Occupational safety and hygiene officers

Article 74 - Law on Occupational safety and hygiene

Each production group in a business entity must have at least one part-time occupational safety and hygiene officer during the working time. The employer shall make an establishment decision and promulgate Operation regulation of the network of occupational safety and hygiene officers with the consent of their Executive board of internal trade union (if any).

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

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

Each occupational safety and hygiene officer has obligations to:

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

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

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

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

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

Each occupational safety and hygiene officer has rights to:

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

b) Take time to perform tasks of an occupational safety and hygiene officer with full salary and receive responsibility benefit. The responsibility benefit levels shall be jointly agreed by the employer and the Executive board of internal trade union and mentioned in the Operation regulation of the network of occupational safety and hygiene officers;

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

d) Take part in refresher courses in professional competence and operation methods.