Guidelines for making an annual Occupational Safety and Health Plan
(Baonghean.vn) - During the Occupational Safety and Health Month, my company received a notice that a team is preparing to supervise the implementation of Occupational Safety and Health. I would like to ask: What legal documents guide the preparation of an annual occupational safety and health plan? What does it include? Is periodic health check-ups for employees part of the plan?
Hoang Ha (Dong A Minerals Joint Stock Company)
Reply:
According to Article 76 of the LawOccupational safety and healthEvery year, employers must develop and implement a labor safety and hygiene plan. For work arising during the planning year, appropriate content must be added to the labor safety and hygiene plan.
* The planning of occupational safety and hygiene must be consulted with the Executive Board of the grassroots trade union and based on the following grounds:
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| Developing an Occupational Safety and Health Plan is a mandatory requirement for employers. Illustration: Diep Thanh |
- Assessment of occupational safety and hygiene risks at the workplace; control of hazardous and harmful factors and emergency response plans;
- Results of occupational safety and hygiene work in the previous year;
- Tasks, directions of production and business plans and labor situation of the planning year;
- Recommendations from employees, trade unions, inspection teams and examination teams.
* Planoccupational safety and hygienemust have the following main contents:
- Technical measures for labor safety and fire and explosion prevention and fighting;
- Measures on labor hygiene techniques, prevention of harmful factors and improvement of working conditions;
- Provide personal protective equipment for workers;
- Employee health care;
- Information, propaganda, education and training on occupational safety and hygiene.
Regular health check-ups for employees are one of the contents of the annual occupational safety and health plan.
