Police are not allowed to stop cars just to check fire extinguishers.
Traffic police have not yet fined vehicles with 4 to 9 seats that are not fully equipped with fire fighting equipment, only fined vehicles with 16 seats or more and specialized vehicles.
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According to regulations, police are not allowed to stop vehicles on the road just to check fire prevention and fighting equipment. Photo VNE |
On January 11, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Quang Nhat, Head of the Department of Propaganda and Dissemination of Laws on Traffic Order and Safety (Traffic Police Department) said that, according to the direction of the Ministry of Public Security, traffic police are not allowed to stop vehicles just to check fire fighting equipment. Traffic police nationwide are not allowed to obstruct the operation of vehicles, coordinate with fire fighting police to organize propaganda and disseminate the regulations of Circular 57 on equipping fire fighting equipment on cars so that people can understand and implement.
In the coming time, the traffic police and fire police will increase inspections, reminders and propaganda for vehicle owners, however, they will not penalize vehicles with 4 to 9 seats that are not fully equipped with fire fighting equipment, only penalize vehicles with 16 seats or more and specialized vehicles.
Assessing the implementation of Circular 57, Major General Doan Viet Manh, Director of the Fire Police Department, said that most agencies, businesses and individuals, especially transport businesses, expressed their agreement. They said that the investment was not costly and did not affect business. In response to some objections, the Department will monitor and record opinions from vehicle owners to complete and provide specific instructions for people to implement.
Regarding people's concerns about fire extinguishers in cars in hot and humid climates like Vietnam, which can cause fires and explosions, Major General Manh said that fire extinguishers cannot burn. However, there could be cases of explosion due to the pressure in the tank increasing too high or the tank's valve being damaged and no longer able to regulate pressure.
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According to the regulations of the Ministry of Public Security, for 4-9 seat vehicles, only reminders and propaganda will be given but no fines will be imposed if there is no fire extinguisher. |
Currently, the Fire Police Department has not recorded any fire extinguisher explosions inside cars or other motor vehicles. "Before each incident occurs, there must be an investigation and scientific analysis to reach accurate conclusions," said Major General Manh.
The head of the Fire Police Department affirmed that the issuance of Circular 57 is to raise awareness of fire prevention for managers and users of vehicles. The Department has thoroughly instructed officers and soldiers in the entire force not to participate in the business and trade of fire prevention equipment because it is an act of violating the law and regulations of the industry, except for units with functions according to regulations.
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Circular 57 of the Ministry of Public Security stipulates that road motor vehicles with 4 seats or more, trailers or semi-trailers carrying passengers pulled by cars or tractors; vehicles transporting dangerous goods in terms of fire and explosion are on the list of vehicles required to be equipped with fire prevention and fighting equipment. Cars with 4 seats or more must be equipped with a powder extinguisher under 4kg or a foam extinguisher under 5 liters or a water tank with fire extinguishing additives under 5 liters, or a CO2 gas tank under 4kg. However, currently, according to regulations of the Ministry of Transport, vehicles with less than 16 seats do not need to have fire extinguishers; only passenger vehicles with more than 16 seats and vehicles carrying flammable fuels are required to have fire extinguishers when registering. Pursuant to Decree 167/2013, violators will be fined 300,000-500,000 VND if fire prevention and fighting equipment is not complete or not synchronized, or if common fire fighting equipment is not equipped for motor vehicles. |
According to VNE
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