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The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued Circular 18/2023/TT-BCT amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 09/2017/TT-BCT dated July 13, 2017 regulating operations Technical inspection of labor safety falls under the management authority of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Circular 18/2023/TT-BCT amending and supplementing Article 7 on inspectors conducting technical inspection of occupational safety. Accordingly, inspectors must meet the standards specified in Article 9 of Decree No. 44/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law on Safety and Hygiene. Labor on technical inspection of labor safety, safety training, labor hygiene and working environment monitoring and Article 2 of Decree No. 140/2018/ND-CP dated October 8, 2018 of the Government amending and supplementing Decrees related to business investment conditions and administrative procedures under the state management of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.
Forms of training, retraining and testing
Circular 18/2023/TT-BCT also amends and supplements Article 10 of Circular No. 09/2017/TT-BCT on forms of training, retraining and testing of inspection skills.
According to the new regulations, post-training testing applies to: Individuals applying for an inspector certificate for the first time, inspectors whose certificates have been revoked, and inspectors whose certificates have expired.
Post-training testing applies to inspectors who have been certified at least once within 36 months from the date of certification.
Organize training and fostering
The unit conducting training and fostering professional inspection must meet the following requirements:
a) Develop a plan to organize training and fostering courses on technical inspection of occupational safety including the following main contents:
- Time, venue, expected number of students.
- Training and fostering content.
- List of lecturers participating in training and fostering occupational safety technical inspection skills (with specialized expertise and experience related to appropriate inspection activities).
- Plan to organize professional testing for occupational safety technical inspection after completing the training and refresher course.
b) Prepare adequate facilities and people, ensure security and safety throughout the process of training, retraining, theoretical testing and practical testing.
c) Develop training and refresher materials in accordance with regulations.
Organize tests
The Examination Council that conducts the professional examination of inspectors is established by the decision of the Director of the Department of Industrial Safety and Environment.
The Chairman of the Council is the leader of the Department of Industrial Safety and Environment. The examination council has at least 05 members, including representatives of the training and fostering unit and has the following responsibilities:
a) Approve the list of students eligible for testing according to the provisions of Article 7 of this Circular.
b) Develop and adjust testing questions to suit the subjects attending the training and fostering courses on occupational safety technical inspection.
c) Organize theoretical and practical tests.
d) Establish a test marking team, score and evaluate the test results.
d) Summary of test results.
This Circular takes effect from December 20, 2023.
