
- Number of workers having occupational disease examination amounted to
31,855 (an increase of 3% in comparison with year 1999), of whom 4,081 were
found to be suspected cases of occupational diseases. There were 677 confirmed
cases of occupational diseases and 525 cases were entitled to a subsidy from
social insurance.
Year 2001:
- In 65 provinces/industries, 1,989 business operations/enterprises (accounting for
35.6%) carried out periodical health checks for workers; of 903,122 workers
checked, 477,670 were male and 425,452 were female. The number of workers
having periodical health checks increased by 63.8% in comparison with the year
2000.
- Occupational disease examinations were carried out in 206 business
operations/enterprises. The total number of workers checked was 28,464, of
which 4,118 had contracted an occupational disease (accounting for 14.64%).
The number of confirmed cases was 1,158 (accounting for 28.1%), with 333

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 cases being entitled to a once-off subsidy and 278 cases (accounting for 52.8%
of the confirmed cases) entitled to a regular subsidy from social insurance.
Year 2002:
- In 60 provinces/cities and industries, 2,527 business operations/ enterprises
(accounting for 23.5%) carried out periodical health checks for workers.
601,602 workers were checked, of whom 356,390 were male and 245,212 were
female.
- 18 occupational diseases were examined in 250 business operations/enterprises.
The total number of workers checked was 62,917 (more than double), of which
8,036 workers were suspected of having an occupational disease (accounting for
12.77%). 1,781 workers were confirmed (accounting for 22.2%) with 1,334
cases receiving a once-off subsidy and 267 cases entitled to a regular subsidy
(accounting for 89.9% of the cases confirmed).
Year 2003:
- In 60 provinces/cities and industries 2,230 business operations/enterprises
(accounting for 30.7%) conducted periodical health checks to classify the health
of workers’. There were 632,544 workers checked, of whom 407,074 were male
and 632,544 female.
- 31 provinces/cities and Ministries/industries carried out checks for 16
occupational diseases in more than 200 business operations/enterprises all over
the country. 54,418 workers exposed to factors causing occupational diseases
were examined (an increase of about 8,000 workers in comparison with the year
2002), of which 4,068 were diagnosed as having contracted an occupational
disease (accounting for 7.48%). 937 workers were confirmed (accounting for
23.0%) with 370 cases receiving a once-off subsidy and 152 entitled to a regular
subsidy from social insurance (accounting for 55.71% of the confirmed cases).
Year 2004:
- In 60 provinces/cities, 3,106 business operations/ enterprises (11.5%) carried out
periodical health checks for workers, in which 428,316 workers, including
243,878 males and 184,438 females, were checked.
- 32 provinces, ministries/industries conducted occupational health checks for
workers, with a total of 57,480 workers exposed to hazards of which 7,908 were
diagnosed to have contracted an occupational disease (accounting for 13.8%).
1,577 workers were confirmed (accounting for 19.9%) with 544 cases being
entitled to a once-off subsidy and 768 cases entitled to a regular subsidy
(accounting for 83.2% of confirmed cases).
(Source: Viet Nam Administration of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health)

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8.9 - Number of occupational hygiene control measurements recommended
The results of occupational safety and health inspections with the breakdown by provinces, types of industries, sizes of
industries and contents of recommendations (over the last five years)
Table 28: Working environment supervision results during 2000-2004
2000
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004
2500
Average
No. of supervised in 5 years
business n= 2500 n=2400 n=2606 n= 2277 n= 1986
operations/enterprises
No. of Proportion No. of Proportion No. of Proportion No. of Proportion No. of Proportion Proportion
samples exceeding samples exceeding samples exceeding samples exceeding samples exceeding of over
Harmful factors standards standards standards standards standards allowed
% % % % % standards
%
Dust 6,344 32.6% 15,847 24.7% 15,703 20.7% 14,147 23.9% 15,069 17.5% 23.88
Noise 33,059 21.2% 19,349 25.7% 23,129 31% 19,408 27.6% 27,738 28.2% 26.74
Lighting 34,864 10.4% 25,369 11.2% 29,104 10.8% 24,543 18.0% 37,355 17.1% 13.50
Toxic gas 9,294 12.1% 18,821 34.8% 13,802 13.4% 9,643 13.5% 15,933 11.9% 17.14
Microclimate 110,603 32% 84,978 27.9% 91,126 23.9% 76,577 22.8% 103,802 17.6% 24.84
Vibration - - 1,916 23.3% 2,870 34.7% 2,259 22.5% 1,042 14.5% 23.75
Magnetic, Radio - - 5,586 6.1% 6,329 6.8% 1,493 10.3% 9,797 3.8% 6.75
activity

Total 194,164 25.3% 171,866 24.9% 182,063 21.2% 148,070 22.0% 210,736 17.8% 22.12%

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Year 2000: the work environments of about 2,500 business operations/enterprises
were checked, an increase of 18% in comparison with the year 1999 (2,110
enterprises), but the number was still below the targeted figures.
Year 2001: the work environments of about 2,400 business operations were
checked, the total number of measured samples being 172,876. Of these, 43,003
samples did not meet the hygiene standards, accounting for 24.9%, an increase of
2.4% in comparison with year 2000.
Year 2002: measurements of the work environments of 63 provinces, cities and
industries were carried out for 2,606 enterprises with a total of 188,709 samples.
Of these, 40,049 samples did not meet the hygiene standards, accounting for
21.2%, a reduction of 3.7% in comparison with the year 2001.
Year 2003: according to the statistical reports, 60 provinces, cities and industries
carried out measurements of the work environments of 2,277 enterprises with a
total of 148,675 measured samples (a reduction of about 40,000 samples in
comparison with the year 2002), of which 32,655 samples, accounting for 22%,
did not meet the hygiene standards.
However, the proportion of work environment samples exceeding the standards in
industrial provinces/cities was still very high. The proportion of dust samples
exceeding the dust standards accounted for 63.4% in Thai Nguyen, 34.9% in
Quang Ninh, 56.1% in the mining industry and 46.3% in the transportation sector.
Noise samples exceeding the noise standards accounted for 45.8% in Thai
Nguyen, 57.4% in Quang Ninh, 32.7% in the mining industry. Temperature
samples exceeding standards in the transportation industry were 61.8%...
Year 2004: 60 provinces, cities and industries conducted measurements of work
environments for 1,986 enterprises with a total of 216,813 samples (an increase of
nearly 70,000 samples in comparison with the year 2003), of which 39,423
samples did not meet the hygiene standards, accounting for 18.2%.
Environmental pollution in localities was as follows: in Ha Noi, 9.7% samples
exceeded the allowed standards; Kien Giang 14%; Binh Duong 14.6%; Ministry of
Industry 16%; Dong Nai 17.7%; Can Tho 23.4%… In Dong Nai, 41.5% of the
noise samples measured exceeded the allowed standards; the proportion was
42.3% for enterprises under Ministry of Industries. In Ha Tay province, enterprises
with inadequate light accounted for 42.8%. Enterprises where temperatures
exceeded standards accounted for 33.8% in the Ministry of Industry and 38.6% in
Construction Industry. The Health Department of the Ministry of Transportation
took measurements of the environment in the tunnel of Hai Van mountain pass on
8 occasions. From a total of 2,400 samples, 59% exceeded the standards.
(Source: Viet Nam Administration of Preventive Health, Ministry of Health)

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8.10-Number of occupational injury cases which received employment injury
compensation
At present, there is no Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases
Compensation Fund in Vietnam. The compensation mechanism is stipulated by the
employers themselves, so there are no existing statistics on compensation.
8.11- Number of occupational disease cases which received employment injury
compensation
At present, there is no Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases
Compensation Fund in Vietnam. The compensation mechanism is stipulated by the
employers themselves, so there are no existing statistics on compensation.

8.12- List of occupational diseases entitled to compensation, requirements for

notification and reporting
There are 21 occupational diseases entitled to compensation, which are listed in
Item 2.4. At present, there is no Occupational Accidents and Occupational
Diseases Compensation Fund in Vietnam. The compensation mechanism is
stipulated by the employers themselves, so there are no existing statistics on
compensation.

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8.13- Allowance for occupational accidents and occupational diseases according to Social Insurance scheme
Table 29: Occupational accidents and occupational diseases compensation
Year Year Year Year Year
Target Unit
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
I/ Total labour force: Persons 36,701,800 37,676,400
- State – owned persons 3,501,000 3,603,600
- Other economic sectors persons 33,200,000 34,072,000 3,610,500
II/ Number of enterprises/Offices joining the
Social Insurance Fund: Units 61,404 65,611 68,973 72,637 96,264
- Public administration Units 35,924 35,780 37,807 41,475 45,463
- Production and business Units 25,480 29,831 31,166 31,163 50,801
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises Units 10,425 9,655 9,709 9,892 9,722
+ Private, Limited Company… Units 12,050 17,234 18,514 17,937 36,830
+ Foreign invested Units 2,850 2,942 2,943 3,633 4,249
III/ Total number of persons joining the Social
Insurance Fund: Persons 4,127,680 4,375,925 4,794,669 5,387,268 5,819,983
- Public administration + armed forces persons 1,870,755 1,866,673 1,993,661 2,113,978 2,197,535
- Production and business persons 2,256,925 2,509,252 2,801,008 3,273,290 3,622,064
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises persons 1,685,240 1,784,595 1,762,166 1,753,391 1,733,064
+ Private, Limited Company… persons 200,762 312,043 570,724 805,274 992,778
+ Foreign invested persons 370,923 412,614 468,118 714,625 896,606
IV/ Total Social Insurance Fee collected Million VND 5,198,221 6,348,185 6,928,022 9,636,925 10,703,000
Of which fee for 3 short-term insurances Million VND 1,208,555 1,585,420 1,730,840 2,357,233 2,672,982
V/ Total Social Insurance Payment: Million VND 7,574,776 9,117,750 9,618,569 13,576,798 15,048,082

VI/ Occupational accidents mechanism

1. Total cases of occupational injuries entitled
with social insurance mechanism in the year: Persons 3,234 3,628 4,223 4,016 4,793
- Public administration persons 837 883 1,025 944 1,042
- Production and business persons 2,397 2,745 3,198 3,072 3,751
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises persons 2,042 2,376 2,752 2,641 3,185

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 Year Year Year Year Year
Target Unit
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
+ Private, Limited Company… persons 214 213 262 260 357
+ Foreign invested persons 141 156 184 171 209
1.1. Total fatalities due to occupational
accidents entitle with Social Insurance: Persons 408 516 594 602 672
- Public administration persons 49 56 63 58 64
- Production and business persons 359 460 531 544 608
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises persons 310 387 443 458 503
+ Private, Limited Company… persons 32 46 59 62 74
+ Foreign invested persons 17 27 29 24 31
1.2 – Number of persons losing from 5% to 30%
of his/her working capacity: Persons 1,694 1,681 2,029 2,142 2,556
- Public administration persons 593 605 701 684 727
- Production and business persons 1,101 1,076 1,328 1,458 1,829
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises persons 936 909 1,150 1,275 1,548
+ Private, Limited Company… persons 99 98 101 108 183
+ Foreign invested persons 66 69 77 75 98
1.3- Number of persons losing between 31% and
80% work capacity: Persons 1,075 1,366 1,534 1,213 1,497
- Public administration persons 190 218 257 197 246
- Production and business persons 885 1,148 1,277 1,016 1,251
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises persons 752 1,029 1,106 863 1,079
+ Private, Limited Company… persons 80 65 98 85 94
+ Foreign invested persons 53 54 73 68 78
1.4 - Number of persons losing between 81%
and 100% work capacity: Persons 57 65 66 59 68
- Public administration persons 5 4 4 5 5
- Production and business persons 52 61 62 54 63
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises persons 44 51 53 45 55

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 Year Year Year Year Year
Target Unit
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
+ Private, Limited Company… persons 3 4 4 5 6
+ Foreign invested persons 5 6 5 4 2
2- Total persons entitled to an allowance due to
occupational accidents in the year:
2.1- Number of persons entitled to monthly
allowance due to occupational accidents to 31st Persons 16,136 17,278 19,164 20,657 22,594
December:
- Public administration persons 14,442 15,597 17,135 18,505 20,038
- Production and business persons
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises persons
+ Private, Limited Company… persons
+ Foreign invested persons
2.2- Number of persons entitled to a once-off
allowance Persons 1,694 1,681 2,029 2,142 2,556
- Public administration persons 593 605 701 684 727
- Production and business persons 1,101 1,076 1,328 1,458 1,829
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises persons 936 909 1,150 1,275 1,548
+ Private, Limited Company… persons 99 98 101 108 183
+ Foreign invested persons 66 69 77 75 98
3. Total payment of social insurance fund for Million VND 25,211 30,039 33,497 51,373 57,118
occupational accidents:
3.1- For occupational fatalities: Million VND 1,506 2,373 2,926 3,488 4,526
- Public administration Million VND
- Production and business Million VND
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises Million VND
+ Private, Limited Company… Million VND
+ Foreign invested Million VND
3.2- For persons losing 5% - 30% work capacity
due to occupational accidents: Million VND 3,563 3,062 3,819 6,120 6,296

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 Year Year Year Year Year
Target Unit
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
- Public administration Million VND
- Production and business Million VND
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises Million VND
+ Private, Limited Company… Million VND
+ Foreign invested Million VND
3.3- For persons losing 31% - 100% work
capacity due to occupational accidents: Million VND 21,212 25,548 29,362 43,790 48,813
- Public administration Million VND
- Production and business Million VND
of which:
+ State-owned enterprises Million VND
+ Private, Limited Company… Million VND
+ Foreign invested Million VND
IX/ Mechanism for occupational diseases:
1.Total persons contracting an occupational
disease in the year entitled to Social Insurance: Persons 888 578 1,254 1,006 858
of which:
-Number of fatalities due to occupational Persons 0 0 0 0 0
accidents Persons 349 292 446 539 310
-Number of persons entitled to a once-off
allowance due to contracting occupational disease Persons 539 286 808 467 548
-Number of persons entitled to a monthly
allowance due to contracting occupational disease
2. Total number of persons entitled to an Persons 5,616 6,066 6,663 7,196 7,793
occupational disease allowance to 31st December
each year Million VND 6,303 7,509 9,874 12,843 14,280

3. Payment for occupational disease allowance: Million VND 1,075 944 2,610 2,025 2,517
of which: Million VND 5,228 6,565 7,264 10,818 11,763
+ Once-off allowance:
+ Monthly allowance:
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8.14- Annual OSH reports and statistics
8.14.1- List of annual Labour protection reports, statistics
- Report by the MoLISAs to the Prime Minister (every 6 months) on the
implementation of the Instruction No. 13/1998/CT-TTg of 26/3/1998 issued by
the Prime Minister enhancing the guidance and implementation of the labour
protection in new situation. (This report no longer exists.)
- Report by the Peoples’ Committee of the provinces, cities to the MOLISA, and
then by MOLISA to the Prime Minister, on the Implementation of the
Instruction No. 20/2004/CT-TTg dated 8/6/2004 enhancing the guidance and
conducting of OSH in Agriculture.
- Report by the ministries, industries, provinces and cities to MOLISA, and
MOLISA to the Prime Minister, on the implementation of the Decision No.
188/199/QĐ-TTG dated 17/9/1999 issued by the Prime Minister regarding the
implementation of the mechanism of 40 working hours per week. (This report
no longer exists.)
- Report on occupational accidents every 6 months and annually.
- Quick report on serious occupational accidents.
- General report on Labour Protection every 6 months and annually: Quantity and
quality of the reports do not meet the requirements.
- Report on the implementation of reducing working hours in enterprises from
enterprises to DoLISAs and from DoLISAs to MOLISAs. (This report no
longer exists).
- Yearly report on the implementation of working over time from enterprises to
DoLISAs and from DoLISAs to MOLISAs. (This report no longer exists.)
- Verifying units report every 3 months to the Department of Labours – Invalids
and Social Affairs (DoLISA) where machinery or objects are registered. The
DoLISA reports on the registration and verification of machinery, equipment,
materials and agents which have strict OSH requirements every 6 months and
annually.
- Report on the organization of the National Week on Occupational Health and
Safety – Fire and Explosion Prevention and Fighting (prior to 30/4 every year)
by the DoLISAs and Ministries and industries.
- Annual reports on occupational health activities are made by enterprises to the
Department of Health (DoH) and then from DoH to Ministry of Health
Comments: some reports overlap, causing administration problems. Renovation
of the OSH reporting system is needed.
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9. OSH INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN BY EVENTS.
9.1- Summary of national occupational safety and health campaign activities
9.1.1- National week on OSH and Explosion and Fire Prevention
(herein after called National Safety Week) is launched by the Government and
organized nationwide
- Basis for organization of the events: Document No. 772/CP-VX dated 14th
July, 1999 issued by the Prime Minister on organization of the annual National
Week on Labour Protection;
- Time: Mid March every year
- Major activities of National week on OSH:
+ Meetings: Participants in annual meetings are Deputy Prime Minister of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Minister of MOLISA - Chairman of the
Steering Committee of National Safety Week; Chairman of Vietnam
General Confederation of Labour, Communist Party’s Secretary and
Chairman of the People’s Committee of the province hosting the National
Safety Week; ILO representatives; approximately 400 OSH representatives,
Union members from ministers, industries, enterprises, and about 3,000 to
5,000 workers, farmers and students participate in the meetings and parades.
In addition, over recent years, the National Safety Week’s opening meetings
have also been attended by distinguished representatives such as the Vice
President of the National Assembly, Chairman of the Government’s Social
Affair Committee, and other international delegates.
+ Declaration and awards granted by the Government, by MOLISA and
Vietnam General Confederation of Labours to individuals and collectives
with excellent achievements in OSH and Explosion and Fire Prevention and
Fighting activities.
+ Parades.
+ Exhibition on pictures of OSH activities, OSH equipment and Explosion and
Fire Prevention and Fighting activities and technical-scientific achievements
on Labour Protection.
+ Practice of emergency drills on incidents such as mining rescues, fire
fighting in high buildings or dancing clubs, etc...
+ Visits to families with sufferers of occupational diseases or accidents.
+ Participation in meetings at some enterprises or organizations responding to
the National Safety Week.
+ Organization of OSH competitions, contests for the best OSH staff and the
best OSH activities by farmers.
+ Information activities.
+ Activities organized by Ministers, industries, enterprises and Unions with
active responses of hundreds of thousands of people:
+ Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: takes part in OSH
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 Week on OSH and Explosion and Fire Prevention and Fighting with the
participation of 1,500 people.
+ Ministry of National Defense: annually organizes activities in response to
National Week on OSH and Explosion and Fire Prevention and Fighting. In
particular, 586 units under the Ministry of National Defense held meetings
on the occasion of the 7th National Week on OSH and Explosion and Fire
Prevention and Fighting with the participation of 140,560 people; 31
workshops were held with 4,119 participants as well as forums. 10 films
were made and broadcast on VietNam television.
+ Ministry of Health, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Transport and Traffic,
Ministry of Fishery and Vietnam General Confederation of Labour have
similar activities.
9.1.2- Annual National OSH Information Network Meeting
- Basis for organization of the event: National OSH Information Network was
established in December 1997, of which MOLISA is the focal point. According
to the organization and operation regulations of National Information Network,
every December, MOLISA cooperates with the Ministry of Health and Vietnam
General Confederation of Labour to organize a workshop on National OSH
Information Network.
- Objective: To exchange information and experiences on OSH
- Participants: Leaders from members of the network, network members from
provinces, representatives from ministries, industries, research institutes and
corporations; representatives from related enterprises and agencies.
9.1.3- Other conferences, national and international workshops and seminars
- OSH Conference of Asia – Pacific countries in October, 2002 (APOSHO)
- International Occupational Health Workshop in November, 2002
- National Seminar on development of policy on OSH in Agriculture, 2003
- National Seminar on development of OSH terminologies, 2003
- National Seminar on introduction of the OSH management system in the South
and the North of Vietnam, 2002
- The Conference on OSH Information Network of ASEAN countries (ASEAN-
OSH Net) in 2005 with participation of 10 Asean countries, March, 2005
- Workshop on National OSH Programme with the participation of
representatives from Asean countries, Japan, Korea, Germany and USA, March,
2005
9.2- Summary of OSH activities in provinces and districts
- Almost all provinces and districts hold annual activities in response to the
National Week on OSH and Explosion and Fire Prevention and Fighting
launched by the Government, such as meetings, conferences, workshops,
inspections of work conditions, explosion and fire prevention and fighting
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- The Department of Plants Protection collaborates with the Agency of Plants
Protection in provinces and cities (8 major provinces planting vegetables and
tea: Bac Ninh, Phu Tho, Hai Phong, Nghe An, Quang Nam, Lam Dong, Vinh
Phuc, HCM City) to carry out activities and contests for the users of pesticides
on their effective use.
9.3- Summary of OSH activities at enterprise level
- Consolidating the organization of labour protection and empowering relevant
units and individuals. Building the action programme of Labour Protection
Council at grassroots level and programmes ensuring OSH for labourers at
work places.
- Self-checking OSH performance, machinery, equipment, premises and OSH
compliance. Rechecking OSH measures, painting, drawing or making notice
boards and barriers in areas at high risk of occupational accidents. Maintaining
and repairing machinery and equipment to comply with OSH requirements.
- Occupational hygiene: Having periodical health checks in order to promptly
diagnose occupational diseases and have treatment accordingly, as well as
having plans to measure and check OSH elements at the work places, such as
noise, dust, dangerous chemicals, bacteria.
- Equipping with additional devices for explosion and fire prevention and
fighting, holding dialogues on topics of explosion and fire prevention and
fighting for officers and workers, opening courses on professional skills for
explosion and fire prevention and fighting teams in enterprises, painting and
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10. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES ON SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY (SA)
OR PRODUCT MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OSH
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM APPROACHES, ISO 9000 AND 14000, OHSAS
18000…
10.1- Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs:
The MOLISA held 2 National Conferences on OSH Management System
(ILO_OSH 2001) and introduced it to provinces, ministries, industries and
enterprises nationwide.
Integrating Instruction on OSH Management System into training courses and
programme for improving working conditions in small and medium-sized
enterprises.
10.2- Ministry of Science and Technology:
+ Green Capacity Programme
+ Environment Management System –Regulations and Instructions for
Vietnamese Standards ISO 14001:1998 (ISO 14001)
+ Quality Management System ISO 9000
10.3- Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI):
- Some resource staff from VCCI have been sent to Japan to be trained on a
quality management system for disseminating knowledge and retraining for
small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Annually, VCCI also conducts TOT courses and training courses for
enterprises on OSH programmes.
- Various ways of disseminating the latest news on OSH, including social
responsibility of enterprises and approaches to some management systems:
organizing conferences, seminars and training courses, and through the
website of VCCI.
- Vietnam Business Links Initiatives Project established a training module
entitled Management Supporting System (MSS) consisting of 19 chapters on
OSH issues, and provided it to about 130 leather and footwear enterprises. The
project compiled a book “Instruction of OSH management in leather and
footwear sector” based on the Management Supporting System and held 15
international and national workshops to introduce the project. Issues related to
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11. LIST OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES.
11.1- Capacity building, technical cooperation activities related to OSH with
international organizations
- OSH training programmes in small and medium-sized enterprises – sponsored
by the ILO
- Since 2000, Japan’s Employers’ Organization has helped VCCI to train its
master trainers on the 5S programme. This model is expected to be
disseminated to small and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam.
- Project on Capacity Building of OSH in Agriculture, funded by the Japanese
Government through ILO (2004 – 2007).
- Project on SafeWork and Integrated Labour Inspection, funded by Germany
(2002-2005) through the ILO.
- Vietnam Business Links Initiatives (VBLI) targeting Viet Nam leather and
footwear enterprises to help improve their work environment and conditions,
with the participation of 23 national and international organisations, non-
governmental organisations and multinational corporations.
- Programme on silicosis prevention (1999-2000), funded by the ILO, to
conduct some training workshops on Reading Thoracic Radiographs according
to the ILO International classification Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis 1980
and 2000.
- Activities on improving health for workers in agriculture, small and medium-
sized enterprises, health sector, etc., funded by the WHO.
11.2- Capacity building, technical cooperation in OSH-related activities by
bilateral cooperation
- Business Sector’s Programme Support (BSPS), funded by Denmark (2005-
2009)
- Vietnam Business Links Initiatives, sponsored by the UK
- OSH programme in leather and footwear sector, funded by NIKE
- Activities under the Agreement of OSH cooperation with Korea OSH Agency
(KOSHA) (2003 – 2006)
- Activities on Construction Safety (ILO/Korea) (2003 – 2004)
- Activities of cooperation with Asean Pacific OSH Organisation (APOSHO),
Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Association (JISHA), Korean Industrial
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12. SPECIALIZED OSH PROGRAMS/ ACTIVITIES
12.1- Summary of OSH programs/activities in mining and quarrying
No information
12.2- Summary of OSH programs/activities in construction
- Program on prevention of silicosis and pneumoconiosis
- Program on research of adverse effects of asbestos in production and
utilization of asbestos roof slab, and means of prevention of occupational
diseases in the production of asbestos roofing;
- Seminars on occupational safety and health in small and medium-sized
construction enterprises;
- Seminars on occupational safety measures in the construction of tall buildings;
- Seminars on occupational safety and health in carrying out underground work,
tunnels, caissons and compressed air caissons;
- Seminars on occupational safety and health measures in handling
hydrocarbons and petroleum piping and storage vessels;
- Seminars on safety measures in bridge construction;
- Seminars on occupational safety in demolition works;
- Seminars on measures to ensure safety in carrying out work at sea, on rivers
and lakes;
- Seminars on measures to ensure safety when using explosive agents and using
materials on construction sites and during demolition work;
- Scientific theme no. RD-61-02 on development and compiling training
documents on labor protection in the construction sector;
- Program on preventing malaria and petechial fever for construction laborers
working in remote areas such as Yaly Hydroelectric Plant, Mo waterfall and
Hinh river.
- Scientific theme “work safety when working on scaffoldings”.
12.3- Summary of OSH programs/activities in small enterprises.
- Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs: provides small and medium-
sized enterprises in provinces and cities across the country with training
courses on occupational safety and health;
- Ministry of Health: formulates annual action plans on taking care of health of
workplaces and craft villages; improving health of workers in small and
medium-sized enterprises;
- Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI): Since 1999 VCCI has
organized training courses on the Work Improvement in Small Enterprises
(WISE) Program for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in many provinces
and cities across the country. Since 2003, VCCI has trained source lecturers
for branch cadres and a number of enterprises in an effort to intensify the
program for Vietnamese enterprises;
- International Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health in small and
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- Main themes of the 5th and 6th National Safety Week were about Small and
medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam
12.4- Summary of OSH programs/activities in agriculture.
- The main themes of the 5th and 6th National Week on Occupational Safety
and Health and Explosion and Fire Prevention and Fighting were occupational
safety and health in agriculture.
- The Prime Minister issued Directive No 20/2004/CT-TTg dated 8 June 2004
on further steering and implementing occupational safety and health in
agriculture. After that, many ministries, industries and localities actively
implemented OSH activities in agriculture such as issuing instruction
documents, speeding up and building action plans in agricultural production.
- The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs held seminars at national
level on the development of occupational safety and health policies in
agriculture and training in occupational safety and health in agriculture. The
seminars introduced Convention 184 and Recommendation 192 on
occupational safety and health in agriculture. Activities such as compiling,
providing and disseminating documents and training in occupational safety
and health in agriculture were conducted.
- The Ministry of Health has carried out many studies and research on work
conditions and workers’ health in agriculture, implementing the programme on
improvement of agricultural workers’ health, conducting training courses for
OSH improvements, improvement of work conditions, taking care of
agricultural workers’ health, conducting a national OSH workshop as well as
the draft action plan for this activity.
- On 11th October, 2004, the Minister of Health issued the Instruction No.
07/2004/CT-BYT enhancing the guidance and organization of OSH in taking
care of agricultural workers’ health.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development:
▪ Issuing documents on supplements and amendments to technological
processes in agricultural production, holding training courses for managers in
enterprises, setting up Labour Protection Council and OSH network for
guiding, monitoring and supervising Labour Protection performance,
disseminating information and training for labourers, adjusting the system of
books monitoring occupational diseases and accidents, actively following
mechanisms on personal protective equipment
▪ Guiding units to set up Labour Protection plans, investing thousands of VND
to improve technology, working conditions and the environment in dangerous
and hazardous sectors. Ministry expenses for labor protection in 2004 reached
almost VND15 billion.
▪ Establishing National Week on OSH and Explosion and Fire Prevention and
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 and Department of Agriculture and Forest Product Processing, make up the
Standing Board under the ministerial Steering Committee.
▪ Continuing to implement the General Epidemic Management programme
▪ Strengthening the OSH requirements for machinery in agriculture through the
addition of OSH functions and responsibilities and Explosion and Fire
Prevention and Fighting for Forest Product Department.
12.5- Summary of programs for controlling occupational diseases such as
silicosis, asbestosis and poisoning.
The national action program on preventing and controlling occupational diseases,
especially silicosis. The program is aimed at enhancing knowledge on the
prevention and diagnosis of silicosis, partly contributing to reducing and
eliminating this disease.
The targets for the period 2000-2005 are to set up the strategy and training model
to enhance the awareness of silicosis, including prevention and control of the
disease, and to train teams of lecturers in units where there is a risk of silicosis in a
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13. OSH RESEARCH ACTIVITIES DURING 2000 -2005
13.1- List of research theses
13.1.1- State- level theses
No Name of thesis Time frame Presider
1 Study on current typical working conditions 2004 – 2006 National Institute of
and occupational health in medical staff and Occupational Health and
recommendations for solutions Environmental Hygiene
and Preventive Medical
Center, Ministry of Health
2 Study on the status of health and diseases 2001 - 2004 National Institute of
among residents of mining and quarrying Occupational Health and
areas and prevention of some newly appeared Environmental Hygiene,
and related diseases Ministry of Health
3 Study on diseases at schools relating to 2001 – 2004 National Institute of
ERGONOMICS, and solutions Occupational Health and
Environmental Hygiene,
Ministry of Health
4 Study on mental health of Vietnamese in the 2001 – 2004 Institute of Mental Health,
transition process to market economy and Bach Mai Hospital
solutions for intervention
5 State-level thesis KHCN – DL – 02: Study on 2000 -2003 National Institute of
scientific bases for development of the Labour Protection
standard system and management system of
OSH compatible with socio-economic
development, contributing to the protection of
workers’ health in regional and international
integration processes
6 State management functions on protection of 2000 – 2004 National Institute of
environment at State-level: Labour Protection
Build up action plan for improvement of
awareness of protection of environment for
workers compatible with the socio-economic
development of the country in new stage
7 State management functions on protection of 2003 - 2005 National Institute of
environment at State-level: Labour Protection
“Investigation, evaluation and development of
the list of dust and toxic gas controls to
minimize environmental pollution and collect
raw materials in some industries”
8 Sub-thesis at State level: 2002 – 2003 National Institute of
Study on the manufacture of some respiratory Labour Protection
protective equipment against silicosis for
workers in casting, material production and
coal mining industries”
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13.1.2- Ministerial level theses
No Name of thesis Time frame Presider
1 Development of the list of occupational diseases Annually Ministry of Health
2 Assessment of organic solvent concentration in the 2001 – 2003
air and situation of occupational hygiene in some
enterprises producing and using paint in Hanoi
3 Study on cadmium poisoning caused by 2001 – 2003
occupational exposure, proposal for adding it to the
list of occupational diseases
4 Study on the actual situation of HIV/AIDS 2001 – 2003 Ministry of Health
occupational infection for adding to the list of
occupational diseases
5 Study and assessment of respiratory disorders in 2001 – 2003 Ministry of Health
workers exposed to silica dusts and cotton dusts, and
solutions
6 Study on working conditions and occupational 2003 – 2005 Ministry of Health
hazards in workers raising poultry and cattle
7 Study on typical working conditions and the health 2004 – 2006 Ministry of Health
of medical staff, and solutions
8 Study on the current situation of working conditions 2003 – 2005 Ministry of
affecting the health of workers in aquaculture, Fisheries
solutions for improvements of the working
conditions, preventive intervention for the protection
of health of aquaculture workers
9 Solutions for implementation of the State regulations 2001 Ministry of
on OSH in non state-owned small and medium-sized Labours – Invalids
enterprises (Code: CB 2001 – 09) and Social Affairs
10 Development of the documents regulating 2002 Ministry of
administrative punishment for violation of the work Labours – Invalids
environment (Code: CB 2002 – 04 -02) and Social Affairs
11 Development of indicators for assessment of the 2002 Ministry of
environment in sanatoriums under MOLISA (Code: Labours – Invalids
CB 2002 – 04 -02) and Social Affairs
12 Establishment of the occupational accident and 2003 Ministry of
occupational diseases compensation fund (Code: CB Labours – Invalids
2003 – 01 – 10) and Social Affairs
13 Evaluation of the trend of increasing overtime 2004 Ministry of
workin non state-owned enterprises, causes and Labours – Invalids
solutions (Code: CB 2004 - 03 - 01) and Social Affairs
14 Study on the use of solar energy to provide power 1998 – 2000 National Institute
for production and consumption in the Strategy of of Labour
Clean energy Exploitation to protect the Protection
environment
15 Assessment of occupational health and safety in 1998 – 2000 National Institute
agriculture of Labour
Protection
16 Prevention of asbestos dust in asbestos materials 1998 – 2000 National Institute
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No Name of thesis Time frame Presider
17 Initial assessment of working conditions in Cuu 1998 – 2000 National Institute
Long Delta of Labour
Protection
18 Study, assessment and review of occupational safety 2000 – 2001 National Institute
during 1991 – 2000 in some electrical, mechanical of Labour
and chemical plants in the North. Solutions to Protection
improve the effectiveness of occupational health and
safety in enterprises
19 Study and assessment of the effects of vibration, 2000 – 2001 National Institute
generated by equipment and machinery used in of Labour
building roads and bridges, on the health of Protection
operators and its consequent affect on the structural
safety of construction works in Vietnam
20 Study on the risk of hearing capacity reduction; of 2000 – 2001 National Institute
changing some biochemical indicators and solutions of Labour
to improve working conditions to protect the health Protection
of workers exposed to toxic chemicals
21 Situation, reason and effect of dust pollution on the 2000 – 2001 National Institute
health of workers and the surrounding community in of Labour
mining areas in Quang Ninh Province. Planning Protection
economic solutions for reduction of pollution and
limitation of harm
22 Study on incineration system for solid wastes from 2001 – 2002 National Institute
the production of leather shoes to protect the of Labour
environment Protection
23 Study on material package of scrubbers to clean 2001 – 2002 National Institute
emissions from boilers of Labour
Protection
24 Study on the environment and working conditions in 2001 – 2003 National Institute
salt production enterprises in coastal areas of the of Labour
Southern Western area. Solutions for improvement Protection
of working condition for salt producers
25 Research on the implementation and use of an 2001 – 2003 National Institute
evaluation system on dust and respiratory protection of Labour
equipment Protection
26 Experimental research on some physiological 2001 – 2004 National Institute
changes in terms of heat to develop some indicators of Labour
to evaluate the physical work capacity of Protection
Vietnamese workers in hot and humid climates
27 Research on application of information technology 2001 – 2002 National Institute
in management and exploitation of the information of Labour
on OSH Protection
28 Study for completing the OSH norms and 2001 – 2002 National Institute
developing an OSH management profile in Vietnam of Labour
Protection
29 Assessment of health situation and hearing capacity 2002 – 2003 National Institute
of workers exposed to organic solvents of Labour
Protection
30 Overview of current situation for treatment of 2002 – 2003 National Institute

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emissions from incinerators and management of of Labour
incinerators in Vietnam Protection
31 Study on the ability and effectiveness of some basic 2002 – 2004 National Institute
physical – chemical processes in industrial waste of Labour
water treatment processes Protection
32 Research on the use of active coal produced in the 2002 – 2004 National Institute
country to treat odour pollutions in some industrial of Labour
sectors Protection
33 Assessment of situation of environment and working 2003 – 2004 National Institute
conditions in some typical handicraft villages in the of Labour
Centre. Solutions to improve productivity and health Protection
care of workers
34 Research on some new kinds of dust cleaning 2003 – 2004 National Institute
devices with high dust efficiency and easy to use in of Labour
small and medium-sized enterprises Protection
35 Assessment of occupational accidents in the use of 2003 – 2004 National Institute
harvesting machines and comprehensive solutions of Labour
for safe use Protection
36 Study of the effects of vibration on the health of 2003 – 2004 National Institute
workers using hand-held vibrating equipment. of Labour
Evaluation and solutions for limitation of the impact Protection
of vibration
37 Research on the application of some solutions for 2003 -2004 National Institute
improvement of living environment and working of Labour
conditions for workers and officers in remote areas Protection
38 Research on improving the production of ventilators 1999 - 2001 National Institute
with Z-profile blades to be used in industrial of Labour
ventilation Protection
39 Research on improving the production of cleaning 2000 - 2001 National Institute
devices for Toxic gases used in industrial ventilation of Labour
Protection
40 Research on improving the technological processes 1998 – 2001 National Institute
of production of dust cleaning devices of Labour
Protection
41 Improving pilot technological production of fall 2003 - 2005 National Institute
restraint harnesses of Labour
Protection
42 Improving technological production of gas cleaning 2003 – 2005 National Institute
devices for incinerators of Labour
Protection
43 Hazardous work involved in ship repairs 2000 – 2001
44 Research on manufacturing electrostatic precipitator 2000 – 2001 National Institute
with low capacity of Labour
Protection
45 Research on manufacture of skin protection cream 2000 – 2001 National Institute
for workers exposed to water in fish processing of Labour
factory Protection
46 Study for proposing solutions ensuring radiation 2000 – 2001 National Institute
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surrounding environment Protection
47 Study on optical working conditions; indicators and 2001 – 2002 National Institute
solutions for improvement of the comfortable of Labour
lighting conditions for leather and footwear industry Protection
48 Study on Ergonomics and working conditions of 2001 – 2002 National Institute
workers in malt production villages; proposals of of Labour
model for rearrangement, ensuring productivity and Protection
workers’ health, protecting environment
49 Study on the working conditions and health of 2001 – 2002 National Institute
female workers in sectors with exposure to silica of Labour
dust Protection
50 Evaluation of the quality of water resource; proposal 2001 – 2002 National Institute
for treatment of the water surface in supplying water of Labour
for workers in remote area in A Luoi – Thua Thien Protection
Hue
51 Research for designing and installing of testing 2001 – 2002 National Institute
system for dynamic durability of safety belt of Labour
Protection
52 Research on the effect of pesticides on workers’ 2001-2002 National Institute
health in packaging processing unit of Labour
Protection
53 Study on impact of hazards on workers’ health in 2001-2002 National Institute
leather and footwear units and proposed solutions to of Labour
protect workers’ health and increase productivity in Protection
this sector in Southern provinces.
54 Evaluation on protective ability of Vitexin in 2001-2002 National Institute
protecting workers exposed to organic solvents in of Labour
paint technology Protection
55 Study on typical design and preparing directory of 2001-2002 National Institute
dust collection devices applied to industries of Labour
Protection
56 Study on building a procedure to analyse mercury 2001-2002 National Institute
and arsenic in water and industrial exhaust fumes by of Labour
method on electrode of revolution golden disk Protection
57 Study on impact of dust on workers’ health in rice 2002-2003 National Institute
processing factories, identifying diseases and of Labour
recommending solutions to improve working Protection
conditions and protect workers’ health
58 Assessment of electrical accidents in agricultural 2004-2006 National Institute
production and some recommendations on solutions of Labour
to minimise accidents Protection
59 Study and recommendations on respiratory 2004-2006 National Institute
protective equipment for labourers exposed to of Labour
poisonous chemical mists Protection
60 Solutions to improve environmental and working 2004-2006 National Institute
conditions in some high risk handicraft villages in of Labour
order to protect labourers’ health. Protection
61 Study on building mobile unit for examination of 2004-2006 National Institute
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remote areas Protection
62 Study and assessment of effects on workers’ who are 2004-2006 National Institute
exposed to high voltages; recommendations of Labour
Protection
63 Study on application of some general solutions to 2004-2006 National Institute
improve environmental and working conditions for of Labour
labourers at high risk in Central area and highlands Protection
64 Assessment of lead pollution and its effect on public 2004-2006 National Institute
health in Ho Chi Minh city of Labour
Protection
65 Study on building training programmes and 2004-2006 National Institute
disseminating solutions to improve the effectiveness of Labour
of delivering OSH knowledge to workers in small Protection
and medium-sized enterprises, compatible with
current economic development period.
66 Code 205/01/TD-TLD: Study on proposals for 4/2005- National Institute
comprehensive solutions to improve environmental 4/2007 of Labour
and working conditions for typical groups of Protection
residents aimed at raising living standards for
labourers in remote areas.
67 Code 205/02/TD-TLD: Study on proposals of 6/2005- National Institute
scientific basis for building some Code of conduct 6/2007 of Labour
into Social Accountability Standards for small and Protection
medium-sized enterprises, aimed at creating more
benefits for labourers and sustainable development
68 Code 205/03/TD-TLD: Study on solutions to 3/2005- National Institute
improve effectiveness of trade union activities in 3/2007 of Labour
implementing basic democratic regulations in non Protection
state-owned enterprises.
69 Code 205/01/TLD: Study on establishment of waste 7/2005- National Institute
treatment technological procedures for some 30/6/2007 of Labour
processing stages at high risk of causing pollution in Protection
chemical sector
70 Code 205/02/ TLD: Study on selecting and 6/2005- National Institute
manufacturing personal protective equipment for 31/5/2007 of Labour
employees in construction of high-rise buildings Protection
71 Code 205/03/TLD: Study on recommendations for 7/2005- National Institute
applying proper lighting solutions, saving electricity 30/6/2007 of Labour
in some production processes with strict requirement Protection
of lighting quality
72 Code 205/04/TLD: Assessment of noise and its 8/2005- National Institute
effect on employees’ health in mechanical and ship 31/7/2007 of Labour
building industries and recommendations on Protection
reducing the effects of noise.
73 Code 205/05/TLD: Assessment of employees’ 8/2005- National Institute
fatigue in production line of leather and footwear 31/7/2007 of Labour
sector and recommendations on health solutions for Protection
protecting employees’ health and raising
productivity

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No Name of thesis Time frame Presider
74 Code 205/06/TLD: Study on setting up and 8/2005- National Institute
compiling different situations ensuring OSH and 31/7/2007 of Labour
environment protection in some production sectors Protection
in Central area; suitable dissemination and training
for various kinds of production
75 Code 205/07/TLD: Environmental working 8/2005- National Institute
conditions and occupational health in latex 31/7/2007 of Labour
processing factories–Situation and solutions Protection
76 Code 205/08/TLD: OSH Assessment of 8/2005- National Institute
environmental pollution caused by small and 31/7/2007 of Labour
medium-sized enterprises in Districts near Ho Chi Protection
Minh city and its effect on labourers’ and residents’
health
77 Code 205/09/TLD: Impact of market economy on 7/2005- National Institute
employment, daily life of female workers and 2/2007 of Labour
labourers in non state-owned enterprises and Protection
function of Trade Union
78 Code 205/10/TL§: Socio-economic policy for 8/2005- National Institute
officers and staff in Socialist oriented market 31/7/2007 of Labour
economy in Viet Nam. Situation and Solutions. Protection
79 Project code 205/01/DA-TLD: Manufacture of some 3/2005- National Institute
kinds of dust respirators 3/2006 of Labour
Protection
80 Project code 205/02/DA-TLD: Completion of 3/2005- National Institute
production technology of hoods used in labs with 3/2006 of Labour
poisonous chemicals Protection
81 Ministerial task 205/01/NV-TLD: Developing National Institute
dissemination, promotion and implementation of Labour
programmes applying science technology results to Protection
OSH and environment protection for small and
medium-sized enterprises and labourers in
agricultural sector
82 Ministerial task 205/02/NV-TLD: Developing pilot National Institute
training programmes at work places and enhancing of Labour
awareness of OSH for Vietnamese working abroad Protection
83 Evaluation of work conditions and female workers’ 2002 – 2004 Ministry of Health
health in agriculture
Source: Ministry of Science and Technology, of VGCL and MOLISA

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13.2- Surveys and projects
No. Name of survey/project Time frame
1 Basic survey on labour protection 1996 – 2000
2 Survey on compensation for occupational accidents from 2001 - 2003
employers to employees according to the regulations of
Labour Code
3 Survey on the current situation of work conditions and OSH 2003
in small enterprises
4 Investigation on the awareness of farmers, conducting pilot 2003
training courses for improvement of the awareness for
protection of OSH in the use of agro-chemicals in agriculture
5 Development of the terminologies of OSH (under the Project 2003- 2004
between FES Institution of Germany and MOLISA)
6 Implementation of the Project on Capacity Building of OSH 2004 - 2007
in Agriculture (RAS/04/M01/JPN)
7 Evaluation of the current situation of work environments in 2004
non State-owned small and medium-sized enterprises
8 Survey on working conditions, OSH in mining companies 2004
(2004)
9 Project on “Working condition improvement” under the 2005 - 2009
Business Sector Programme Support funded by Denmark
10 National Programme on Silicosis Prevention 1999 – 2005
11 Project on Health care for workers 2004 – 2005, 2006 -
2007

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14. ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PROMOTION AND
IMPROVEMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AT NATIONAL LEVEL WITH A
VIEW TO STRENGTHENING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE
- Building capacity and strengthening the labour protection management system
to complement the industrialization and modernization process of the country,
particularly:
▪ Reviewing and eliminating the overlap in legislative documents
▪ Strengthening the OSH statistical and reporting systems, eliminating
overlap complexity and improving the practicalities
▪ Setting up the regulations on standards and requirements of OSH teachers,
staff or specialists
▪ Continuing the training of labour inspectors in professions and skills in
which special attention is paid to labour inspectors in localities
▪ Training and improving the professional capacity for the supervision
system in the work environment, including training, improving the
capacity of staff, providing adequate equipment to take and analyse
samples
▪ Improving the capacity for health checks, defining occupational disease by
implementing training courses on the relevant skills, providing adequate
equipment for occupational disease checks and expertise
▪ Developing chemical safety data systems and information
- Setting up comprehensive training strategy on OSH for Vietnam
▪ Socializing the training in OSH through completion of the OSH training
policy aimed at management of the activities, and evaluation of
organization of training courses and the quality of training in training
centers;
▪ Investing in the construction of some OSH training centers and the
development of training documents from State’s Budget
▪ Using OSH experts in industries and retired experts to conduct the training
courses
▪ Boosting the training for both professional and part-time OSH trainers and
those having a combination of tasks
▪ Accelerating teaching and learning on OSH in educational, training,
vocational training systems and even in the pre-schools in order to set up
a safety culture
▪ Strengthening the cooperation between MOLISA and Ministry of
Education and Training in teaching OSH.
- Improving the effectiveness of scientific research activities through
MOLISA’s collaboration with Ministry of Science and Technology on the
management of OSH research

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- Improving the capability and effectiveness of the supervision of technical
safety verification
- Intensifying the activities of the National Information Network on OSH;
improving the exchange of information among related State management
offices, scientific research units, labour inspectors and sectors and localities.
Setting up a mechanism for OSH information exchange among industries,
localities and agencies who are responsible for assisting the Government in
OSH management, including management and guidance, inspection and
checking, information, training and scientific research.
- Improving the effectiveness of the public bodies involved in labour protection,
occupational health and safety.
- Giving priority to activities that minimize occupational accidents in mining
and quarrying, use of electricity and construction, in small and medium-sized
enterprises and handicraft villages which have high risk potential.
- Continuing the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases in
agriculture and the rural sector.
- Establishing the occupational accidents and occupational diseases
compensation fund.

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 ANNEXES

ANNEXE 1: 13 HARMFUL WORKING CONDITIONS FROM WHICH

YOUNG WORKERS ARE PROHIBITED

1. Heavy work (average energy consumption is over 5 Kcal/minute and average

heart beat is over 120/minute.)
2. Working in uncomfortable positions or in places of poor air quality;
3. Having direct exposure to chemicals that may cause gene damage, adverse
affect on cell metabolism, adverse effects on reproductive functions (such as
testicular insufficiency, ovarian insufficiency), cancer, as well as
occupational diseases.
4. Working in contact with harmful elements that may cause infectious diseases;
5. Working in contact with radio-active substances (including radio-active
machines)
6. Working in contact with electromagnetic fields exceeding the permitted
standards
7. Working in workplaces with vibration exceeding the permitted standards
8. Working in workplaces where the temperature is over 45°C in the
summer and 40oC in the winter, or workplaces affected by high thermal
radiation.
9. Working in workplaces where the pressure is higher or lower than
atmospheric pressure;
10. Working in mines;
11. Working at heights and where there are sheer drops;
12. Working in workplaces unsuitable for young worker's minds and
psychological wellbeing;
13. Working in workplaces that may negatively influence the development of
young workers' personalities

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 ANNEXE 2: LIST OF 81 OCCUPATIONS PROHIBITING THE
EMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG WORKERS

1. Direct boiling, pouring and transporting of hot melted molten metal,

disassembling moulds and cleaning moulded products
- Arch electric kiln (irrespective of capacity)
- Horizontal steel refining kiln
- Car tunnel steel kiln
- Blast furnace
- Rotary kiln (for pig-iron)
2. Rolling hot metal
3. Refining non-ferrous metal ore (bronze, lead, tin, mercury, zinc, silver)
4. Firing kiln for refining coke
5. Firing steam engines
6. Welding in air-tight tanks, welding over 5 meters above the ground
7. Digging wells in mines
8. Digging mines and doing other work in mines or working in deep holes
overmore than 5 meters deep
9. Hewing rock on mountains
10. Installing oil rigs
11. Working on off-shore oil- rigs (except for health and social services)
12. Drilling for oil and gas wells
13. Drilling to explorefor exploration, drilling holes for mines, lighting mines
14. Using portable steam machines having a pressure of 4 atmospheres and over
(drilling, hammering machines).
15. Driving motor vehicles
16. Operating bridge cranes, cantilever cranes, portal cranes and electric hoists
(except hand chain hoists)
17. Hooking or attaching loads to bridge cranes, cantilever cranes, portal cranes
and electric hoists.
18. Operating lifts for passengers with goods;, or goods lifts; lift trucks.
19. Driving heavy-duty trucks such as excavators, bulldozers...
20. Driving farm tractors
21. Operating mud dredgers
22. Operating boilers
23. Operating fiber-starching machines
24. Rolling hard and large leather pieces
25. Conducting river surveys
26. Underwater concreting
27. Diving
28. Working in submerged tanks

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29. Working in air planes
30. Repairing electric lines in underground sluices or on open-air power line
poles, high-voltage power lines; installing high voltage power line poles
31. Installing, repairing underground or suspension communication cables
32. Uprooting trees having a diameter of over 40 cm
33. Felling biglarge trees; cutting high branches
34. Transporting biglarge tree trunks of wood; loading and unloading them by
hand
35. Floating rafts on rivers with many waterfalls
36. Feeling, catching and lifting timber from under the water by hand, gathering
and rolling timber to the overshore.
37. Sawing by hand
38. Working ion scaffolding, or working in saddle scaffolding that is located
higher than 5 m, or other similar occupations
39. Assembling, disassembling and repairing scaffolds.ing
40. Exploiting sallagane nets, bat manure
41. Working on ocean-going ships
42. Guarding ships near sheer rocky shores
43. Working alone on railways; in mountain tunnels in mountain; in underground
constructions; in places reducing eyesight where visibility reduced to under
400 meters; or in inaccessible places
44. Moving carriages in garages or on railways
45. Operating disk or annular sawing -machines
46. Feeding or operating rock-grinding machines
47. Operating planing machines
48. Operating or metal processing with compression, steam pressure or electric
forging, striking, pressing and cutting machines
49. Installing, repairing, cleaning all kinds of compression, steam pressure or
electric forging, striking, pressing and cutting machines
50. Working in ship-building involving and handling loads over 30kg
51. Load handling limits;:
On and off Occasional
Age groups Continuous handling
handling
From 15 years (180 months) Female : 12 kg 8 kg
to under 16 years (192 months) Male : 15 kg 10 kg
From 16 years (192 months) Female : 25 kg 15 kg
to under 18 years (216 months) Male : 30 kg 20 kg
52. Operating or being on duty in low, medium or high voltage power stations
53. Checking, repairing or fixing 700v direct or 220 alternating current circuits
54. Lighting oil burning machines consuming 400 litres per hour

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55. Manufacturing, using, or transporting dangerous substances such as explosive
materials, inflammable substances, oxygen, gas, guns, ammunition and fire-
crackers very likely to cause explosion and fire;
56. Operating acetylene, oxygen, hydrogen, chlorine and other liquefied gases
processing and bottling systems;
57. Operating freezing systems (ice producingtion and congealing)
58. Working in workplaces where the amount of dust, rock or cement powder,
coal dust, animal hair exceeds the permitted standards;
59. Repairing kilns, air-tight towers and pipes conducting chemicals;
60. Working in tobacco fermenting and cigarette drying kilns;
61. Burning glass melting kilns and blowing glass by mouth.
62. Rinsing paraffin in alcohol tanks
63. Working in contact with gasoline in cellars, such as receiving, delivering,
maintaining, operating petrol pumps and petrol gauges
64. Sorting out lead minerals
65. Laminating, pulling and striking lead products or lead-plated products;
66. Vulcanising, forming and handling big sized large rubber products in, such as
in biglarge fuel tanks and containers, motor car tyres;
67. Working in contact with organic solvents such as embalming sleepers, laying
emulsion of photographic paper, printing patterns on thin materials, printing
labels on thin and smooth paper., laminating phenol plastic, operating phenol
glue multi-condenser pots;
68. Dredging underground sluices; working in dirty water.
69. Burning down and killing cattle;
70. Operating on dead bodycorpses, preparing dead body corpses for coffin,
burying and exhuming graves;
71. Working in prisons or in mental hospitals;
72. Working in pubs, dance halls, or working in entertainment services;
73. Feeding wild beasts and poisonous animals;
74. Working in workplaces affected by radio-actionvity, X-rays and other
harmful raysdiation.
75. Working in radio, TV radar and telecommunication stations;
76. Working in direct contact with chemicals causing genetic damage, such as
- 5 Fluoro-uracil
- Benzene
77. Working in direct contact with chemicals causing harm to reproductive
functions, such as:
- Estrogen;
- Axial cCis- ret'inoic acidd;
- Carbaryl;
- Dibromouaclchloroo propane (DBCP);
- Toluene diamine and dinitrotoluene;

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 - Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs);
- Polybromuainated biphenyls (PBBs).
78. Working in direct contact with likely-to-cause-cancer-causing pesticides, and
herbicides containing the following chemicals:
- 1.4 butanediol. dimethyl sulpfonhate;
- 4 aminobiphenyl;
- Asbestos (amosite., Crocidolite., Chrysotile)
- Arsenic., Calcium Arsenicate
- Dioxins;
- Dichloromethyl-ether;
- Precipitate Insoluble Chromate (VI) compounds;
- Coal-plastictar and coal- gas;
- Cychlophosphamitde;
- Diethylstilbestrol;
- 2 Naphthylamine;
- N., N - di (Cchloroetheryl).;
- 2. Naphthylamine;
- Thorium dioxide;
- Theosulphan;
- Vinyl chloride. vinyl chloride;
- 4- amino. 10- methyl flolic acid;
- Mercury, methyl mercury compounds, methyl mercury chloride;
- Nitrogen pentoxide;
- 2.,3.,7.,8 tetrachloro dibenzeneo furan;
- 3-( alphaphenyl- beta acetylethyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin axetyletyl;
- Axcetyl salicylic acid;
- Asparagine;
- Benomyl;
- Boric acid;
- Caffeine;
- Dimethyl sulphuric; ate
- Direct blue-1;
- Focrmamide;
- Hydrocortisone., Hydrocortisone acetate;
- Iodine (metalmethyl);
- Lead., lead acetate lead., lead nitrate lead (handling contact with paint,
petrol or ink containing lead, producing battery. production, lead welding);
- Mercapto. purine;
- Kalium bromua. kalium iodua; Potassium bromide, Potassium iodide
- Propyl- thio- uracil;
- Ribavirin;

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 - Natrium asenat. natri Arsenic. natri iodua. natri salixylat; Sodium arsenate,
sodium arsenite, sodium iodate, sodium salicylate
- Tetramethyl thiuram disulphide;
- Triamcicnolone acetonide;
- Triton WR-1339;
- Trypan blue;
- Valproic acid;
- Vincristine sulphate;
- Vinazol gas.
79. Working in contact with the following chemicals without adequate personal
protective equipment to prevent for toxic gases, fumes and dust:
- Carbonic monoxide (CO): such as operating kilns discharging coal-gas or
cinders.
- Dye chemicals with origin of aniline, cylesinxylidine, tolusidine, auramine;
- Cyanide compounds
- Phosphorus and compounds: P2O5., P2S5., PCl3., H3P;
- Trinitrotoluene (TNT);
- Manganese dioxide (MnO2);
- Photsgeine (COCl2);
- Carbon Ddisulphide carbon (CS2 );
- Nitrogen oxide and nitrogenic acid;
- Chlor and chlohydric hydrochloric acid;
- Sulphuric Aanhydritde sulphuric and sulphuric acid;
- Calcium Carbide (CaC2) such as in operating open Calcium Carbide kilns
or disposing of cinders.
80. Working in direct contact with pharmaceutical products and their components,
which is likely to cause addictioncan be addictive, such as products
containing morphine, ephedrine and a seduxenativet;
81. Working daily in daily contact with anaesthetics in emergency and Recovery
Departments and Infection sections of health services, in centres for
intravenous infusion, in establishments producing vaccines, in health stations
using short waves and ultra-sounds in treatment or taking part in suppressing
epidemics.

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 ANNEXE 3: LIST OF STATE STANDARDS AND NORMS ON OSH

(issued by Directorate for Standards and Quality)

Code
(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

General standards

1 2287 - 78 System of standards on occupational safety. Basic regulations

2 2288 - 78 Dangerous and harmful elements in production – classification

3 2289 - 78 Production process – general requirements for safety

4 2290 - 78 Production equipment – general requirements for safety

5 2291 - 78 Protective equipment for workers – classification

6 3153 - 79 System of standards on occupational safety – fundamental

definitions – terms and definitions

7 3157 - 79 Terms and fundamental definitions of labour protection

Safety standards on toxic substances

8 3164 - 79 Toxic substances – classification and general requirements for

safety

9 3570 - 91 General requirements for biological safety

10 4044 - 85 Norms on marine pollution caused by ships

11 4512 - 88 Norms on seaborne transport of dangerous cargo

12 5507 - 91 Dangerous chemicals – safety norms in production

Prevention from fire and explosion

13 1769 - 75 Collection for refinement of ferrous metals. Safety

requirements for explosion prevention during processing and
refining

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 Code
(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

14 2622 - 95 Fire prevention and fighting for houses and constructions –

design requirement

15 3254 - 89 Fire safety: general requirements, replacing TCVN 3524-79

16 3255 - 86 Explosion safety – general requirements, replacing TCVN

3255 - 79

17 3890 - 84 Fire extinguishing equipment and devices: replacement,

maintenance, test

18 3991 - 85 Standards on fire prevention and fighting in construction

design: terms and definitions.

19 4007 - 85 Norms on classification and building of steel covered ships:

fire prevention and fighting

20 4337 - 86 Barge for petrol and oil delivery: measurement technical

requirements

21 4532 - 88 Petrol and oil distribution stations

22 4586 - 97 Safety norms in preservation and transport of explosives,

replacing TCVN 4586-88.

23 4878 - 89 (ISO 3841-1977) fire classification

24 4879 - 89 (ISO 6309-1987) fire prevention, safety signs

25 4933 - 89 (ISO 6826-1982) piston-type internal engine – fire prevention

26 5040 - 90 ( ISO 6690 - 1986 ) Equipment for fire prevention and fighting
– technical requirements

27 5279 - 90 Fire and explosion safety – fire dust – general requirements

28 5314 - 91 Sea rig – norms on classification and design; fire prevention

and fighting

29 5303 - 90 Fire safety: terms and definitions

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 Code
(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

30 5684 - 92 Safety for petrol and oil constructions – general requirements

31 6174 - 97 Industrial explosives – safety norms in production and take-

over, fire test

Artificial lighting

32 2062 - 86 Artificial lighting in textile factories and enterprises using

cotton fibre

33 2063 - 86 Artificial lighting in mechanical factories

34 3257 - 86 Artificial lighting in industrial textile enterprises

35 3258 - 86 Artificial lighting in shipyards

36 3743 - 83 Artificial lighting in factories and industrial constructions

37 4213 - 86 Artificial lighting in rubber processing enterprises

38 4436 - 86 Light sources – light parameter measuring methods

39 4691 - 89 Lighting electric lights – general safety requirements

40 5176 - 90 Artificial lighting, luminance measuring methods

Provision of PPEs

41 1598 - 74 Anti-dust masks

42 1599 - 74 Protective clothes for workers in the metallurgy industry

43 1594 - 74 Protective clothes for male workers in the metallurgy industry

44 1600 - 83 Protective clothes for male workers

45 1601 - 83 Protective clothes for female workers

46 1841 - 76 Protective gloves made of leather, leatherette and canvas

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 Code
(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

47 2603 - 87 Protective helmets for pit workers

48 2604 - 78 Protective clothes for workers exploring for oil and gas

49 2605 - 78 Protective clothes for male workers exploring for oil and gas –
technical requirements

50 2606 - 78 Hand protective equipment – classification

51 2607 - 78 Protective clothes – classification

52 2608 - 78 Protective shoes made of leather and fabric – classification

53 2609 - 78 Protective goggles – classification

54 2610 - 78 Protective clothes – list of qualitative criteria

55 3154 - 79 Personal protective equipment – sight field defining method

56 3155 - 79 Protective shoes made of leather and fabric – list of qualitative

criteria

57 3156 - 79 Hand protective equipment – list of qualitative criteria

58 3579 - 81 Protective goggles – colorless glasses

59 3580 - 81 Protective goggles – eye protecting light filter

60 3581 - 81 Protective goggles – general technical requirements and test

methods

61 3740 - 82 Industrial toxin filtering mask and semi-mask – filtering box –

Measure for defining effective time for filtering box protection
for gas substances

62 3741 - 82 Filtering box used for industrial mask with carbon oxide

63 3742 - 82 Filtering box used for industrial mask with gas toxicants

64 4357 - 86 Protective shoes for workers going to rubber plots

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 Code
(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

65 4498 - 88 Collective protective equipment to prevent ionizing radiation

66 4530 - 88 Physiological methods for personal equipment

67 4742 - 89 Protective clothes used for workers going to rubber plots

68 5039 - 90 Eye protective equipment, ultraviolet ray filter

69 5082 - 90 Eye protective equipment – technical requirements

70 5083 - 90 Personal eye protective equipment for weilding and relevant

techniques, light filter

71 5111 - 90 Define working capacity of user of PPEs – physiological

methods

72 5203 - 90 (ISO 2801-1973) heat and fire proof protective clothes –

suggestions for users and people who are responsible for the
use

73 5243 - 90 (ISO 2801-1973) Heat and fire proof protective clothes –

general suggestions for users and people who are responsible
for the use

74 5586 - 91 Insulated gloves (BBAD article 2.4).

machine and technological safety

75 02-75 safety norms for pressure vessel

76 09-77 safety norms for gas pipeline and hot water

77 2284 - 78 standards for one-phase welding transformer

78 2292 - 78 painting work – general requirements for safety

79 2293 - 78 wood processing – general requirements for safety

80 2294 - 78 metal thermal treatment – general requirements for safety

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 Code
(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

81 2870 - 79 pressure relay from Pdn to 100N/cm2.

82 032 - 83 safety test process for pressure vessel

83 02 - 90 check process for pressure vessel

84 3146 - 86 electric welding work – general requirements for safety,

replacing TCVN 3146-79.

85 3147 - 90 safety norms for unloading and loading – general requirements

for safety, replacing TCVN 3147 - 79. Sx1(90).

86 3148 - 79 conveyor belt – general requirements for safety

87 3149 - 79 Making metal and inorganic covers – general requirements for

safety

88 3152 - 79 sharpening tool – general requirements for safety

89 3187 - 79 standards for welding generator

90 3259 - 92 transformer and electric induction coil – safety requirements,

replacing TCVN 3259 - 79. SX 1(92)

91 3288 - 79 ventilation system – general requirements for safety

92 23-81 norms on boiler safety

93 4162 - 82 auto tank – general requirements for safety

94 3748 - 83 metal processing machine – general requirements for safety

95 4163 - 85 hand-held electric machine – general requirements for safety

96 4206 - 86 refrigerating system – safety technique

97 4244 - 86 safety technique norms for lifting equipment

98 4245 - 86 safety and hygiene technique norms for production process

using acetylene and oxygen for metal processing

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 Code
(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

99 4530 - 88 standards for petrol and oil station design

100 2296 - 89 forging equipment – general requirements for safety, replacing

TCVN 2296-78

101 4717 - 89 production equipment – safety guard – general requirements

for safety

102 4723 - 89 wood processing equipment – general safety requirements for

machine structure

103 4725 - 89 metal cutter – general safety requirements for machine

structure

104 4726 - 89 safety technique – metal cutter – requirements for electric

equipment

105 4730 - 89 burnt brick and tile production – general requirements for
safety

106 4744 - 89 safety technique norms for mechanical establishments,

replacing QPVN 10-77

107 4750 - 89 (ST SEV 2153-80) grindstone guard – basic dimensions and
technical requirements

108 4755 - 89 (ST SEV 4474-84) crane – safety requirements for hydraulic
equipment

109 5109 - 89 acetylene equipment – general requirements for safety

110 5178 - 90 safety technique norms in surface stone quarrying and

processing, replacing QPVN 22-81.

111 5179 - 90 (ST SVE 5312 - 85) lifting and lowering machine – safety test
requirement for hydraulic equipment

112 5180 - 90 (ST SEV 1727 - 86) electric palane (pallone) - general
requirements for safety

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 Code
(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

113 5181 - 90 air compressor – general requirements for safety

114 5183 - 90 (ST SEV 499 - 77) metal cutter – specific safety requirements
for structure of sharpening and polishing machines

115 5184 - 90 (ST SEV 500 - 77) metal cutter – specific requirements for
driller structure

116 5185 - 90 (ST SEV 540 - 77) metal cutter – specific safety requirements
for lathe structure

117 5186 - 90 (ST SEV 576 - 77) metal cutter – specific safety requirements
for miller structure

118 5187 - 90 (ST SEV 577 - 77) metal cutter – specific safety requirements
for horizontal boring machine structure

119 5188 - 90 (ST SEV 578 - 77) metal cutter – specific safety requirements
for structure of plane, polisher.

120 5206 - 90 (ST SEV1718- 79) metal cutter – specific safety requirements
for counterbalance and total force.

121 5207 - 90 (ST SEV1722-88) container lifting and lowering machine –

requirements for safety

122 5208 - 90 (ST SEV 1723-88) lifting and lowering machine – safety
requirements.

123 5209 - 90 (ST SEV 2689-80) lifting and lowering machine – safety
requirements for electric equipment

124 5236 - 91 norms on surface mining

125 5308 - 91 safety technique norms in construction, replacing QPVN 14-

79.

126 5331 - 91 acetylene equipment – safety requirements for gas generating

vessel

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 Code
(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

127 5332 - 91 acetylene equipment – safety requirement for structure of main

equipment and technology

128 5334 - 91 electric equipment at oil depots and oil products - safety
equipment norms on design and installation

129 5346 - 91 (ST SEV 5307 - 85) safety technique for boiler and hot water
boiler – general requirements for durability measurement

130 5636 - 91 casting equipment – safety requirement

131. 5650 - 92 automobile and its brake system – safety requirement

132. 5662 - 92 tractor and agricultural machine – general safety requirement

133. 5663 - 92 refrigerating equipment – safety requirement

134. 5744 - 93 lifter – safety requirements for installation and use

135. 6004 - 95 replacing chapters I, II, III, IV, VI and VII in QPVN 23 - 81 –
boiler.

136. 6005 - 95 replacing chapter V in QPVN 23 - 81 – boiler.

137. 6006 - 95 replacing chapters VIII, IX, X and XIV in QPVN 23 - 81 –

boiler.

138. 6007 - 95 replacing chapters X, X - QPVN 23 - 81 – boiler.

139. 6008 - 95 replacing chapter V in QPVN 23 - 81 – boiler; chapters V, VI

in QPVN 2 - 75 – pressure vessel

140 6153 - 96 replacing chapters I,II, III ; sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 in chapter IV;
chapter V; section 1 in chapter X in QPVN - 2 - 75 – pressure
vessel

141 6154 - 96 replacing section 6 in chapter IV; section 2 in chapter XI in

QPVN 2 - 75 – pressure vessel

142 6155 - 96 replacing chapters VI,VII; sections 3, 4 in chapter X; sections

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 Code
(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

3, 4 in chapter XI in QPVN 2 - 75- pressure vessel

143 6156 - 96 replacing section 2 in chapter X, section 2 in chapter XI and

chapter XV in QPVN 2 - 75 – pressure vessel

electricity safety

144 2282 - 93 current converting and insulated knife switch

145 2295 - 78 electric cabinet of distributor and station of all-in transformer –

safety requirement

146 2408 - 77 single phase electric hole and plug

147 2572 - 78 electricity safety board

148 3144 - 79 electric technique product – generals safety requirement

149 3145 - 79 circuit shutting and switching tool, voltage of 1000V – safety
requirement

150 3195 - 79 magnetically controlled tangent point

151 3256 - 79 electricity safety – terms and definitions

152 244 - 85 switch, knifeswitch, fuse wire, fuse

153 4145 - 85 circuit switching equipment for protecting user installed in

mobile machines and electric tools with voltage of 1000v.

154 4476 - 87 electric measuring tool – general requirement

156 5130 - 90 electric pot – technical requirement

157 2699 - 92 living electric tool – general safety requirement and test
method

158 3259 - 92 transformer and electric induction coil – safety requirement,

replacing TCVN 3259 - 79. SX 1(92)

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 Code
(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

159 3620 - 92 revolving electric machine – safety requirement, replacing

TCVN 3620 - 81. SX 1(92).

160 3623 - 81 electric switching tool with voltage of up to 1000V.

161 3661 - 81 distributor with voltage of up to 500 V

162 3661 - 82 distributor with voltage of up to 10KV

163 3718 - 82 electro-magnetic filed with radio frequency - general

requirements for safety

164 4086 - 85 electricity safety in construction – general requirements

165 4114 - 85 electric technical equipment with voltage of more than 1000V
– requirement for safety

166 4691 - 89 lighting electric light – general safety requirement

167 3787 - 83 electric relay – terms and definitions

168 4726 - 89 safety technique – metal cutter – requirement for electric

equipment

169 4756 - 89 norms on earthing and neutral wire for electric equipment

170 4759 - 93 China isolator on electric grid with voltage of up to 35KV.

171 4912 - 89 tool with voltage of up to 1000V.

172 5180 - 90 (ST SEV 1727 - 86) Electric palane– general requirements for
safety

173 5170 - 90 bracelet-type insulated porcelain with voltage of up to 35KV.

174 5172 - 90 insulator – electric durability requirement

175 5173 - 90 automatic electric shutter for current circuit of 6300A.

176 5174 - 90 automatic electric shutter with voltage of up to 1000V

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(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

177 5556 - 91 lower voltage electric equipment –general requirement for

electric shock prevention

178 5587 - 91 insulated pole (BBAD article 1.11)

179 5589 - 91 insulated carpet (BBAD article 1.8 and 1.9)

180 5588 - 91 insulated boot (BBAD article 2.4).

181 5626 - 91 insulated shoes – technical requirement

182 5627 - 91 insulated paper – test method

183 5628 - 91 insulated plank – technical requirement

184 5629 - 91 insulated plank – test method

185 5630 - 91 insulated sticking plaster – technical requirement

186 5631 - 91 insulated sticking plaster – test method

187 5659 - 92 production equipment – controller – safety requirement

188 5699 - 92 living electric use safety

189 5717 - 93 anti-thunder valve

190 5767 - 93 fuse with voltage of more than 1000V.

191 5768 - 93 knifeswitch with voltage of more than 1000V.

192 5769 - 93 China isolator in electric transformer. Force with voltage of

more than 35KV.

hygiene and environment

193 3150 - 79 noise measuring method at workplace

194 3151- 79 method for defining noise property of machine

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(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

195 3985 - 85 noise, permissible level at working points

196 4814 - 89 revolving electric machine – permissible level of noise

197 4815 - 89 revolving electric machine – defining noise level

198 5125 - 89 vibration – permissible levels at work place

199 5127 - 90 local vibration – permissible level for assessment

200 5136 - 90 noise – general requirement and measuring method

201 5182 - 90 metal cutter – permissible noise

202 5419 - 91 hand-held machine – permissible noise

203 5452 - 91 abattoirs – hygienic requirement

204 5508 - 91 atmosphere at microclimate workplace –measuring method

205 5509 - 91 atmosphere at silica noise workplace – permissible maximum

concentration and assessment

206 5585 - 91 diving work – safety requirement

radiation protection and prevention

207 1638 - 75 picture symbols on the electric diagram – ionizing radiation

detector.

208 3527 - 82 radioactive and semi radioactive waste, waste erasement,

radioactive gas ion - terms and definitions

209 3728 - 82 radioactive waste and radioactive mixture.

210 4397 - 87 safety norms for ionizing radiation

211 4498 - 88 equipment for preventing collective from ionizing radiation –

general technical requirement

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(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

212 4985 - 89 norms on radioactive substance safe transport

213 5134 - 90 radiation safety – terms and definitions

System of alarming and warning

214 5041 - 90 (ISO 7731 - 1986) signals of danger at workplace – acoustic

alert

215 5053 - 90 signal color and safety sign

216 5500 - 91 ( ISO 8201 - 1997 ) acoustics – acoustic signal for emergent
evacuation

Industrial standards

217 Decision No Introducing 7 standards and 21 technical parameters on

3733/2002/QD- occupational health
BYT dated
10/10/2002

218 Decision by the Industrial health standards

Ministry of
Health

219 TCN norms on occupational safety technique of installation and

66 - 77 application of water drainage and supply system

220 30TCN canvas shoulder buffer

057 - 78

221 30TCN protective gloves – take-over method

073 - 78

222 30TCN canvas should suffer – take-over method

074 - 78

223 TCN 46 - 81 thunder prevention for constructions

224 TCN 23 - 81 safety norms for diving work

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(according to
No Name
Vietnamese
Standard)

225 TCN 45 - 85 safety technique norms for operation and repairing of mud
sucking ship at the location

226 30TCN protective gloves "GD 22" – test process

257 - 85

227 22 TCN driver – health requirement

193 - 87

228 10 TCN occupational safety norms for use of agro-machines

192 - 88

229 52 TCN diver – health standards

349 - 88

230 22 TCN technical safety regulations for rudimentary and small sized
203 - 91 ships on rivers, lakes, bays

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 ANNEXE 4: LIST OF ILO CONVENTIONS RATIFIED BY VIETNAM

No. Name of convention Adopted

date
1 C5: Minimum Age (Industry) Convention, 1919 10/3/1994
Note: Denounced on 24th June, 2003 by ILC
2 C6: Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1919 10/3/1994
3 C14: Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention 10/3/1994
4 C27: Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) 10/3/1994
Convention, 1929
5 C45; Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 10/3/1994
6 C80: Final Articles Revision Convention, 1946 10/3/1994
7 C81: Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 10/3/1994
8 C100: Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 10/7/1997
9 C111: Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 10/7/1997
1958
10 C116: Final Articles Revision Convention, 1961 10/3/1994
11 C120: Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 10/3/1994
12 C123: Minimum Age (Underground Work) Convention, 1965 2/20/1995
13 C124: Medical Examination of Young Persons (Underground 10/3/1994
Work) Convention, 1965
14 C138: Minimum Age Convention, 1973 6/24/2003
15 C155: Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 10/3/1994
16 C182: Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 12/19/2000

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 ANNEX 5: REPORTING FORMS

I. Reporting forms on Labour Protection

Report form on labour protection as stipulated in the Inter-Ministerial Circular
no. 14/1998/TTLT-BLDTBXH-BYT-TLDLDVN dated 31/10/1998
Report on Labour Protection
Name of the enterprise/company:.............................................:.
Governing body:...............................................
Province, city:............................................'.......
Labour protection criteria Figures
1. Labour:
- Total workers
of which:
No. of female workers:
- No. of workers working in high risk conditions
(Type IV, V, VI)
of which :
No. of females workers:
2. Occupational accidents:
- Total no. of occupational accidents
- Total no. of fatal occupational accidents
- Total no. of occupational fatalities
of which: female workers
- Number of workers reducing over 31 % working capacity
- Average cost per fatal occupational accident
- Loss caused by occupational accidents
- Number of days off work due to occupational accidents
- Number of workers retiring due to ill health or retiring earlier than
stipulated age due to occupational accidents.
3. Occupational diseases:
- Total number of workers contracting occupational diseases
of which, female workers:
- Number of days off work due to occupational diseases
- Number of workers retiring due to ill health or retiring earlier than
stipulated due to occupational diseases
4. Training
- Number of workers trained in labour protection
of which:
- Retrained:
5. Machinery and equipment which have strict OSH requirements:
- Total equipment
of which:
- Number of registered equipment
- Number of equipment verified and licensed
6. Working hours, rest hours:

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 Labour protection criteria Figures
- Average overtime per day
- Average number of days of overtime per week
- Average hours of overtime per year
7. In-kind allowance in materials for exposure to hazardous
working conditions:
- Total workers
- Proportion (%) of workers who cannot be provided with meals at
work and can be provided with materials:
8. Total expenditure on labour protection:
- OSH equipment
- Procedures, solutions for improvements in working conditions
- Provision of PPEs
- Allowance by materials
- Dissemination, training
- Fire prevention and protection
- Expenditure for first-aid, treatment of occupational injuries and
occupational diseases
- Compensation for workers with occupational accidents and diseases
- Other expenditures:
9. Types of high risk working conditions (by percentage of the
workers exposed compared to total number of workers)
- Cramped
- Humid
- Too hot
- Too cold
- Noise
- Vibration
- Dust
- Toxic gas
- Electro-magnetic field
- Ionizing radiation
10. Results of classification of workers’ health:
+ Grade 1 – Very good
+ Grade II – Good
+ Grade III – Moderate
+ Grade IV – Bad
+ Grade V – Very bad
11. Evaluation of enterprises on working conditions
+ Good
+ Medium
+ Bad
+ Very bad

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II. Reporting forms on Occupational Health
Report on Occupational Health in 6 months/Year……
(Fill in all the items in the report and send to Vietnam Administration of
Preventive Medicine before 15/6 and 30/11 every year (figures of June and
December are estimated on the plan of the same period of the former year)
Department of Health of province/city:
Preventive Medicine Center of province, city/branch:
1. Organisation and implementation of legislation documents
1.1. Organisation of occupational health:
- Organization according to the Decision No. 2468/1999/BYT-QD:
+ Establishment of the independent Occupational Health Faculty
Yes No
+ Occupational disease clinic room
Yes No
+ Decision to establish Occupational diseases clinic room
Yes No
+ Operation of the Occupational disease clinic room
In operation Not yet
-Total staff specializing in occupational health – occupational disease:

Number of Number of University Other Assessors of

doctors pharmacists Graduates staff occupational
diseases

1.2. Implementation of some Circulars of Ministry of Health

No Legislation Dissemination No of No of units No of units
document (Yes/ No) districts disseminated implementing
trained *
1 Circular No
13/TT-BYT
2 Joint Circular No
08/TTLT
3 Circular
09/2000/TT-BYT
4 Decision
3733/2002/QĐ-
BYT
* The number of units setting up occupational medicine profile pursuant to Circular No 13/TT- BYT

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2. Infrastructure, facilities and equipment of the Center (Review and report on all the existing machinery and
equipment up to 5/2004 – Attached in a seperate page).
2.1. Existence of laboratory: Number of laboratories: Area
Situation: Newly-built (after the year 2000) Old (housing level 1, 2 or…) 2.2. Situation of facilities and
equipment:
No Facilities and Old facilities and equipment (before the year 2000) New facilities and equipment (after the year 2000)
equipment
No Situation No Situation
Well- Infrequently Broken Well- Infrequently Broken
performed broken down down performed broken down down
1 Occupational
health facilities
and equipment
1.1
1.2
...
...
2 Facilities in
occupational
disease clinic
room
2.1
2.2
...
...
...
...
Total

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3. Training of local health staff and target objectives (workers, managers) –
attached in a seperate page:

No Contents Training Number of No. of Total

institute training enterprises number of
courses attending participants
1 Legislation documents
popularisation
2 Occupational Health
3 Occupational Safety
4 Occupational disease
prevention and
protection
5 Improvement of
health at work
6 Accident and injury
prevention and
protection
7 Others
…
Total

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4. Enterprises under the responsible areas: ( report based on current available figures)
Types of No. of No. of workforce Total no. No. of Health organization
enterprises enterprises of doctors and
medical pharmacists
staff

Total No. of Medical Medical Contracted Medical staff Others

number female station staff unavailable
workers available available
1. More than
200 workers
2. From 51 to
200 workers
3. Less than
50 workers
Total
* The number of units setting up occupational medicine profile pursuant to Circular No 13/TT- BYT

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5. Allocation of workers by types of industry:
Small-sized Medium-sized Large-sized Total
Types of industries 10-50 workers 51-200 workers > 200 workers

No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of

enterprises workers enterprises workers enterprises workers enterprises workers
1. Casting, metallurgy
2. Chemicals, rubber, plastic
3. Repairing, mechanics
4. Agricultural and foresty farms
5. Industry, Food product
6. Garment, Textiles
7. Other consumer goods
8.Building materials, ceramics, glass
9. Mining
10. Fishing and aquaculture
11.Traffic and transportation
12. Trading
13. Others
Total
* If there are many types of business in one enterprise, select the main business (production of main products or more than 50%
workers working in the business

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6. Results of measurement of working environment in the reporting period
Number of enterprises measuring working environment/ total number of enterprises reporting: ………./……

No. Name of the No. of Temperature Humidity Speed Lighting Dust Noise Vibration Toxic Radiation Magnetic Others
enterprise of gas field
wind
(1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
...
Total
(1): Total samples taken (2): Total samples not meeting the allowed standards

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7.2. Diversification of diseases of patients attending health checks and treatment
(number of reports in enterprises sending reports)
Number of production units reporting/ total production units: ….…../……
Total cases/ total workers in production units reporting:………/…….
No Diseases Number of cases
1 Diarrhoea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin
2 Pulmonary tuberculosis
3 Lung cancer
4 Endocrine diseases
5 Mental and behavior disorders
6 Disorder of central and peripheral nervous system
7 Diseases of eyes and annexa
8 Ear and mastoid process
9 Cardiovascular disease
10 Acute sinusitis, sore throat, laryngitis
11 Chronic sinusitis, sore throat, laryngitis
12 Acute bronchitis and acute bronchiolitis
13 Chronic bronchitis and chronic bronchiolitis
14 Pneumonia
15 Asthma, bronchiectasis, allergies
16 Gastric and duodenal ulcers
17 Hepatocystic
18 Genito-urinarytory system
19 Obsteric diseases
20 Abortion/number of pregnancies
21 Skin and subcutaneous tissue
22 Musculoskeletal disorders
23 Occupational diseases
24 Malaria
25 Other diseases
26 Number of accidents
Total

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8. Periodic health checks, diagnosis and specialist treatment of occupational
diseases
8.1. Number of production units having regular health checks/total number of
production units: /
8.2. Classification of health:
Regular Total Grade I – Grade II Grade III Grade Grade V
health checks number Very good – Good – IV - Bad – Very
Moderate bad
Male
Female
Total
8.3. Report on production units with potential for causing occupational diseases
from the list of 21 insured occupational diseases
No. Name of Name of Total Total Suspected Verified
occupational production number of female cases of cases
diseases unit workers workers occupational
diseases
1. Silicosis
2. Asbestosis
3. Byssinosis
4 Chronic bronchitis
5 Poisoning by lead
and its compounds
6 Poisoning by
benzene and its
compounds
7 Poisoning by
mercury and its
compounds
8 Poisoning by
manganese and its
compounds
9 TNT poisoning
10 Poisoning by
arsenic and its
compounds
11 Nicotine poisoning
12 Poisoning by
pesticides
13 Poisoning by
radioactive
substances and X-
rays
14 Noise-induced
deafness
15 Diseases caused by
Vibration
16 Occupational low

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 blood pressure
diseases
17 Occupational skin
discoloration
18 Skin ulcer, arthritis,
atopic dermatitis
19 Occupational
tuberculosis
20 Viral hepatitis
21 Occupational
lesprosy
Total
Of which: a. Total number of units at risk of causing each kind of
occupational disease:
b. Total number of workers in units at risk of causing each
kind of occupational disease:
c. Total number of female workers in units at risk of causing
each kind of occupational disease:
8.4. Report on contracted cases of occupational disease during the period
(attached in a separate page)
No Name of Age Job when Working Date of Name of Proportion Present
patients contracting age diagnosis of occupational of working job
occupational occupational disease capacity
disease disease loss
1.
2.
3.
...
Total
8.5. Results of health checks and occupational disease diagnosis during the
reporting period …
No. Name of occupational No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of Accumulating
disease workers suspected expertised workers workers to reporting
checked cases cases entitled entitled period
to a to a
once-off regular
subsidy subsidy

1 Silicosis
2 Asbestosis
3 Byssinosis
4 Chronic bronchitis
5 Poisoning by lead and its
compounds
6 Poisoning by benzene and
its compounds
7 Poisoning by mercury and
its compounds

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No. Name of occupational No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of Accumulating
disease workers suspected expertised workers workers to reporting
checked cases cases entitled entitled period
to a to a
once-off regular
subsidy subsidy
8 Poisoning by manganese
and its compounds
9 TNT poisoning
10 Poisoning by arsenic and its
compounds
11 Nicotine poisoning
12 Poisoning by pesticides
13 Poisoning by radioactive
substances and X-rays
14 Noise-induced deafness
15 Diseases caused by
Vibration
16 Occupational low blood
pressure diseases
17 Occupational skin
discoloration
18 Skin ulcer, arthritis, atopic
dermatitis
19 Occupational tuberculosis
20 Viral Hepatitis
21 Occupational lesprosy
Total

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9. Situation of occupational accidents and poisoning from agro-chemicals
9.1. Occupational accidents
- Number of production units reporting/ total production units: ….…../……
- Total workers in production units reporting:………/…….
No. of
No. of No. of No. of No. of workers
No. of casualties
workers workers Occupational Occupational workers workers entitled to
Total No. of No. of receiving a
having having accidents accidents with No. of No. of expertised by a once-off
occupational female regular subsidy
more more than due to due to reduced disabled fatalities the Medical subsidy
injuries casualties from social
than 3 15 days trauma chemicals working Expertise from
insurance
days off off capacity Committee social
insurance

9.2. The utilization of agro-chemicals (at agro-chemicals stocks)

* Quantity (Kg) No. of stocks
No. of stocks Note
No. Phosphate/ Carbamate Others satisfying
Name of drug stock examined for
Organic hygiene
hygiene
standards

Total
* Quantity is counted in the amount released from the stock per year:
Total (in kilogram) volume of agro-chemicals imported into the stock per year:

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9.3. Pernicious poisoning from agro-chemicals, data reported by local medical stations and emergency facilities in
hospitals (including district hospitals and medical stations at communes)

No. of cases Causes

No. of cases
of poisonong Intentional Accidental ingestion Occupational
Note
No. of No. of No. of No. of
No. of cases No. of cases
cases fatalities fatalities fatalities
1. Hospital
2. Occupational Disease
Clinic room
3. Health Center
4. General clinic
5. Medical station at
communes
6. Others

Total

Note: a. State the name of source of data provided. B. Clearly specify the name of the medicine and its origin

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10. Conclusion and recommendations
10.1. Other outstanding activities carried out during the year (National Week on
Occupational Safety and Health and other activities)
6.
10.2. Remarks by locality/industry on the implementation of the plan
10.3. Main recommendations and the plan to complete work on occupational
medicine

Head of the agency Reporting date

(signed and sealed) Reporter

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