STANDARDS FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HYGIENE TRAINERS
On July 03, 2017, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued the Circular No. 19/2017/TTBLĐTBXH providing guidelines for training in occupational safety and hygiene. This Circular prescribes that a trainer must meet the standards as prescribed in Article 22 of Decree No. 44/2016/ND-CP; having at least 10 years of experience in formulating policies, law, management, inspection, study, and training in occupational safety and hygiene or having at least 10-year experience in training in occupational safety and hygiene at public service providers and/or enterprises. Providers of courses for occupational safety and hygiene trainers must meet the criteria such as having a certificate of eligibility for operation in training, a certificate of training that remain valid, or a certificate of eligibility for operation class C as prescribed in Decree No. 44/2016/ND-CP; having professional training materials according to framework of training; ensuring that a given number of trainers satisfy training requirements according to the training framework issued herewith. Forms of training in occupational safety and hygiene trainers are direct and centralized training form applied to ensure regular interaction between trainers and trainees.
This Circular takes effect on August 15, 2017
