Do employees responsible for packaging have to be provided with training courses in chemical safety in Vietnam?

1. Do employees responsible for packaging have to be provided with training courses in chemical safety in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 7 of Decree 113/2017/ND-CP stipulating extraction and packaging as follows:

1. Chemical extraction and packaging shall be carried out in an area where requirements for fire and environmental safety, occupational safety and hygiene are satisfied according to regulations of relevant law.

2. Equipment used for chemical extraction or packaging shall meet general safety requirements under national technical regulations and standards. Machines, equipment and materials subject to strict requirements for safety and testing measurement equipment shall be inspected, calibrated and maintained in line with regulations on machine and equipment inspection.

3. Chemical packages and containers after extracting or packaging chemicals shall meet the requirements mentioned in Clause 3 Article 5 herein.

4. Employees responsible for chemical extraction or packaging shall be provided with training courses in chemical safety.

As such, the company must provide training courses in chemical safety for employees who responsible for chemical extraction or packaging. Failure to provide training courses in chemical safety for the above subjects is against the law.

2. What are requirements for warehouses in chemical production in Vietnam?

According to Article 4 of Decree 113/2017/ND-CP, factories and warehouses are as follows:

1. Factories shall satisfy requirements national technical regulations and standards, nature, scale and production and storage technology of chemicals.

2. Factories and warehouses shall have emergency exits. The emergency exit shall be clearly marked, lighted and designed to facilitate the escape and rescue in case of an emergency.

3. Ventilation systems of factories and warehouses shall satisfy ventilation system regulations and standards.

4. Lighting systems shall meet requirements for chemical production and storage. Electrical equipment in factories and warehouses storing flammable and explosive chemicals shall meet fire safety standards.

5. Floors of chemical factories and warehouses shall be resistant to chemicals, load and good drainage.

6. Chemical factories and warehouses shall have regulations on chemical safety and warning signs hanged in visible places corresponding to the hazards of chemicals. Such signs shall display information about chemical identification numbers; warning graphics and words. If a chemical substance poses various types of hazards, its warning symbols shall specify all types of such hazards. Instruction signs specifying safety procedures shall be equipped at areas producing hazardous chemicals.

7. Factories and warehouses shall have lightning arrester systems or and inspections carried out periodically.

8. The bunds should be built around storage tanks to prevent chemicals from exposing to the environment when a chemical emergency occurs and take preventive measures for fire and lightning.

9. Factories and warehouses shall satisfy requirements for fire and environmental safety, occupational safety and hygiene according to regulations of relevant law.

According to this Article, chemical factories and warehouses need to meet the requirements specified above in Vietnam.

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