Occupational safety updates impacting industrial companies

Occupational safety and hygiene are crucial factors in ensuring a safe and efficient working environment. Compliance with occupational safety regulations helps protect workers' health and improve productivity. Therefore, new workplace safety obligations for factory employees are constantly adjusted and updated by relevant authorities. In this article, we will review the latest changes to these regulations.

1. Legal Regulations on Occupational Safety and Hygiene in Vietnam

The Law on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (2015) is an important legal document that helps ensure the safety of workers during the work process. This law sets out fundamental regulations regarding the rights and obligations of workers, the responsibilities of employers, and requirements for measures to protect the safety and health of workers. Some highlights of updated safety regulations affecting industrial workforce recruitment include:
 

New workplace safety obligations for factory employees

2.  Rights and obligations of workers: 

Workers have the right to work in a safe environment, to be provided with personal protective equipment, and to receive occupational safety training. At the same time, they have the obligation to comply with safety regulations during work.

Responsibilities of employers: Employers must ensure occupational safety and health for their employees through organizing training, providing protective equipment, conducting occupational safety inspections, and implementing accident prevention measures.
Occupational safety management: State management agencies responsible for occupational safety are responsible for supervising, inspecting, and guiding the implementation of legal regulations related to occupational safety.

3. Decrees and Circulars Guiding the Implementation of the Law

To effectively implement legal requirements for onboarding workers in hazardous roles, the Government has issued decrees and circulars providing specific guidance on the implementation of its provisions. These decrees and circulars detail the provisions of the law and provide specific guidance for businesses and workers. Some important decrees and circulars include:

1. Decree No. 44/2016/ND-CP: Regulations on measures to protect occupational safety and health in high-risk occupations.
2. Decree No. 39/2016/ND-CP: Regulations detailing occupational safety training for workers and employers.
3. Circular No. 19/2015/TT-BLDTBXH: Guidance on occupational safety standards for specific occupations, and procedures for occupational safety inspection and supervision.

Through these Decrees and Circulars, legal requirements on occupational safety are widely applied and ensured to be feasible and appropriate to the reality in professional security companies and businesses, helping to protect the health and lives of workers, while creating a safe and effective working environment.
 

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4.  Rights and Obligations Regarding Occupational Safety of Workers

Articles 6 and 17 stipulate the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of workers as follows:

• Workers have the right to be guaranteed fair, safe, and hygienic working conditions. Employers are responsible for ensuring a safe and hygienic working environment throughout the work process.
• Workers have the right to be provided with complete information about hazardous and harmful factors in the workplace and preventive measures, and to receive training and instruction on occupational safety and hygiene.
• Workers have the right to receive occupational protection, healthcare, occupational disease examinations, and to have their occupational accident and disease insurance contributions paid by the employer.
• Workers have the right to request that the employer assign them suitable work after stable treatment following an occupational accident or disease.
• Workers have the right to refuse to perform work or leave the workplace while still receiving full pay and without being considered in violation of labor discipline if they perceive a serious risk of workplace accident threatening their life or health, but they must immediately report it to their manager for timely action.
• Workers have the right to file complaints, denunciations, or lawsuits in accordance with the law.

5. Employer responsibilities under new safety compliance rules

According to Articles 7 and 16 of the law, the rights and obligations of employers in safety training regulations for newly hired manufacturing staff are stipulated as follows:

• The employer has the right to require employees to comply with regulations, procedures, and measures to ensure occupational safety and health at the workplace.
• The employer has the right to reward employees who perform well and discipline those who violate regulations on occupational safety and health.
• The employer has the right to file complaints, denunciations, or lawsuits in accordance with the law.
• The employer has the right to mobilize employees to participate in emergency response activities and to address occupational accidents and incidents.

If you require further information or more in-depth legal assistance regarding employer responsibilities under new safety compliance rules for your specific situation, please contact us.

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