How are violations of regulations on safety in the operation of electrical works handled?

Article 314, The 2015 Penal Code stipulatestViolation of regulations on safety of electrical works, as follows:

1. A person who commits one of the following acts causing injury or damage to the health of 01 person with a body injury rate of 31% to 60%; causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people with a total body injury rate of 31% to 60% or causing property damage from 100,000,000 VND to under 500,000,000 VND or has been disciplined or administratively sanctioned for this act but still commits the violation, shall be subject to a fine of 20,000,000 VND to 100,000,000 VND, non-custodial reform for up to 03 years or imprisonment from 06 months to 03 years:

a) Allowing the construction of houses or works or arbitrarily constructing houses or works within the safety corridor of electrical works;

b) Causing explosions, fires, burning forests for farming, or knocking down trees that affect the safe operation of electrical works;

c) Digging holes, driving piles, and building houses on the protection corridor of underground power cables;

d) Anchoring ships and boats in the protection corridor of underground power cables located on riverbeds or seabeds that have been announced or have signs;

d) Installing electrical equipment or constructing electrical lines that do not ensure safety.

2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be subject to a fine of from VND 100,000,000 to VND 300,000,000 or imprisonment from 02 to 07 years:

a) Causing death;

b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 01 person with a body injury rate of 61% or more or 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%;

c) Causing property damage from VND 500,000,000 to under VND 1,500,000,000.

3. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 05 years to 10 years:

a) Causing the death of two or more people;

b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people with a bodily injury rate of 61% or more for each person, or causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people with a total bodily injury rate of 122% or more;

c) Causing property damage of VND 1,500,000,000 or more.

4. Committing a crime in a case where there is a real possibility of causing damage to the life, health or property of others if not prevented in time, shall be subject to a fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 100,000,000, non-custodial reform for up to 02 years or imprisonment from 03 months to 02 years.

5. The offender may also be banned from holding positions, practicing a profession or doing certain jobs from 01 to 05 years.