Nghe An has nearly 2,100 enterprises in industries and occupations with high risk of occupational accidents.

On the morning of April 12, comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the Conference to evaluate labor safety and hygiene work in 2018 and deploy tasks in 2019.

Comrade Le Minh Thong spoke and directed the conference. Photo: My Ha

In the whole province, there are nearly 2,100 enterprises operating in industries and occupations with high risk of work-related accidents and occupational diseases (OADs).

In 2018, although the labor sector and departments have paid attention to occupational safety and hygiene, implementation still faces many difficulties. The main reason is that the number of enterprises and production and business establishments is relatively large, but mainly small, medium and micro-sized.

Comrade Doan Hong Vu - Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs reported on occupational safety and hygiene. Photo: My Ha

Compliance with legal regulations on occupational safety and health of many enterprises is not good; awareness and consciousness of employers and employees in implementing legal regulations on occupational safety and health are still limited, and they do not have occupational safety and health skills.

According to statistics in 2018, the province had 26 occupational accidents, causing 31 casualties. In addition, the province had 98 fires and explosions in production and business, causing more than 9 billion VND in damage.

Through inspection, the interdisciplinary inspection team also discovered 43 units violating occupational safety and health work.

The sewing profession has many potential risks of occupational safety. Photo: My Ha

From this reality, at the meeting, representatives of departments and branches also had many opinions to point out the problems and difficulties.

Concluding the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Minh Thong requested that in the coming time, departments, branches, organizations, and localities need to step up propaganda so that businesses and employers are aware of their responsibilities and obligations regarding occupational safety and health. In addition, inspection and examination work should be strengthened and strict handling should be done to see the effects of inspection and examination work.

In addition, departments need to pay attention to fire prevention, accident insurance, and risk insurance for workers.