How are violations of regulations on labor safety and hygiene handled?
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. NQC in Quy Hop said that violations of regulations on labor safety and hygiene are always a hot issue in industrial zones, especially stone mining areas... So, how are these violations handled?
Article 295 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended and supplemented in 2017) stipulates the crime of violating regulations on labor safety, labor hygiene, and safety in crowded places, as follows:
1. Anyone who violates regulations on labor safety, labor hygiene, or safety in crowded places, causing damage to others in one of the following cases, shall be subject to a fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 100,000,000, non-custodial reform for up to 03 years, or imprisonment from 01 year to 05 years:
a) Causing death;
b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 01 person with a body injury rate of 61% or more;
c) Causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people from 61% to 121%;
d) Causing property damage from VND 100,000,000 to under VND 500,000,000.
2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 03 to 07 years:
a) Killing 02 people;
b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people from 122% to 200%;
c) Causing property damage from VND 500,000,000 to under VND 1,500,000,000;
d) Be responsible for occupational safety, occupational hygiene, and safety in crowded places.
3. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 06 to 12 years:
a) Causing the death of 03 people or more;
b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 03 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people being 201% or more;
c) Causing property damage of VND 1,500,000,000 or more.
4. Violating regulations on labor safety, labor hygiene, and safety in crowded places in cases where there is a real possibility of leading to the consequences specified in one of points a, b and c, Clause 3 of this Article, if not prevented in time, shall be subject to non-custodial reform for up to 02 years or imprisonment from 03 months to 02 years.
5. The offender may also be fined from VND 10,000,000 to VND 50,000,000, banned from holding positions, practicing a profession or doing certain jobs from 01 to 05 years.
