MINISTRY OF LABOUR,

INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

NATIONAL PROGRAMME
ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
IN PERIOD OF 2011- 2015

Hanoi, April 2012

 ABBREVIATIONS

ADB : Asia Development Bank
ILO : International Labour Organization
MARD : Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
MOC : Ministry of Construction
MOET : Ministry of Education and Training
MOF : Ministry of Finance
MOFA : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MOH : Ministry of Health
MOHA : Ministry of Home Affairs
MOIT : Ministry of Industry and Trade
MOLISA : Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
MOND : Ministry of National Defense
MONRE : Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
MOST : Ministry of Science and Technology
MOT : Ministry of Transport
OSH : Occupational Safety and Health
PMU : Project Management Unit
SMEs : Small and Medium sized Enterprise
VCA : Viet Nam Cooperative Alliance
VCCI : Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
VGCL : Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour
VOSHA : Viet Nam Occupational Safety and Health Association
VOHA : Viet Nam Occupational Health Association
WB : World Bank
WHO : World Health Organization

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Decision OF THE PRIME MINISTER FOR Approving the 5

National Programme on Occupational Safety,
Occupational Health during 2011-2015

1. Objectives of the Programme 5

2. Activities under the Programme 6

3. Solutions for implementing the Programme 7

4. Implementation 9
Evaluation of the Implementation of the first 11
National osh Programme (2006 – 2010)

1. The realization of objectives of the Programme 11

2. Allocation of the Programme budget 13

3. Products and deliverables from the Programme 14

4. Socio - economic impacts 15

5. Difficulties and challenges in the implementation of the Programme 17

6. Lessons Learnt 18
Background for Proposal of the National osh 21
ProgramME in Period of 2011 - 2015

1. Background 21

2. Risks, challenges and urgent issues to be addressed 22

National Programme on Occupational Safety and 25
Occupational Health in Period of 2011- 2015

1. Objectives 27

2. Duration – Implementation scope of the Programme 27

3. Activities of the Programme 27

4. Projects of the Programme 29

5. Products – Beneficiaries 34

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 6. Programme Budget 36

7. Solutions for Programme implementation 42

8. Monitoring, supervising and evaluating the Programme 45

9. Implementation 46

Annex 1. Basis for proposing objectives of the Programme 49

Annex 2. Estimated cost of projects (fundings from state budget allocated by 51

year)

Annex 3. Indicators evaluating the performance of programme objectives 60

 PRIME MINISTER THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
----------------------- Independence – Freedom – Happiness
No. 2281/QD-TTg Hanoi 10th December, 2010

DECISION
Approving the National Programme on Occupational Safety,
Occupational Health during 2011-2015
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THE PRIME MINISTER

-- Based on the Government Organization Law issued on 25th December, 2001;

-- Based on the Labour Code issued on 23rd June, 1994; Laws on revising and supplementing
some articles of the Labour Code dated 2nd April, 2002; Laws on revising and
supplementing some articles of the Labour Code dated 29th June, 2006;
-- In consideration of the proposal of the Minister of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs.

DECIDES THAT:

Article 1. Approve the National Programme on occupational safety, occupational health

during 2011-2015, including the following contents:

I. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

1. General objective:
To improve working conditions; reduce working environment pollution; to prevent
occupational accidents and occupational diseases; to provide health care for workers; to
raise awareness, ensure the compliance with Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) laws,
and protect physical safety and life of workers, assets of the State, of the business, of the
organization, contributing to the sustainable development of the country.

2. Specific targets:
a. Reduce annually by 5% frequency rate of fatal occupational accidents in highly hazardous
sectors of mining, construction, use of electricity, metal and chemical production;
b. Increase annually by 5% medical units providing periodical medical check-ups for
workers, increase by 5% number of workers who are examined to detect occupational
diseases, and increase by 3% number of units having work environment monitored and
supervised;

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c. Increase annually by an average of 2,000 small and medium sized-enterprises (SMEs)

which apply effectively the OSH management system;
d. Provide OSH training to an average of more than 40,000 people who are working in
occupations, jobs with strict OSH requirements; to 10,000 people who are doing hard,
hazardous or dangerous occupations and jobs and to 40,000 OSH officials in enterprises
per year;
e. Disseminate appropriate OSH information to more than 1,000 craft villages, 5,000
cooperatives and 30,000 SMEs by 2015;
f. 100% of workers certified with occupational accidents and diseases are provided with
health care and rehabilitation in line with laws.
g. 100% of fatal occupational accidents are investigated and settled in compliance with
laws.

II. ACTIVITIES UNDER THE PROGRAMME

1. Improved capacity building and efficiency of State management on OSH,

including:
a. Review, amend and supplement legal documents on OSH;
b. Train, support equipment for raising capacity of verification and examination, product
quality control, inspection, testing and supervision on OSH;
c. Study to develop OSH Act;
d. Develop mechanisms and policies to promote the socialization of OSH activities;
e. Develop and strengthen the database on OSH;
f. Complete and implement the management models of OSH in enterprises in hazardous
industries;
g. Continue to build and deploy the scheme on Compensation Fund for occupational
accidents and diseases.

2. Consultancy, technical assistance and investment to prevent occupational

accidents in enterprises in hazardous sectors including mining, minerals
processing, metal production, chemical manufacturing, construction; and to
improve working conditions in small and medium - sized enterprises (SMEs),
in agricultural production and rural occupations.

3. Prevention of occupational diseases, provision of health care for workers

at the workplace, including:
a. Deploy prevention models for the common occupational diseases;
b. Support equipment, upgrade and invest in building new places for medical examination,
treatment and rehabilitation for workers suffering from occupational accidents and
occupational diseases;

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c. Provide professional training on diagnostics, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation

for workers with occupational accidents and occupational diseases;
d. Support equipment and training skills to monitor and supervise working environment;
e. Assist in providing enterprises with skills on occupatinoal health to take care of workers’
health at the workplace.

4. Raising awareness and responsibilities of employers, workers and the

community, including:
a. Support equipment, invest in constructing and upgrading OSH training centers;
b. Standardize training curriculum and materials on OSH;
c. Develop standards and qualifications required for trainers; support to extend the network
of trainers, communicators on OSH;
d. Provide OSH training and propaganda and information for employers and workers;
e. Incorporate the OSH contents into training and education programmes in vocational
training institutions, technical schools, colleges and universities;
f. Improve the effectiveness of mass movements related to OSH.

5. Research and application of science and technology on labour protection

and OSH in highly hazardous occupations and jobs including coal mining
and quarrying, metallurgy, fertilizers, chemicals; construction and other
industries and occupations.

6. Inspecting, monitoring, preliminary and final reviewing and reporting on

the activities of the Projects, Programme.

III. SOLUTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAMME:

1. Policies, mechanism:
a. Encourage enterprises to make their contribution and implement activities for improving
work conditions, taking care of workers’ health;
b. Support selected enterprises for piloting the model and apply the advanced OSH- MS
and build the safety culture;
c. Encourage the development and socialization of OSH consultancy, verification, training
and education services;
d. Strengthen the collaboration among the responsible State management agencies with
enterprises, agencies, organizations, individuals in implementing the Programme;
e. Strengthen incorporation between the activities under the Programme with the
programme on employment, on poverty reduction; with the programme on prevention
against HIV/AIDS at workplaces; prevention against climate change; protection of
environment and other related programmes;

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f. Promote concertedly the monitoring and evaluation system in the implementation of

the Programme;
g. Encourage individuals and mass organization to participate in the activities under the
Programme.

2. Financial sources for implementing the Programme:

a. Total estimated funds allocated from the State budget: VND 730 billions, of which
VND 680 billions is provided from the central budget while the remaining fund of
VND 50 billions will be covered by the provinces/cities’ budget. Approval of the five
proposed Projects in principle and the activities under the Programme are listed in the
Annex of the Decision.
The State Budget will ensure the budget for implementing the Programme activities
to be carried out by the relevant Ministries or central agencies in the scope of the
annual budget allocated by the competent agency and for the target-based support to
the localities.
The local budget will ensure the budget for implementing the activities under the
Programme which are the responsibilities of the local authorities as stipulated by the
Law on State Budget.
Annually, based on the Programme objectives and duties, implementing Ministries,
central agencies and provinces/cities develop the proposed budget and submit to the
Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Finance will review, consolidate the information
into the annual proposed budget and submit to the competent agencies for consideration,
and approval according to the Law on State Budget;
b. Financial contribution from enterprises, organizations and individuals participating in
the programme, financial support from domestic and international organizations;
c. Other legal financial sources.

3. Management and execution:

a. Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs establishes the National Steering
Committee of the Programme, consisting of the representatives from Ministries of:
Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs, Health, Agriculture and Rural Development,
Industry and Trade, Construction, Education and Training, Defence, Information and
Communication, Public Security, Planing and Investment, Finance. The objective of
the National Steering Committee is to provide consultation and advice to the Minister
of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in monitoring, steering, checking, guiding and
boosting the implementation of the Programme by different Ministries, sectors and
provinces;
b. Minister of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs establishes the secretariat unit that
provides support to the National Steering Committee and guidance to the localities for
establishing management units in provinces;
c. The executing Agencies of each project establish their own Programme Management
Units;

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d. Participating enterprises develop and integrate the programme, plans on labour

protection, OSH in their annual work plan appropriate to their production and business
types.

4. Information, communication and propadanda:

a. Promote communication, education, training on OSH for employers, workers and the
community with diversified and appropriate forms;
b. Continue renovating and improving the effectiveness of the annual National Safety
Week on OSH and prevention of fire and explosion;

5. International Cooperation:
Expand the international cooperation activities such as training, education, exchange of
OSH officers and experts, support to investment in supporting equipment for centers for
health care and labour rehabilitation as well as centers for checking and treatment of the
occupational diseases.

IV. IMPLEMENTATION:

1. The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is responsible to:

a. Coordinate with relevant agencies to build comprehensive plan, annual plan and guide
the implementation of the Programme;
b. Provide guidance to inspect, monitor the implementation of the Programme;
c. Implement assigned Projects;
d. Propose and recommend to the Prime Minister to direct ministries, central agencies and
localities to achieve the Programme’s goals and contents;
e. Annually or extraordinarily generate and report to the Prime Minister and the competent
authorities of the Programme’s implementation progress.

2. Ministry of Planning and Investment shall:

a. Balance the budget to implement the Programme;
b. Guide localities to integrate the National Programme on OSH into other relevant
Programmes.

3. Ministry of Finance is responsible to:

a. Allocate funding to implement the Programme in the annual budget estimates of the
central agencies and localities in accordance with the law on State budget;
b. Guide the management and usage of funds to implement the Programme; coordinate
with the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs to check and supervise the
implementation of the Programme.

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4. Projects’ executing ministries and central agencies will bear the following
responsibilities:
a. Propose and approve the Projects after consulting MOLISA;
b. Annually plan, estimate cost and propose measures to implement Projects on the basis
of proposals by Project implementing agencies, then submit to ministries of Planning
and Investment, Finance, Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs for approval;
c. Manage the implementation of Projects; annually or extraordinarily report on the
implementation of the Projects to the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social to review
and report to the Prime Minister.

5. Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), Viet Nam Chamber

of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Viet Nam Cooperatives Alliance
(VCA), Viet Nam Farmers’ Union, and Viet Nam Occupational Safety and
Health Association (VOSHA) are required to participate and coordinate to
implement the Programme.

6. People’s Committees of provinces and cities shall:

a. Based on the objectives and contents of the Programme, develop OSH Programme for
the respective localities in period of 2011 - 2015;
b. Actively coordinate with other related ministries and agencies to carry out Projects and
activities of the Programme;
c. Manage the implementation of the Programme at the location; annually or extraordinarily
report on the implementation to MOLISA.
Article 2: This Decision takes effective since its date of signing for issuance.
Article 3: Ministries, Leaders of ministerial – level agencies, Leaders of the Government
agencies, Chairmen of the provincial/city People’s Committee under the direct management
of the central level are responsible for implementing this Decision./.

For the Prime Minister

Vice Prime Minister

(Signed)

NGUYEN SINH HUNG

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 EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIRST
NATIONAL OSH PROGRAMME (2006 – 2010)1

The Prime Minister issued Decision No. 233/2006/QD-TTg dated 18th October, 2006
approving the National Programme on Labour protection and Occupational safety and
occupational health (OSH) up to 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the Programme), including
5 specific objectives and 7 main contents which are realized through 7 projects with total
budget of 242 billion Vietnamese Dong from State budget.
In the last 4 years, the projects and activities of the Programme were implemented
synchronously and adherently to its objectives in collaboration with other regular activities
in the field of labour protection and OSH. The following achievements of the Programme
are as follows:

1. The realization of objectives of the Programme

Objective 1: Reduce number of serious and fatal occupational accidents; reduce

by 5% of annual occupational accident frequency rate in particularly hazardous
sectors (including mining, construction and use of electricity).
According to the reported data by local Departments of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs
(DOLISAs), from 2006 to 2009, there were an annual average of 5,972 occupational
accidents, of which 506 of fatal cases with 570 fatalities, increasing by 2.45% per year in
comparison with that in the period of 2001 - 2005.
Statistic analysis provided by Viet Nam Social Security shows that, frequency rate of
occupational accidents from 2006 to 2009 annually reduced by 7.4% and frequency rate of
fatal accidents annually decreased by 7.43% in compared to 2005.
According to the statistics collected from the communal clinics and justice sections
throughout the country, there were 1,666 fatalities related to occupational accidents per
year from 2006 to 2008 (including local people died due to work-related accidents) in the
community; frequency rate of fatal occupational accidents per 100,000 people declined by
6.12% per year against that in 2005.
Based on a sample-based survey of occupational accidents in 17 economic hazardous
sectors, average frequency rate of occupational accidents over 03 years (from 2006 to
2008) was 239/100,000 workers, decreasing by 8.82% per year, frequency rate of fatal
accidents averaged 7.68/100,000 workers, downing by 2.91% per year compared to that in
2005. Particularly, frequency rate of fatal accidents decreased by 8.89% in construction, by
5.54% in mining and by 6.84% in use of electricity.
The analysis results from the collected data show that: The number of serious occupational
accidents was increasing; however, frequency rate of occupational accidents and fatal
accidents has been decreased (more than 2.91 % per year); Thus, the objective of reduction
of 5% of the annual frequency rate of occupational accidents in hazardous sectors (mining,
construction, electricity) can be achieved by end of 2010.

Extracted from official letter No. 58/TTR-BLDTBXH dated 17th September, 2010 to submit the Prime Minister for
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Objective 2: Reduce by 10% of the number of new cases with occupational

diseases; ensure that more than 80% of workers in production units with high
risk of occupational diseases provided with health check - up service for detecting
occupational diseases.
According to the statistics, there was an annual average number of 814 workers who suffer
from occupational diseases during the period 2006 – 2009; the number of new cases with
occupational diseases per insured people decreased by 5.95% annually compared with that
in 2005, downing by 6.97% against period from 2001 to 2005. However, it is impossible
to achieve the objective of reduction by 10% of the new cases with occupational diseases
by end of 2010.
During the period of 2006 -2009, 333,786 times of workers were provided with medical
check-up for occupational diseases. There was an increase of 40% against period 2001
- 2005, but it only reached below 11% of the total workers at high risk of occupational
diseases, hence it sounds impossible to achieve the objective of 80% by 2010. However,
the detection rate/total number of examined workers decreased by 15% (from 12.19% to
4.87%) per year, it proves the fact that the prevention of occupational diseases has obtained
a certain result.

Objective 3: Ensure 100% of workers who confirmed and certified with occupational
accidents and occupational diseases are treated and provided with health care and
rehabilitation services.
The reported data revealed that 100% of workers who were confirmed and certified with
occupational accidents and occupational diseases, were treated and provided with health
care and rehabilitation in accordance with laws.
However, the quality and capacity of the examination, detection of occupational diseases
and the rehabilitation did not yet meet the actual needs. At present, we do not have special
drugs to deal with the causes of the occupational diseases. Some diseases keep progressing
despite the patients stop exposure to the sources of cause (such as silicosis, lung dust -
asbestos ...), or some stop progressing after the patients disconnect with the causes (such
as occupational deaf, osteoarthritis in vibration- related occupational diseases...) but there
is no possibility for them to recover.
In 2008 - 2009, Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) in collaboration
with the Ministry of Health, Viet Nam Occupational Health Association reviewed and
evaluated the network of rehabilitation facilities nationwide. Results showed that 63
rehabilitation facilities were established in the form of hospitals, centers or departments
in the hospital, but no facility was specializing in the rehabilitation for people with
occupational accidents and occupational diseases. There were 4 doctors, 21 technicians
specialising in rehabilitation per province on average. Except some central hospitals,
many local facilities had old and backward equipment which affects the caring service for
workers with occupational accidents and occupational diseases.

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Objective 4: Over 80% of workers in sectors with strict requirements on OSH and
OSH officers are trained in OSH.
During the period of 2006 – 2009, more than 29,000 workers with strict OSH requirements
were provided with training by the Programme. According to the sample - based survey
in 2009 and the reports from local provinces from 2006 to 2009, it is estimated that over
73% of workers who work in occupations or jobs with strict requirements for OSH in
enterprises, production units are trained on OSH by 2010 (reaching 92% of the planned
objective).
OSH training conducted for over 9,000 State management officers in ministries, branches
and localities each year (from province level to districts, communes/wards), accounts for
over 95% of current number of OSH officers, exceeding the planned objective.
More than 26,000 OSH officers and employers who directly manage OSH activities, mainly
in non-state small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), production units. It is estimated
by the end of 2010, over 76% of OSH officers are trained (reaching 95% of the planned
objective).

Objective 5. Ensure 100% of serious and fatal occupational accidents are investigated
and handled.
According to the local reports, the objective can be achieved. 100% of reported or detected
accidents had been investigated and handled. In addition to this, a number of traffic
accidents and fatal accidents were investigated by the police. However, according to the
survey result, this objective had only achieved to 92%. This objective will be fully achieved
when the reporting system of occupational accidents is improved through the establishment
of Compensation Fund for occupational accidents and occupational diseases.

2. Allocation of the Programme budget

179 billion VND was allocated from the public administrative source of the central budget
(accounting for 73.9% of the total estimated budget) to the Programme from 2007 to 2010.
This has shown the State’s efforts in OSH activities despite of financial crisis and inflation.
Although the budget was not fully allocated as planned, thanks to great efforts of the project
implementing agencies, contribution made by international organizations was calculated
over 100 billion VND, reaching 100% of expected budget (particularly BSPS program
- the component for improving work conditions of 70 billion VND funded by Denmark
Government).
Contributions from enterprises (calculation from the expenses for travel costs,
accommodation…etc., paid by employers for workers to attend OSH training; allowance for
organizing OSH contests and costs for improvement of work conditions…etc., excluding
costs of investment in equipment and technology) was estimated at over 210 billion VND
(68% more than expectation).
Denmark Embassy has hired international experts to evaluate financial risks of the
Programme and the conclusion is made at medium risk level.

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3. Products and deliverables from the Programme

The system of legal documents to direct, guide and enforce the regimes and policies on
labour protection and OSH for workers have been reviewed, supplemented and amended
for the new situation. In last 4 years, the State management agencies have been conducting a
review and update of hundreds of legal documents on OSH. As a result, 80 legal documents
on OSH were amended and supplemented and 15 legal documents were revoked.
Organizational and personnel apparatus working on labour protection were gradually
approved in the state management agencies. MOLISA in collaboration with the Ministry
of Home Affairs (MOHA) developed and issued Joint Circular No. 10/2008/TTLT- BLĐ
TBXH-BNV on July 10, 2008 stipulating the establishment of state management units
on OSH at the provincial level (located at the Department of Labour, invalids and Social
Affairs). Ministry of Construction (MOC) set up a labour protection division and Ministry
of Health established a Health Environment Management Agency.
The Programme has supported and provided specialized equipment for inspection, testing,
monitoring to labour inspectors in 63 provinces/cities, and medical and examination
equipment of occupational diseases to 4 central hospitals and 10 provinces.
The primary database on OSH had been increasingly strengthened and improved. In the
period of 2006 - 2009, MOLISA in collaboration with relevant agencies had collected
information to develop the National Profile on OSH that acts as a basis for policy and
strategy making process on OSH in the up-coming years.
OSH information and communication have been improved and diversified, especially
through the mass media system. Every week, Viet Nam Television and Voice of Viet
Nam have counseling programs and dissemination of OSH knowledge. Thousands of
articles about OSH were published in newspapers and journals. OSH information were
uploaded in the website of MOLISA, Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL),
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) to meet the increasing demand of
readers.
Hundreds of media publications (e.g. brochures, posters, books, magazines ...) on OSH
had been made. Tens of thousands of leaflets, posters, books, discs were distributed free
to employers and workers. Each year, from central to local level, tens of contests were
organized (drawing of posters; farmers with OSH; plan for improvement of work conditions
...), tens of workshops, seminars on OSH with participation of thousands of workers were
held. Annual Safety Weeks are organized, improved and received more attention and active
response of employers and workers in the country.
Training activities in the Programme have been conducted nationwide with focus on
such areas as coal mining, construction, electricity, chemicals ... etc., and in agricultural
production. In period of 2006 - 2009, there were an average amount of 7,000 state
management OSH officers, 26,000 employers and OSH officers together with 29,000
workers working in occupations and jobs with strict OSH requirements and thousands
of farmers provided with OSH training by the Programme. The Programme (including
domestic and international funds) support the compilation, editing of more than 100
documents on OSH in construction, coal mining and use of farming machinery, chemicals,
electricity,.... ect.,

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Research on scientific and technical applications has been emphasized and promoted in
ministries, branches and large enterprises, such as: Research and application of protective
equipment for respiratory system, hand protection against TNT; plans for improving
work conditions; reduction of TNT infiltration, technology application in water treatment
system, resting room and ventilation system; building of labs for assessment of risks on
occupational accidents and occupational diseases caused by toxic chemicals; building and
completion of equipment system to test and evaluate the quality of some personal protective
equipment; ...
International cooperation on OSH has been increasingly strengthened and expanded with
Japan, Korea, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany and other international organizations
such as ILO, WHO, WB, ADB ....Each year the Programme has attracted nearly 30 billion
VND from international capital to support OSH activities (including overseas study
tours and other technical assistance) with the aim of reducing occupational accidents and
occupational diseases and assisting enterprises in international economic integration. Viet
Nam has been selected to be a coordinating country for National profile and National OSH
Programme in the region by ASEAN countries.

4. Socio - economic impacts

a. Impact on awareness-raising:
Awareness raising of labour protection has been much improved among provinces/cities. By
22 July 2007, only 6 locations prepared their plan to implement the Programme’s activities
in 2008. However, one year later, 49 provinces submitted their plan for 2009 on 22 July
2008; 100% of provinces had their plans for 2010 approved by People’s Committees and
integrated the plan into the provinces’ overall socio-economic development plan. Many
provinces actively allocated local funds to the Programme and adjusted local plans in
accordance with the Programme’s implementation guidance.
Employers and workers had a positive response to the mass movements on labour protection,
participated in the contest to learn more about OSH, created many initiatives for improving
work conditions and joined posters drawing contests…etc. As a result, over the last four
years (2006-2009), the number of work environment monitoring units had increased from
1,200 to 12,066. Total number of working environmental samples tested in period 2006-
2009 was 330,000 samples/year (increasing by 57% compared to that in 2001-2005). Of
which, the number of non-qualified samples accounted for 14.25% (lowered by 26% over
period of 2001-2005), the vibration reduced by 80.27%, dust downed by 50.08%, noise
downed by 28.04%, toxic gas reduced by 29.44%, microclimate lowered by 18.16%, light
declined by 28.62%. This demonstrated that working conditions in production units had
been significantly improved.
Many enterprises were aware of the importance of OSH towards productivity and product
quality, they paid special attention to development of OSH management system, building
of the safety culture at the workplace in order to meet international standards on working
conditions. In addition to this, OSH in the agricultural sector and rural areas have been
placed with greater attention, resulting in positive impact to raise awareness of millions of
farmers in agriculture. Thousands of initiatives for improving work conditions have been
made by farmers after attending OSH training course for agricultural productions.

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b. Impact on workers’ health:

In the period of 2006 - 2009, more than 1,000 units reported their health management of
over 1 million workers per year. According to the reports, the rate of sick leave decreased
from 24% during 2001-2005 to 19.64% in this period; and the rate of workers whose health
are classified as 1 level was doubled (from 18.46% to 38.01%).
c. Economic benefits
Due to the reduced frequency rate of occupational accidents and occupational diseases, the
expenditure for insured people with occupational accidents and diseases in period of 2006
to 2009 was on decrease with 2,000 VND/person lower than the period of 2001 – 2005, i.e.
equivalent to more than 15 billion VND per year. As far as the expenditures by employers
and workers were included, such reduced frequency rate of occupational accidents and
occupational diseases had saved over 60 billion VND per year in the period 2006 to 2009
from perspective of social insurance. If it is calculated by the entire labour force, it is
estimated to save more than 160 billion VND per year.
d. Impact on social security
The improved working conditions and environment have contributed to the reduction of
general environment pollution, and particularly in the emissions of toxic dust and gas
causing illness in the community.
With a safe and healthy working environment, workers reduced psychological stress, the
fear of occupational diseases, accidents, thereby the productivity and quality of products
were increased, as a result, workers’income and welfare were improved. Reduced
occupational accidents and occupational diseases also attribute to save the energy of social
labour, reduce poverty, unemployment and lessen the burden to society.
e. The position of Viet Nam in the international relations in OSH improved
Many enterprises in the area of ​​production or processing of export goods (such as seafood,
textiles ...) had been paid special attention to improving work conditions to meet the
international standards on corporate social responsibility (CSR). They had enhanced the
prestige and competitiveness on international markets.
Viet Nam’s OSH performance has been highly appreciated by international organizations.
Viet Nam was selected to be the coordinating country for National Profile and National
Program in the region ASEAN.
g. The sustainability of the Programme
The products and deliverables produced in the Programme applied in the actual business
and production will also bring positive and long-term effects to the socio-economic
development. The training materials and publications, especially the curriculum and
training documents delivered in schools (including the subject and grade) will be used for
many times in subsequent years. The specialized equipment provided to and installed in
labour agencies, health facilities from central to local levels will also be used for tens of
years before being broken or obsolete.

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However, it is difficult to ensure the Programme’s objectives to be sustained, if the 2nd

Programme is not approved and further implemented in next period of 2011 - 2015. The
main reason is that the Programme has only affected to the awareness and not yet changed
the consciousness, behaviour nor formed up the habits of OSH. In the period of 2006 - 2010,
the Programme focused only on employers and the employees which are under the control
of the Labour Code while the work of OSH should have much wider coverage. Although
many activities were implemented in the community for all workers in general (through
the communication program on mass media and mass movements in OSH), these and other
related activities in the Programme just aimed to raise awareness of OSH. Only when the
compliance with the OSH principles, provision of health care for workers, improvement
of working conditions become routine action and safety culture in enterprises, can the
sustainability of the Program be guaranteed.
In addition to this, the workforce is not stable in quantity and quality. More than one new
million of workers is added per year, of which a large number shifts from agriculture to
industry without working skills, industrial working attitudes and OSH training. At the same
time, the growing number of SMEs mainly concerns the immediate economic benefits and
lacks of investment in improving work conditions. These issues are major challenges for
the State management agencies on OSH, especially when related staff are not strong and
sufficient enough to meet practical requirements.

5. Difficulties and challenges in the implementation of the Programme

a. Difficulties and challenges:
The planning and implementation of the Programme by many ministries, central agencies
and locations were prepared at a bit slow pace. The coordination between the departments,
the local branches was not so smooth, the solutions were not in close alignment with the
set objectives.
The integration of the Programme into other activities from different programs could bring
about the effectiveness, however, the initial planning of the integration was not designed
well with lack of details, so it would depend much on the implementation of each project
and each activity, as a consequence, it did not result in the uniformity and consistency nor
wide application as a whole.
Reporting on the implementation of the Programme in ​​particular and OSH in general
was quite slow, sometime the information was not adequate. This affects the analysis and
evaluation of Programme’s outcomes.
Some objectives were set too ambitious in comparison with capacity of implementing
agencies and actual conditions (for example, objective to increase the number of workers
provided health check-up with occupational diseases and reduce the new incidence of
occupational diseases), these objectives therefore will not be achieved.
b. Reasons
This is the first time the National Programme on labour Protection and occupational safety
and occupational health has been approved by the Government, therefore Ministries,
branches and localities show the lack of experiences in developing and implementing the
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The workload of the Programme is very huge and diversified in many areas. Officials work
for the Programme and projects as part-time jobs; they lack time, expertise and initiatives
in planning, organizing, monitoring and evaluating assigned tasks.
The Programme scope and subjects are quite extensive, involving many provinces,
ministries, enterprises, agencies, organizations and people, so the collection and synthesis
of data and implementation are very complicated and time-consuming. Furthermore,
the State budget for the Programme was not fully granted as planned, so it affected the
Programme’s progress. Funding for 4 years from 2007 to 2010 made up only 73.9% of
the total proposed budget for the Programme. Besides, inflation, economic fluctuations
also had influence on a number of Programme’s activities. Because of the insufficient
budget, a number of activities in the Programme could not be fully conducted as planned,
such as limitation in providing training for workers in SMEs who work in occupations and
jobs with strict requirements on OSH, in counseling to promote medical treatment and
examination for occupational diseases and in piloting the developed training curriculum
but could not expand to other provinces…etc.,

6. Lessons Learnt
a. Management and execution
OSH requires the inter-ministerial and inter-agency collaboration and it is also the socialized
work with a wide range of participation in the country. Decree No. 06/CP on 20 January
1995 of the Government specifies the functions of State management on OSH for MOLISA,
MOH, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment (MONRE), Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), and other specialized
ministries and People’s Committees of provinces and cities directly under the Central
Government. To implement the assigned tasks, ministries, branches prepared their own plans
and cost estimates, then submit to Ministry of Finance (MOF) for approval. As a consequence,
the implementation of various activities was not fully systematic, many activities were
overlapped or unfocused (such as training, communication ...) in the provinces.
The development and implementation of OSH were only consistent across the country
when the Programme was approved by the Prime Minister and the Programme had the
same mechanism of budget allocation with the National target program. Activities and
proposed budgets prepared by the executing ministries and agencies were reviewed by the
National Programme Steering Committee, Management Board before sending to Ministry
of Finance and submitting to the Government and the National Assembly for approval
and allocation. Therefore, the activities have been focused and systematized, especially
in terms of scientific researchs, development of training materials and information and
communication in both methods and dissemination of contents. The revised budget
allocation is one of the key elements to mobilize maximum resources, create synergy
and make significant contribution to achieve the objectives and avoid waste of resources.
In the recent years, the Programme has called for the active participation of ministries,
organizations, locations and numerous local officials and employees involving in the
implementation of the Programme. The National Steering Committee and Management
Board were also established. However, the execution of the National Programme has
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Management Board spent little time for the overall Programme, only paid their time on the
assigned projects, so their expertise were not fully utilized. In regard to assigned projects
managed by the executing ministries and branches, due to the administrative procedures,
no full time officers were appointed and no project management board were established.
Therefore, the results of the projects depend very much on the organizational structure,
qualifications and responsibilities of assigned officials.
b. Mobilization of resources
Although the allocated budget was as much as 73.9% of total approved budget by Prime
Minister, thanks to the great efforts of the project implementing agencies, the financial
contribution made from international organizations had reached 100 % as planned, even
the financial contributions from enterprises exceeded 68% as expected. This funding has
contributed actively in the implementation of the Programme objectives.
A combination of evaluation methods were used to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness
of the Programme. Embassy of Denmark hired international experts to assess the financial
risks of the Programme (with the conclusion of medium level) and supported to build the
monitoring and evaluation framework. Based on the collected information, the Danish
Government have sent an appraisal team for the Programme and committed to continue
funding for the 2nd OSH Programme (2011-2015) if it is approved by the Government of
Viet Nam.
c. Role of information and communication
The Programme is the first National OSH Progamme in Viet Nam. It has been implemented
with the principle in which the whole country must realize the objectives and activities
while specific projects with mostly-focused contents are assigned to certain ministries,
branches and provinces for implementation. Therefore, the Programme activities will be
effective as long as the regular activities on OSH of the ministries, branches and locations
are harmonized.
To achieve the above objective, MOLISA has promoted the information and communication
of OSH at all levels, branches, provinces, enterprises, employers and workers to make
them more aware of the importance of OSH and of their responsibilities for the Programme
implementation. This has created synergy during the implementation of the Programme.
However, some assigned ministries, branches, organizations, provinces and units did
not completely understand the significance of and recognize their responsibilities for
the Programme. In the first year of implementation, most of the branches and provinces/
cities did not make their own OSH plan yet in accordance with the guidance of National
Programme.
Moreover, OSH training had also been strengthened and enhanced, contributing significantly
to changing the perceptions of levels, branches, employers and workers about OSH.
While the activities in inspection, testing and monitoring of OSH together with newly-
supplemented and amended legal documents had not yet brought into full play because they
need more time to be more effectively enforced, the change in perceptions of employers and
workers about the importance of health care for workers and the improvement of working
conditions is the main factor to the success of various objectives of the Programme.

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PROGRAMME IN PERIOD OF 2011 - 2015

1. Background:
a. Legal basis
The draft Socio- Economic Development Strategy (SEDS) for period 2011 - 2020 states
that “to ensure the harmonious industrial relations; to improve working environment
and conditions”; “to develop strongly and diversely insurance systems including social
insurance, unemployment insurance, insurance for occupational accidents and occupational
diseases...”.
The draft political report submitted to the XI Party Congress clearly proposes that “to pay
special attention to labour protection, improvement of working conditions and prevention
of occupational accidents”; and “to study, supplement and improve policies on labour
protection, social insurance, maternity leave and other benefits for female workers.”
Article 56, Ordinance in 1992 regulates that: The State issues policies and mechanism
on labour protection; Article 95 of the Labour Code of the Socialist Republic of Viet
Nam stipulates that the Government develops National Programme on labour protection,
occupational safety and occupational health and integrates the Programme into the Social –
Economic development Plan and State budget. To be more specified, Article 17 of Decree
No. 06/VP dated 20 January, 1995 (amended and supplemented in 2002) of the Government
states that Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and Ministry of Health
(MOH) in coordination with relevant ministries and agencies develop a National Program on
labour protection, occupational safety and occupational health to submit to the Government
for approval and integration into the national Social – Economic Development Plan.
b. Current situation of labour protection in Viet Nam
Under the support of the Programme in the period 2006 - 2010, Viet Nam has made positive
progress and significant achievements in improving work conditions and ensuring safety,
life and health for workers, developing the production, creating favourable conditions for
international cooperation and integration. However, we have been facing with a lot of
difficulties and shortcomings in OSH which must be addressed, particularly in the enforcement
of regulations on prevention of occupational accidents and occupational diseases. The
frequency rate of occupational accidents, the new incidence of occupational diseases have
been reduced but not settled down. The number of serious and fatal occupational accidents,
number of new cases with occupational diseases and environment pollution keeps growing
and seems to be difficult to control, especially in agricultural production, craft villages,
cooperative, private households, non-state owned SMEs. This causes the great loss to the
economy. The expenses paid by insurance agencies for workers with occupational accidents
and occupational diseases is more than 150 billion VND per year.
c. International commitments
Viet Nam has ratified the ILO Convention No. 155 on OSH and working environment
(1981). The Convention stipulates that the ratified countries are responsible for developing

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and implementing policies and national programmes on OSH, ensuring the improved
working conditions with an aim to prevent accidents and injuries at workplaces.
The ILO passed the Convention No. 187 on Promotional Framework on Safety and Health
on 31st May, 2006. The Convention recommended that member countries should develop
national policies and programmes on OSH. In the Action Plan of 2010 – 2016 adopted by
ILO at the 307th session, there are many contents to support and promote the implementation
of National Program on OSH and the compliance with Convention No. 155 and Convention
No. 187.
In the Action Plan of 2010 - 2015 adopted at the ASEAN Labour Minister’s Conference
dated May 24th 2010, there was a commitment for further cooperation on the National OSH
programme.

2. Risks, challenges and urgent issues to be addressed

a. Risks and challenges
In the period of 2011 - 2015, occupational accidents and occupational diseases tend to
increase sharply over the period 2006 – 2010 for the following reasons:
-- The rapid growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with backward technology
and equipment and little attention paid to OSH;
-- The import and application of new machines, equipment, technology and materials
will bring more unforeseen risks of OSH because structure and the form of machines
may not fit with height and health of Vietnamese workers as well as their capability of
mastering the new technology;
-- The strong growth of mining industry, construction and engineering is placing an
increase of risks of safety, health and working environment pollution;
-- The labour force is increasing with more than 1 new million per year; along with a large
shift from agricultural area to industrial field without qualifications and professional
skills contribute to increasing the risk of occupational accidents and occupational
diseases.
-- During the equalization and privatization process, enterprises have to face with
managmenent issues. This is one of the reasons making the labour protection more
challenging and difficult, especially in the management, enforcement of laws and legal
policies.
-- The number of workers in agriculture, forestry and fishery accounts for 52.62% of
total labour force in the country. During the process of industrialization in agricultural
production and rural areas, farmers have been facing with lots of occupational accidents
and poisoning of plant protection chemicals due to use of agriculture machines,
equipment, chemical fertilizers, plant protection chemicals… etc., while there is no
officials in charge of labour protection at commune level.
Besides, the international economic integration requires the Corporate Social responsibility
(CSR) performance in related to OSH. This is the big challenge for enterprises working
in export activities. In addition, the financial crisis and global economic downturn have
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Based on the survey conducted in 2009 and the forecast in period from 2010 to 2015,
there are around 170,000 people who suffer from occupational accidents, of which 1,700
fatalities and number of new cases with occupational diseases will be increasing by more
than 1,000 annually, causing the loss of over 2,000 billion VND per year.
b. Urgent issues to be addressed in the OSH Programme period 2011 - 2015
From the current situation and the forecast of occupational accidents and occupational
diseases in the coming years, the following urgent issues should be addressed during the
period 2011 – 2015:
-- To prevent the increase in occupational accidents, especially serious and fatal accidents
in construction, mining, metal production, coal mining, chemical production, electricity
use, use of machines, equipment and substances with strict requirements on OSH.
-- To monitor the pollution of working environment, gradually improve working
conditions, build the safety culture and raise the CSR performance, particularly
enterprises operating in the export sector.
-- To raise awareness of employers and workers, particularly in craft villages, agricultural
areas, in SMEs about OSH in associated with environmental protection, public health,
employment and sustainable development.
Based on above results and lessons learned in the implementation of the Programme period
2006 - 2010, the development and implementation of the 2nd OSH Programme period 2011
- 2015 is essential to sustain and promote further outcomes gained by the first Programme,
contributing positively to environment protection and sustainable development of the
country.

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NATIONAL PROGRAMME ON
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH (OSH) IN PERIOD OF 2011- 2015

FINAL DRAFT

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I. OBJECTIVES2:

1. General objective:
To improve working conditions, reduce the pollution of working environment; to prevent
occupational accidents and occupational diseases; to provide health care for workers; to
raise awareness, ensure the compliance with OSH laws, and protect physical safety and
life of workers, assets of the State, of the business, of the organization, contributing to the
sustainable development of the country.

2. Specific targets:
a. Reduce annually by 5% fatal accident frequency rate in hazardous sectors of mining,
construction, use of electricity use, metal and chemical production;
b. Increase annually by 5% medical units providing periodical medical check-ups for
workers, increase by 5% number of workers who are examined to detect occupational
diseases, and increase by 3% number of units having work environment monitored and
supervised;
c. Increase by an average of 2,000 small and medium enterprises which apply effectively
the OSH management system per year;
d. Provide annually OSH training to an average of more than 40,000 people who are
working in occupations, jobs with strict OSH requirements; to 10,000 people who are
doing hard, hazardous or dangerous occupations and jobs and to 40,000 OSH officials
in enterprises;
e. Disseminate appropriate OSH information to over 1,000 craft villages, 5,000
cooperatives, 30,000 SMEs by 2015;
f. 100% of workers certified with occupational accidents and diseases are provided with
health care and rehabilitation in line with laws;
g. 100% of fatal occupational accidents are investigated and handled in compliance with laws.

II. DURATION – IMPLEMENTATION SCOPE OF THE PROGRAMME

1. Duration: 5 years from 2011 to 2015
2. The Programme will be implemented all over the country.

III. ACTIVITIES OF THE PROGRAMME

1. Improved capacity building and efficiency of state management on OSH,

including:
a. Review, amend and supplement legal documents on OSH;

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b. Train, support equipment for raising capacity of verification and examination, product
quality control, inspection, testing and supervision on OSH;
c. Study to develop OSH Act;
d. Develop mechanisms and policies to promote the socialization of OSH activities;
e. Develop and strengthen the database on OSH;
f. Complete and implement the management models of OSH in enterprises in hazardous
industries;
g. Continue to build and deploy the scheme on Compensation Fund for occupational
accidents and occupational diseases.

2. Consultancy, technical assistance and investment to prevent occupational

accidents in enterprises in hazardous sectors including mining, minerals
processing, metal production, chemical manufacturing, construction; and to
improve working conditions in SMEs, in agricultural production and rural
occupations.

3. Prevention of occupational diseases, provision of health care for workers

at the workplace, including:
a. Deploy prevention models for the common occupational diseases;
b. Support equipment, upgrade and invest in building new places for medical examination,
treatment and rehabilitation for workers suffering from occupational accidents and
occupational diseases;
c. Provide professional training on diagnostics, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation
for workers with occupational accidents and occupational diseases;
d. Support equipment and training skills to monitor and supervise working environment;
e. Assist in providing enterprises with skills on occupational health to take care of workers’
health at the workplace.

4. Raising awareness and responsibilities of employers, workers and the

community, including:
a. Support equipment, invest in constructing and upgrading OSH training centers;
b. Standardize training curriculum and materials on OSH;
c. Develop standards and qualifications required for trainers; support to extend the network
of trainers, communicators on OSH;
d. Provide OSH training and propaganda and information for employers and workers;
e. Incorporate the OSH contents into training and education Programmes in vocational
training institutions, technical schools, colleges and universities;
f. Improve the effectiveness of mass movements related to OSH.

5. Research and application of science and technology on labour protection

and OSH in highly hazardous occupations and jobs including coal mining

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and quarrying, metallurgy, fertilizers, chemicals, construction and other

industries and occupations.

6. Inspecting, monitoring, preliminary and final reviewing and reporting on

the activities of the Projects, Programme.

IV. PROJECTS OF THE PROGRAMME

Project 1. Improved capacity and efficiency of State management on OSH

a. Executing agency: Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).
b. Implementing agencies: MOLISA, Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), Ministry
of Construction (MOC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD),
Ministry of National Defense (MOND) and cities/provincial People’s Committees.
c. Coordinating agencies: Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), Ministry of Transport
(MOT), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Ministry of Public
Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Viet Nam General Confederation of
Labour (VGCL), Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Viet Nam
Cooperative Alliance (VCA), Ministry of Information and Communication, Viet Nam
Social Security (VSS), Viet Nam Occupational Safety and Health Association (VOSHA),
Viet Nam Occupational Health Association (VOHA), and other related agencies.
d. Specific objectives by 2015:
-- Decrease annually by 6% frequency rate of serious accidents, by 5% frequency rate
of fatal accidents in hazardous sectors of mining, construction, use of electricity,
metal and chemical production.
-- Strengthen the system of OSH inspection and supervision; ensure that 100% of
officials in charge of state management in OSH are provided with knowledge and
essential working facilities;
-- Improve the reporting system on occupational accidents; ensure that the number
of enterprises making report of occupational accidents increases by 30% per year;
100% of the fatal occupational accidents will be declared, investigated and handled;
-- More 2,000 SMEs apply effectively OSH management systems every year;
-- 100% of the workers who have been confirmed and certified with occupational
accidents and diseases are received benefits, compensation, care, treatment and
rehabilitation.
e. Main activities:
-- Continue to develop and improve the OSH regulations, focus on the completion of
the regimes and policies for workers who do hard, hazardous and dangerous jobs,
system of standards, technical regulations in hazardous industries; study to develop
OSH Act; ...
-- Organize training, provide equipment exclusively used for officials who are in
charge of state management in OSH in the ministries, departments and centers of
technical verification and examination and product quality control on OSH;

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-- Consolidate databases on OSH: Conduct surveys on occupational accidents

and diseases; update National Profile on OSH; develop software system of state
management on OSH;
-- Continue developing and implementing and expanding OSH management models
in enterprises, focusing on SMEs in highly hazardous industries;
-- Develop policies which socialize OSH activities; develop and put into operation the
Compensation Fund for occupational accidents and diseases;
-- Develop and implement international cooperation Programmes on building capacity
of state management on OSH.

Project 2. Prevention of occupational diseases and taking care of workers’

health
a. Executing agency: Ministry of Health
b. Implementing agencies: Ministry of Health, MOLISA, MOIT, MARD, MOC, Ministry
of National Defense and cities/provincial People’s Committees.
c. Coordinating agencies: Ministry of Science and Technology, MONRE, MOT, VGCL,
VCCI, VCA, VOHA, VOSHA and other related agencies.
d. Specific objectives by 2015:
-- Increase by 15% number of medical clinics which are fully capable of monitoring
and supervising work environment and detecting occupational diseases for workers
by 2015;
-- Increase annually by 3% number of units/establishments to be monitored and
supervised by 2015;
-- Increase annually by 5% number of units/establishments which provide periodically
medical check-ups for workers, by 5% number of workers who are examined to
detect occupational diseases3;
-- Add 5 occupational diseases into the list of diseases to be entitled to insurance
by 2015; study, amend and supplement regulations on regimes and policies on
occupational health and occupational diseases.
-- 100% of units/establishments with TNT – related techniques and products are
evaluated, documented with statistics and analyzed with working environment;
-- 100% of officials, soldiers, workers who are working for national defense and
in related fields to TNT at technical units/establishments are provided with OSH
training, examination and treatment for occupational diseases.
-- Control4 initially occupational diseases in production units, particularly in
agricultural sector, preserving and processing of seafood materials with high risk of
occupational diseases.
3
The indicator is based on the number of workers who join in social insurance and have signed labour
contract at the managed production units.
4
‘Control’ includes collecting statistics, reporting, investigating and proposing common preventive
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e. Main activities:
-- The overall activities to prevent occupational diseases and provide health care for
workers:
++ Collaborate with Project 1 to complete legal provisions on health care and
prevention of occupational diseases (guidance on health care practice,
examination of occupational diseases; study to supplement insured occupational
diseases ...);
++ Corporate with Project 3 to strengthen the information and communication
activities on risks and measures to prevent occupational hazards, provide health
care for workers at the workplace;
++ Apply models of preventing common occupational diseases;
++ Provide training on diagnostics, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for
workers with occupational accidents and diseases;
++ Supports devices and provide training on skills on monitoring and supervising
work environment;
++ Support professional skills on occupational health for enterprises and units to
take care of workers’ health at the workplace.
-- Upgrade rehabilitation facilities managed by sector of labour, invalids and social
affairs for workers with occupational accidents.
-- Activities to improve working conditions, minimize occupational diseases,
especially infections of TNT in sector of national defense.
-- Other preventive activities related to the particular occupations in agricultural
production.

Project 3. Propaganda, education, training, consultancy and support for the

application of OSH technical measures.
a. Executing agency: MOLISA
b. Implementing agencies: MOLISA, MOH, Ministry of Education and Training
(MOET), Ministry of Information and Communication, MOIT, MOC, MARD, Ministry
of Public Security, VGCL, VCCI, VCA, Viet Nam Farmer’s Union and City/Provincial
People’s Committees.
c. Coordinating agencies: VOSHA,VOHA, Viet Nam Vocational Training Association,
and other related agencies.
d. Specific objectives by 2015:
-- Provide OSH training for over 40,000 people working in occupations and jobs with
strict OSH requirements; 10,000 people working in hard, hazardous, dangerous
jobs; 40,000 OSH officials working in enterprises and units per year;
-- Disseminate appropriate information on OSH to over 10,000 households,
cooperative groups, 1,000 craft villages, 5,000 cooperatives, 30,000 SMEs, 2
million farmer members;
-- More 200 enterprises apply criteria to build OSH culture every year;

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-- Over 70% of occupational accidents due to technical reasons are addressed to

ensure not to occur again in the fields of mining, electricity and construction;
-- Promote the participation of trade unions at all levels, especially at local level, in
the OSH management system in production and business units, gradually build up
the satefy culture in enterprises; provide training for 70% of union officials who
are in charge of labour protection from local or higher level;
-- Ensure that 100% of OSH members have access to information about methods and
operational skills; develop the network of OSH members to reach 180,000 people;
support training for 5% of total OSH members;
-- Make sure the quality of and complete the OSH training curriculum to be delivered
in universities, colleges and technical schools by 80%;
-- Improve teaching materials on OSH to be suitable with learners: 100% for schools
and institutions training scientific and technical staff, 80% for specialized schools
which have little relation to labour protection, OSH, 40% for schools which deliver
labour protection and OSH in different degrees and different forms;
-- 50% of trainers of labour protection, OSH in universities, colleges and technical
schools are trained and fostered with appropriate contents and teaching methods.
e. Main activities:
-- Overall activities to raise awareness and responsibilities of employers and workers
on OSH:
++ Build capacity for communication, propaganda and training on labour protection,
OSH including: provision of equipment, construction and upgrading of OSH
training centers; standardization of trainers, training programme and materials;
upgrading and expanding communication tools; supporting network of OSH
trainers, communicators; collaboration with Project 1 to build incentives for
socializing communication, propaganda, training activities;
++ Deploy training, advocacy for employers and workers at the workplace,
including: designing and printing of media publications (brochures, posters,
books...); organizing and supporting OSH training; supporting activities in
response to National Safety Week; organizing seminars, conferences, talk
shows; holding OSH contest; building electronic database on OSH of Viet Nam
and ASEAN; operating national information network;
++ Arrange information and propaganda activities on mass media: developing and
broadcasting in radio and television Programmes; ...
-- Communication, propaganda, consultancy and technical assistance for particular
groups of targets:
++ The consultancy, technical assistance to improve working conditions and reduce
occupational accidents in enterprises in hazardous sectors such as mining,
steel production, chemical production, construction, construction materials
manufacturing and exploring...
++ Propaganda and training exclusively specialized for enterprises processing
agricultural, forestry and fishery products, rural occupations and agricultural areas;
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++ Consultancy, technical assistance to improve working conditions and reduce

occupational accidents in the defense sector;
++ Information, propaganda, training, consultancy to enhance the quality of OSH
in SMEs which are members of VCCI;
++ Propaganda, training, counseling to improve the quality of OSH in union of
cooperatives, cooperative groups which are members of the VCA.
-- Activities to promote mass movements on labour protection in the period of
industrialization and modernization; training and expanding OSH members;
building corners of labour protection; organizing labour protection clubs...
-- Strengthening OSH education, building green and clean environment in schools and
education institutions: Integration of OSH in teaching curriculum and materials;
composing teaching materials on OSH to be appropriate with different educational
levels, fields of study.

Project 4. Study and application of science and technology of OSH

a. Executing agency: VGCL.
b. Implementing agencies: VGCL, MOLISA, MOH, MOIT, MOC, MARD, and Ministry
of National Defense.
c. Coordinating agencies: MOET, Ministry of Transport, VCCI, VOSHA, VOHA,
corporations, economic groups, and other related agencies and localities.
d. Objectives by 2015:
-- Improve and upgrade at least 2 special – used laboratories to assess the risks of
occupational hazards, develop safety indicators and solutions to improve the
working environment with a view to reduce diseases and improve workers’ health.
-- Propose and apply a number of technical solutions to deal with pollution and
improving work environment in order to minimize risks of occupational diseases
for workers in certain hazardous occupations.
-- Propose and make some pilot tests of a number of management solutions and
safety techniques to reduce occupational accidents for workers in some hazardous
industries. These solutions and techniques must be in conformity with international
practice and the actual condition of production in Viet Nam.
e. Mai activities:5
-- Capacity building for scientific research on the application of OSH technology:
++ Improve and upgrade special-used laboratories: for pollution of thermal, dust and
toxic gas in working environment to ensure OSH, prevention of occupational
hazards and upgrading workers’ health; physically harmful elements in the
working environment (noise, vibration, harmful radiation ...);
++ Propose and apply some technical solutions to deal with working environment
for hazardous industries to reduce occupational diseases (such as production
of construction materials, coal – minerals mining, ship building and repairing,
processing of agricultural and forestry products);
Ministries will be implementing Project 4 accordingly to their respective management fields.
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++ Propose and implement some safety solutions to limit occupational accidents

for workers working with assembly line, high-risk machineries (such as
construction, mechanics, metallurgy, coal – minerals mining, ship building,
pressure equipment, electronic devices, ...);
++ Research and apply science, technology to reduce occupational accidents in
mining, steel and chemical production, construction, construction materials
production and exploring.
-- Research and apply scientific and technological solutions to improve the working
environment, preventing occupational accidents and diseases in agriculture and
rural occupations.
-- Apply scientific and technological solutions to improve working conditions,
preventing occupational accidents and diseases in the national defense sector.
-- Support the research of scientific and technological applications for the safety of
Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of
Industry and Trade, Ministry of Construction to prevent occupational accidents and
diseases, and handle the pollution of working environment.

V. PRODUCTS – BENEFICIARIES

1. Products of the Programme

a. Values brought by the Programme:
-- Well implementation of the Programme objectives, more and more workers will be
working in a safe and guaranteed environment, at the same time it will present a civilized
society appreciating and protecting people. Besides, the loss of life, the negative impact
to workers’ health, as well as economic losses in the remedial of occupational accidents
and occupational diseases are reduced therefore it will contribute to increasing labour
productivity, production efficiency, and focus investment capital on social welfare. It
is estimated that if the objectives of reducing occupational accidents and diseases are
fulfilled, the Programme will save over 200 billion VND each year.
-- Improved working condition and environment will contribute significantly to reducing
the pollution of ecological environment in general, especially the dangers of atomic
radiation, ionizing radiation, toxic gas, noise, electromagnetic fields... With a safe
working environment and sanitation, workers will reduce psychological stress, fear of
getting occupational diseases and accidents, and increase productivity, labour quality
and improve workers’ income and welfare.
-- Participating enterprises have good OSH performance, improve working conditions,
meet international standards with regard to working conditions will enhance their
reputation and competitiveness on domestic and international market.
-- The capacity of labour protection and OSH officials will be improved in terms of
knowledge and professional work through training activities, experiences with other
countries thanks to the budget of the Programme in accordance with the mechanisms,
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labour protection, OSH. The staff from central to local level will quickly meet the
requirements of domestic management and international integration.
b. Outcomes:
-- The organizational structure of State management on OSH work will be applied: The
division among Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs, Ministry of Health
and other ministries; management model by vertical line in field of labour, health
care; management model for each key sector to prevent occupational accidents and
diseases in the fields of trade and industry, construction, agriculture; prevention model
of occupational diseases; management model of OSH in enterprises, craft village,
cooperatives ...;
-- The system of legal documents on OSH will be amended and supplemented, particularly
standards, technical regulations on labour safety, policies, regimes for workers working
in hard, hazardous and dangerous jobs, SMEs and OSH Act;
-- Database system on the organization and management of labour protection, working
conditions, occupational accidents and diseases in period 2011 - 2015;
-- The system of medical clinics for examining occupational diseases, monitoring and
supervising working environment, workable rehabilitation hospitals, OSH training
centers will be upgraded and supplemented with equipment;
-- The system of information, advocacy, training materials, results of propaganda, training,
books and research materials, reference of OSH will be developed and printed;
-- The specialized laboratories will be upgraded and built: Laboratories for pollution of
thermal, dust and toxic gas in working environment; the laboratories for prevention of
physically harmful elements in the working environment (noise, vibration, and harmful
radiation...);
-- The scientific studies and application of technical solutions for handling working
environment in some hazardous industries to reduce occupational accidents and diseases
will be carried out;
-- The programmes of international cooperation will be built, deployed and brought
results.
2. Beneficiaries of the Programme
a. Beneficiaries of the Programme
-- Workers;
-- Employers;
-- OSH officers;
-- Educators, teachers, trainers, students, pupils from the school to university;
-- State management agencies;
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b. Beneficiaries of the Projects

Project Direct beneficiaries
Project 1 -- The State management agencies on OSH;
-- The staff working in state management on OSH;
-- The employers and workers in some key hazardous industries which need
to prevent occupational accidents and diseases;
Project 2 -- The central medical institutes, the local health care agencies;
-- The employers, medical officials, workers in occupations at high risk of
occupational diseases.
Project 3 -- The agencies and organizations involving in the field of communications,
training;
-- The employers, OSH member network, workers in enterprises, production
and business units;
-- Educators, teachers, trainers, students, pupils from schools to universities;
-- The general public.
Project 4 -- Agencies will benefit from the investment in upgrading the laboratories;
enterprises, units and workers enjoy the application of scientific and
technological solutions.

VI. PROGRAMME BUDGET

Total budget for the Programme is 1,466 billion VND6, of which:
Unit: billion VND

Content and Executing and Contribution

State Local Contribution
Activities of Implementing of international Total
budget budget of enterprises
Projects agencies organizatoins
1 Project 1. Executing 140 10 30 8 188
Improved agency: Ministry
capacity and of Labour,
efficiency Invalids and
of State Social affairs
management (MOLISA).
on OSH
Implementing
agencies:
MOLISA,
MOIT, Ministry
of Construction
(MOC), Ministry
of Agriculture and
Rural

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Development
(MARD),
Ministry of
National Defense
(MOND) and
cities/provincial
People’s
Committees.
a Overall activities MOLISA, city/ 129,1 10 30 8
to build provincial
capacity of State People’s
management Committees
and activities of
labour, invalids
and social affairs
sector
b State MOC 3,15
management
on OSH in
particular sector
of construction
c State MOIT 2,45
management on
OSH in particular
sector of industry
and commerce
d State MARD 2,65
management
on OSH in
particular sector
of agriculture
e State Ministry of 2,65
management on National Defense
OSH in particular
sector of national
defense
2 Project 2. Executing 114 10 115 28 267
Prevention of agency: Ministry
occupational of Health
diseases and
taking care of
workers’ health
a Overall MOH, city/ 65 10 110 23
activities provincial
to prevent People’s
occupational Committees
diseases and
take care of
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b Upgrade MOLISA 15 5
rehabilitation
facilities
managed by
sector of labour,
invalids and
social affairs for
workers with
occupational
accidents
c Activities Ministry of 30
to improve National Defense
working
conditions,
minimize
occupational
diseases,
especially
infections of
TNT in sector of
national defense
d Other preventive MARD 4 5 0
activities related
to the particular
occupations
in agricultural
production.
3 Project 3: Executing 341 30 419 76 866
Propaganda, agency: MOLISA
education,
training,
consultancy
and support
for the
application of
OSH technical
measures.
a Overall MOLISA and 144 30 174 76
activities to raise city/provincial
awareness and People’s
responsibilities Committees
of employers
and workers on
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b Communication Ministry of 48
on mass media Information and
Communication,
MOLISA
c Training, MOIT 25 75
consultancy,
technical
assistance
to improve
working
conditions
and minimize
occupational
accidents in
enterprises of
mining, steel
manufacturing,
chemical
production
d Training, MOC 33 98
consultancy,
technical
assistance
to improve
working
conditions
and minimize
occupational
accidents in
enterprises of
construction,
construction
materials
exploring and
manufacturing
e Propaganda, MARD 15 20
training
exclusively
for enterprises
of processing
agricultural,
forestry and
fishery products
and farming
f Training on Viet Nam 10
OSH for farmers Farmers’ Union
by Participatory
action oriented
training (PAOT)
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g Consultancy, Ministry of 8
technical National Defense
assistance
to improve
working
condition
and minimize
occupational
accidents for
enterprises of
national defense
sector.
h Activities to VGCL 15 10
promote mass
movements
on labour
protection in
the period of
industrialization
and
modernization
i Propaganda, VCCI 12 18
training and
counselling to
increase quality
of OSH in
VCCI-member –
SMEs.
J Information, VCA 16 24
propaganda,
training and
counselling to
increase quality
of OSH in
VCA – member
cooperatives.
k Strengthening MOLISA, MOET 15 0
education
on OSH and
develop green
environment
in schools and
educational
institutions
4 Project 4. Executing 55 50 10 115
Study to apply agency: VGCL
science and
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a Capacity VGCL 40 40 10
building for
scientific
research on the
application of
OSH technology
b Research and MARD 5 5
application of
scientific and
technological
solutions
to improve
the working
environment,
preventing
occupational
accidents and
diseases for
workers in
agriculture and
rural industries.
c Applying Ministry of 5
scientific and National Defense
technological
solutions
to improve
working
conditions,
preventing
occupational
accidents and
diseases in
defense sector.
d To support the MOLISA, MOH, 5 5
research of MOIT, MOC
scientific and
technological
applications
for the safety
to prevent
occupational
accidents
and diseases,
and handle
the pollution
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5 Supervision Executing 30 30
and agency: MOLISA
management of
the Programme Implementing:
MOLISA,
Project’s
implementing
agencies and other
related bodies
680 50 614 122 1,466

VII. SOLUTIONS FOR PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

1. Solutions for mobilizing capital and fundings:

a. Mobilization structure:
-- State budget: 730 billion VND;
-- Enterprises and bussinesses: 614 billion VND;
-- International aids: 122 billion VND
b. Mobilization methods:
-- State budget of 730 billion VND is mobilized as follows:
++ The central budget allocates 680 billion VND (of which, 50 million DKK – e.g.
nearly 180 billion VND – is granted by Danish Government in the form of non-
refundable aids). The central budget shall fund Programme’s tasks implemented
by Ministries and central agencies in the annual budget estimate which is approved
by the competent authorities and provides support on the basis of targets for the
localities.
++ The local budget is 50 billion VND. Local budget ensures the funding for
implementation of the Programme by local agencies and units as assigned by the
State Budget Law.
-- Funds raised from enterprises, business units shall be calculated on their expenses,
payment when they participate in specific activities in the Programme. Project
management units will not collect any fees from enterprises, units when they get
involved in the Programme, for specific examples:
++ For the training activities: The Programme funds the organization of training
(trainers, documents ...); enterprises cover per diem, wages for their workers during
training days;
++ For the contests of OSH: the Programme covers the costs of organizing the contest
(marking, awards ...), enterprises pay for self-practice, and wages for workers during
the competitions.
++ For consultancy and guidance on applying OSH management models: the Programme
pays to hire consultants (wages for overtime work, per diem as prescribed by
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equipment and basic necessities such as OSH fire extinguisher, corners of Labour
protection, documents ...); enterprises pay costs of improving labour conditions,
operating the system on the basis of expert’s advice.
-- Financial support from the international organizations is 122 billion VND. This amount
is raised from the ILO, WHO ... and countries such as Japan, South Korea for the
activities under each specific Project7.

2. Solution on personnel and management

a. Personnel:
Staff, national experts to be in charge of management and administration for the Programme
and Project will be mobilized. Each project will have at least 01 staff working on a full-time
basis, 01 staff on a part-time basis. For Programme consultancy and evaluation, depending
on the specific activities, short- time experts and professionals will be hired on the basis of
wage and per diem as prescribed by the State.
b. Management and operation:
-- Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs will establish Programme Steering
Committee which is composed of representatives of Ministries of Labour - Invalids
and Social Affairs; Health, Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and
Trade, Construction, Education and Training, National Defense, Information and
Communication, Public Security, Planning and Investment and Finance to provide
advice the Minister of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs to execute, direct, inspect
and guide respective ministries, branches and localities to implement the Programme’s
activities;
-- Minister of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs will set up a Secretariat Board to assist
the Programme Steering Committee; and provide guidance to the establishment of local
Programme management division at the localities;
-- Executing agencies will form Project Management Board;
-- Participating enterprises prepare programme and plans for labour protection and OSH
in annual plans in accordance with their characteristics of operation and production.

3. Solution on policy and mechanism

a. Policy
-- Continue to implement, institutionalize guidelines and direction on OSH of the
Communist Party and State;
-- Develop policies to encourage enterprises to implement activities for improving work
conditions and health care for workers; support enterprises and establishments to
engage in the pilot and apply OSH management systems and build the safety culture at
workplace;
-- Research to complete reward and punishment mechanism in relation to performance of
OSH;

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-- Encourage the development and socialization of OSH consulting services, testing, and
training.
b. Mechanism
-- The mechanism for resource mobilization: encourage and create favorable conditions
for businesses, organizations and individuals inside and outside country and other
countries to get involved in and support for mobilizing resources of the Programme.
-- The mechanism of coordination: increase the participation of people and organizations
in all activities of the Programme, from planning, implementing, resource management,
monitoring and evaluation to benefiting from the Project’s results; strengthen the
coordination between State agencies which are assigned with tasks and businesses,
organizations and individuals which are involved in Programme implementation.
Projects will be in coordination with each other in implementing activities of the same
nature (such as training activities, communication, modeling ...) on the basis of clearly
defining the scope and subjects and content of communicated information for each
project. For activities with the same operation mode of implementation, subjects,
but different in the communicated contents (such as workers in SMEs in hazardous
sectors ...), the above contents will be integrated in a single activity with specified
executing agency in accordance with the laws. The Steering Committee and Programme
Management Board will be reviewing and adjusting periodically in order to meet the
practical requirements of management, avoid duplication, wasting time and funds.
-- The mechanism of integration: The contents of Projects in the Programme will be
integrated with the activities of other Programmes, projects with same nature, subjects
and effect, or same implementing agency such as programme on employment, poverty
alleviation, HIV-AIDS prevention in the workplace, programme on climate change,
environmental protection programme. For example: coordinating OSH training with
vocational training programme for rural workers; integrating HIV-AIDS programme
into OSH training for workers at the workplace; integrating OSH training for workers
before going to work oversea; integrating OSH communication in education programmes
on science, agriculture, forestry, national security on TV ...
-- The mechanism of monitoring and evaluation:
++ Promote uniformed monitoring and evaluation system: self-monitoring and
evaluation of the executing ministries and branches; monitoring and evaluation
of state agencies by overall theme or Programme; monitoring and evaluation with
independent consultancy and scientific organizations; monitoring and evaluation
from the representative of employers and workers’ organizations;
++ Monitoring and evaluation of input and impact of the Programme will be undertaken
through the implementation of projects’ activities and indicators.
-- Mechanisms of ordering and bidding will be applicable to all projects to ensure the
efficiency and transparency (such as provision of training equipment, investment in
upgrading facilities to recover workability, examination of occupational diseases ...).

4. Solution on information and communication

It will be necessary to enhance the communication to all levels, sectors, provinces, enterprises,
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employers and workers to make them more aware of the importance of their responsibilities
in participating in the Programme. Besides, it will be required to have innovation and
further improvement for annual National Safety Week every year. Additionally, it needs
to strengthen and diversify the communication activities, professional training on OSH
to change from the awareness to behaviour, create safe working habits, contributing to
sustainability of Programme’s results.

5. Solution on international cooperation

It will be essential to strengthen and expand international cooperation in the field of
education, training, exchange of experts in order to improve the qualifications of OSH
officers, experts. Along with that, international cooperation should be taken best advantage
in supporting equipment for health care, rehabilitation, examination and treatment of
occupational diseases.

6. Solution on science and technology

It will be strengthening research and application of scientific and technical advancement
on OSH in all ministries, branches and enterprises in order to complete the laboratory
system and testing equipment, risk assessment of occupational accidents and diseases
in the production, quality assessment on personal protective devices; evaluation and
proposal of measures to prevent the new risks of OSH due to structural forms of
imported machinery and equipment which are not suitable with the height, the health of
Vietnamese and the ability to master the technology of Vietnamee workers; solutions
to curb occupational accidents for workers working with high-risk equipment and
machineries; ...

VIII. MONITORING, SUPERVISING AND EVALUATING THE

PROGRAMME

1. Monitoring and evaluation system

Promoting synchronously the system of monitoring and evaluation: self-monitoring and
evaluation by the Ministries and Project executing and implementing agencies; monitoring
and evaluation of State agencies by theme (not by Project) or overall Programme;
independent monitoring and evaluation of the consultancy and scientific organizations;
monitoring and evaluation from organizations representing employers, workers.

2. Criteria and indicators for monitoring and evaluation

The monitoring and evaluation of inputs, activities and impact will be conducted through
the activities of each Project and the specific criteria8. The set of evaluation criteria will be
periodically revised.

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3. Reporting9
The periodic reports shall be made every six months, annually, at midterm and final term
of the Programme. In addition, it is up to the requirement of each period, each project,
theme (i.e. information, communication, training, State management ...) there will have
extraordinary reports.
The Project executing agencies, localities will be making reports on the implementation of
the Programme to Programme Management Unit (PMU); PMU will generate and report to
the National Programme Steering Committee.
Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs annually reports to the Government on the
implementation of the Programme;
All performance and products of the Projects, Programme will be recorded into the reports
and recorded by Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs and PMUs as prescribed.

4. Plan for monitoring, supervising and evaluating the performance of the

whole Programme
Annually, PMUs will plan to monitor and supervise the implementation of the Project
(in which specifying the location, timing, content of monitoring, deployment mode),
then get approval by the National Programme Steering Committee to ensure the uniform
implementation throughout the country in all Programme themes and content, avoiding the
duplication, increasing the efficiency of monitoring, saving money and time.
The evaluation shall be conducted regularly and irregularly (when needed). Periodic
evaluation is conducted at two main stages: mid-term at the 3rd year of the Programme
implementation (2013) to review the process from the start and propose necessary
adjustments; final term at the end of Programme implementation (2015, 2016) to review
the achieved results, summarize the whole performance, draw the lessons learned and
prepare final report of the Programme.
For each result of activity and product achieved by Project and entire Programme, there
will be a Scientific Council which is set up by the Programme or Projects, to evaluate and
approve.

IX. IMPLEMENTATION

1. Programme Steering Committee

The work of labour protection, OSH is characterized with interlinking nature. So, to be
implemented effectively, the Programme must have an interlinked operation mechanism
through a focal point as the National Programme Steering Committee which is competent
enough to support the Prime Minister to direct, inspect, guide and supervise Ministries,
branches and provinces coordinate all Programme’s activities. The composition of National
Programme Steering Committee includes:

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-- Chairperson: Minister of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs;

-- The Vice Chairpersons: Deputy Minister of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs as
standing Vice Chairperson; representatives of leaders of Viet Nam General Confederation
of Labour and Ministry of Health as Vice Chairpersons;
-- Members: Representatives of leaders of Ministries of Planning and Investment,
Finance, Defense, Public Security, Science and Technology, Agriculture and Rural
Development; Industry and Trade, Construction, Transport, Education and Training,
Information and Communications, Foreign Affairs, Home affairs.
Leader representatives of Viet Nam Cooperative Alliance, Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce
and Industry, Viet Nam Farmers’ Union, Scientific and Technical Association of OSH are
invited to be members of the Steering Committee.
Representative of the Embassy of Denmark will be invited to act as an observer in the
Programme Steering Committee.
At the provinces, the local Programme Steering Committee will be established by the
Chairperson of the Provincial People’s Committee. The head of the local Committee will be
leader of provincial-level People’s Committees. Members of the local Steering Committee
are representatives of the relevant provincial authorities. Standing member is leader of
local Department of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs. The operation regulation of the
local Steering Committee will be determined by the Chairperson of the Provincial People’s
Committee. The local Programme Steering Committee shall have the responsibility to
direct, manage and administer the implementation of the Programme across the province/
city.

2. Programme, Project Managment Unit (PMU)

-- Minister of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs decides to establish the Secretariat Board
to support the Programme’s National Steering Committee; and sets up a Programme
Management Office (under the Bureau for Safe Work, of Ministry of Labour, Invalids
and Social Affairs) with the assigned task to assist MOLISA to manage, monitor the
Programme. The operational regulation of PMU and Programme Management Office
will be made by Minister of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs.
-- Depending on the nature of each component project within the Programme, the assigned
agency may establish a Project Management Unit and allocate sufficient human
resources to implement the Project; the head of implementing agency will decide this
task.

3. Assigned tasks to implement the Programme

3.1 Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs is responsible to:
a. Coordinate with relevant agencies to build comprehensive plan, annual plan and guide
the implementation of the Programme;
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d. Propose and recommend to the Prime Minister to direct ministries, central agencies and
localities to implement rightly the Programme’s goals and contents;
e. Annually or extraordinarily generate and report to the Prime Minister and the competent
authorities of the Programme’s implementation.
3.2. Ministry of Planning and Investment shall:
a. Balance the budget to implement the Programme;
b. Guide localities to integrate National Programme on OSH into other relevant
Programmes.
3.3. Ministry of Finance is responsible to:
a. Allocate funding to implement the Programme in the annual budget estimates of the
central agencies and localities in accordance with the law on State budget;
b. Guide the management and usage of funds to implement the Programme; coordinate
with the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs to check and supervise the
implementation of the Programme.
3.4. Project executing ministries and central agencies will bear the following
responsibility:
c. Propose and approve the Project after consulting MOLISA;
d. Annually, on the basis of proposals by Project’s implementing agencies, plan, estimate
cost and propose measures to implement Project, then submit to ministries of Planning
and Investment, Finance, Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs;
e. Manage the implementation of Project; annually or extraordinarily report on the
implementation of the Project to the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social to review
and report to Prime Minister.
3.5. VGCL, VCCI, VCA, Viet Nam Farmers’ Union, and VOSHA will be required
to participate and coordinate to implement the Programme.
3.6. People’s Committees of provinces and cities shall:
a. Based on the objectives and contents of the Programme, develop OSH programme for
the respective location in period of 2011 - 2015;
b. Actively coordinate with other related ministries and agencies to carry out Projects and
activities of the Programme;
c. Manage the implementation of the Programme at the location; annually or extraordinarily
report of the implementation to MOLISA.

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 ANNEX 1
BASIS FOR PROPOSING OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
No. Objectives of period 2011- 2015 Basis (primary data, possibility of implementation) Notes
1 Reduce annually by 5% of fatal Based on the results of implementation in period of 2007 - 2010, the reduction Main objective
accident frequency rate in hazardous in the frequency rate of fatal occupational accidents by 5% per year is feasible;
sectors of mining, construction, use
of electricity use, metal and chemical On the basis of experiences in preventing occupational accidents in some jobs,
production. it is now expanding to some hazardous sectors including chemical production,
metal production.
2 Increase annually by 5% of medical Based on the results of implementation of the First Programme in period of Objective
units providing periodical medical 2007 - 2010, the target of ensuring 80% of workers who are exposed to risks of supporting to
check-ups for workers, increase by 5% occupational disease is not reachable. So this goal is replaced with the number of achieve the
number of workers who are examined workers who are examined to detect occupational diseases. main ones
to detect occupational diseases, and
increase by 3% number of units having Occupational diseases are caused by the long-term exposure to pathogens in the
work environment monitored and working environment. Workers with current occupational diseases are suffered
supervised. from pollution of working environment for many years ago. Therefore, the
indicator of reducing occupational disease is not presenting the instantaneous
efficiency of the solutions, it hence is replaced by “increasing number of units
having work environments are monitored and supervised” (occupational
diseases are prevented at source) and improving examination and treatment of
occupational diseases (deal with the consequences).
3 Increase by an average of 2,000 small According to a 2009 survey, less than 20% of SMEs had OSH management Objective
and medium enterprises (SME) which system. The OSH management models have been built in the period 2008 - 2010, supporting to
apply effectively the OSH management but only stopped at the pilot phase; it was hardly duplicated due to lack of funding achieve the
system per year. for dissemination and training. This goal is aimed to build the safety culture at main ones
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4 Provide annually OSH training to an The objective is designed to directly impact to vulnerable and/or Objective
average of more than 40,000 people professional groups who are more likely prone to occupational accidents supporting to
who are working in occupations, jobs and diseases, or make decision to OSH in enterprises and establishments. achieve the
with strict OSH requirements; to 10,000 Based on the results of the First Programme in period of 2007 - 2010, it is main ones
people who are doing hard, hazardous estimated that each year training and support of training can cover over 29,000
or dangerous occupations and jobs and workers who work in occupations and jobs with strict requirements on OSH;
to 40,000 OSH officials in enterprises. 26,000 OSH officers, it equates to be over 70% of people who work in jobs with
strict requirements on OSH, over 70% of OSH officers in SMEs. The increase to
40,000 persons can be estimated to support over 80% of subjects who need OSH
training.
Sample-based survey in 2009 showed that the number of workers working in hard,
hazardous and dangerous jobs who were trained with OSH training in household
business sector, craft villages, and cooperative sector (where industrial relations
are not clear) was very low, below 40%.
5 Disseminate appropriate OSH The objective is designed to raise awareness of employers, workers in SME Objective
information to over 1,000 craft villages, sector, cooperatives, craft villages, thereby supporting the implementation of supporting to
5,000 cooperatives, 30,000 SMEs by main objectives. achieve the
2015. main ones
The sample-based survey in 2009 showed that over 70% of employers were
disseminated with OSH during the period 2006-2008. However, less than 20%
said the information was appropriate and applied effectively.
6 100% of workers certified with The objective is developed to sustain the result achieved in period of 2006 - 2010. Main objective
occupational accidents and diseases
are provided with health care and
rehabilitation in line with laws.
7 100% of fatal occupational accidents are The objective is designed to maintain the results achieved in the period of Main objective
investigated and handled in compliance 2006-2010. According to regulation, 100% of occupational accidents must be
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with laws. investigated and handled. However, the fact showed that many are hidden and
not declared.
 Annex 2
ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECTS (FUNDINGS FROM STATE BUDGET ALLOCATED BY YEAR)
No. Project Name 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Note
I Project 1. Improved capacity and efficiency of State 13,19 36,16 34,9 30,505 25,242 140 Executed by
management on OSH MOLISA
1 Review, amend, supplement legal documents on OSH 0,18 1,24 4,45 4,355 1,855 12,08
1.1 Study and complete the State management system on OSH 0 0,1 0,6 0,7 0 1,4
a Study and complete regulations on the assignment of State 0 0,1 0,2 0,1 0 0,4 MOLISA
management among ministries and branches
b Study and complete the regulation on the OSH apparatus of 0 0 0,2 0,3 0 0,5 MOLISA
labor, invalids and social affairs sector) (estimated to be 200
million vnd/model; cost for piloting: 100 million vnd/location x
3 locations)
c Study and complete the regulation on the OSH apparatus of 0 0 0,2 0,3 0 0,5 MOIT, MOC,
sectors of industry and commerce, construction, agriculture, MARD, MOT
transport, national defense (estimated to be 100 million vnd/
sector) from related ministries, branches to locations
1.2 Review, amend, supplement regulations on schemes, policies of 0,18 0,44 2,35 2,155 0,555 5,68 MOLISA
labour protection
a Review, amend, supplement schemes, policies for those who 0,1 0,39 1 1,055 0,355 2,9
work in hard, hazardous and dangerous jobs
  Scientific study on hard, hazardous and dangerous jobs 0 0 0,4 0,4 0,4 1,2
(coordinated with Project 4)
  Organize symposium 0,1 0,05 0,1 0,09 0,06 0,4
  Coordinate with ministries, sectors to survey and assess the effect of 0 0,14 0,15 0,15 0,15 0,59
and develop the policies and schemes for those who work in hard,
hazardous and dangerous jobs
  Print the guidance for the policies, schemes for those who work in 0 0,15 0 0,2 0 0,35
hard, hazardous and dangerous jobs
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b Review, amend, supplement the regulations on time of work and 0 0,05 0,735 0,615 0,1 1,5
time of rest
  Scientific study on time of work and time of rest (coordinated with 0 0 0,3 0,3 0 0,6
Project 4)
  Organize symposium 0,15 0,05 0,2 0,1 0,1 0,6
  Survey and assess 0 0 0,2 0,2 0 0,4
  Develop related legal documents 0 0 0,035 0,015 0 0,05
c Review, amend, supplement schemes, policies for those who 0,08 0 0,615 0,485 0,1 1,28
suffer from work accidents, occupational diseases and reduced
workability
Scientific study (Coordinated with Project 4) 0 0 0,2 0,2 0 0,4
Organize symposium 0,08 0 0,1 0,07 0,1 0,35
Survey and assess 0 0 0,3 0,2 0 0,5
Develop related legal documents 0 0 0,015 0,015 0 0,03
1.3 Review documents on organizing health care for workers and 0 0 0 0 0 0 MOH
prevention of occupational diseases (Coordinated with Project 2 of
the Program).
1.4 Review and develop code of technical practices on OSH 0 0,5 1 1 1 3,5
National standards on OSH
Code of Practices
1.5 Review, amend, supplement regulations on the management of 0 0,2 0,5 0,5 0,3 1,5
product quality with particular features of occupational safety
2 Providing training and installing equipments to improve 4 15,5 15,5 12 8,5 55,5
the capacity of testing, product quality control, inspecting,
checking and supervising on OSH
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2.1 Provide training to upgrade the State management skills on 3 3 3 3 2 14

labor protection, OSH from central to local level (on average,
120 classes/year, 28 million vnd/class)
2.2 Train to upgrade capacity of testing, checking product quality 1 1 2 1 1 6
2.3 Provide and install equipments for State management agencies 0 1 1,5 1 0,5 4
of OSH at central level
 2.4 Provide and install equipments for officials of labor, invalids 0 10 6 4 2 22
and social affairs sector, on average 600 million vnd/agency x
63 DoLISAs
2.5 Provide and install equipments for testing units 0 0,5 3 3 3 9,5
3 Complete the database of OSH: survey on work – related 6,213 8,45 3 2,8 4,607 25,07 MOLISA, MOIT,
accidents, occupational diseases, working environment; collect MOC, MARD,
data, develop National Profile of OSH; develop software of MOND, MOT
OSH
3.1 Organize survey, get statistics 6,213 6,25 1 2,8 3,707 19,97
a Survey on OSH 0 1,5 0 1 1 3,5 MOLISA
b Survey and get statistics of the work – related death cases 3,5 1 0,4 0,4 0,4 5,7 MOLISA
from communes/wards, towns (from 2012- 2015: 1.800
questionnaires x100.000 vnd/questionnaire
c Survey on work- related accidents in economic sectors 0 1 0 0 1 2 MOLISA and
other specialized
ministries
d Survey on work accidents sufferers examined and treated in big 0,35 0,3 0,1 0,3 0,1 1,15 MOLISA
hospitals
e Survey on work accidents, occupational diseases from social 0 0,6 0 0 0,6 1,2 MOLISA
insurance agencies
g Survey on communication and training 0 0,85 0 0,6 0 1,45
h Other surveys 2,363 1 0,5 0,5 0,607 4,97
3.2 Develop software on OSH State management 0 1 0,6 0 0,3 1,9 MOLISA
a Statistic software on OSH 0 0,3 0 0 0 0,3
b Statistic software on declaring work accidents 0 0,5 0,3 0 0 0,8
c Other software 0 0,2 0,3 0 0,3 0,8
3.3 Develop National Profile on OSH 0 0 0,6 0 0,6 1,2 MOLISA
3.4 Pilot to increase capacity of getting statistics and reporting on 0 1,2 0,8 0 0 2
OSH
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4.1 Compose and print documents 0,65 0,6 0,5 0,7 0,6 3,05
4. 2 Organize training 0,35 7,2 7,6 6,8 6,7 28,65
a For single enterprise: training to extend the model to cover 0 5,2 5,6 5,3 5,2 21,3  
30,000 enterprises every year (coordinated with Project 3);
consult directly more than 2000 enterprises to apply the model
every year (2 million vnd/enterprise, including per diem and
consultancy for expert); provide training to instruct the model
(120 classes/year x 25 million vnd/class); support directly
more than 25 enterprises every year to apply the model (60
million vnd for basic contents in the model such as: corners of
labor protection; fire control devices at workplace; ventilation
system...) Total = 30 enterprises x 60 million vnd x 5 years + 14
documents x 150 million vnd/document + 2000 enterprises x
1 million vnd x 5 years +80 classes x 20 million vnd/class x 5
years = 27,5 billion vnd/ 5 years;
b For enterprises in craft villages and industrial zones 0,35 2 2 1,5 1,5 7,35
5 Study to develop law on OSH 0 0,5 0,5 0,5 0 1,5 MOLISA
5.1 Study and write particular themes 0 0,1 0,05 0,05 0 0,2
5.2 Organize symposium 0 0,15 0,25 0,28 0 0,68
5.3 Survey and assess the situation and impact 0 0,1 0,18 0,15 0 0,43
5.4 Translate and print related documents 0 0,15 0,02 0,02 0 0,19
6 Make socialization policies 0 0,2 0,35 0,35 0,1 1 MOLISA
6.1 Survey and assess the situation of providing OSH services 0 0,15 0,1 0,1 0 0,35
6.2 Organize symposium 0 0,05 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,35
6.3 Study and write related themes, and projects 0 0 0,1 0,1 0 0,2
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6.4 Develop related policies and proposals of legal documents 0 0 0,05 0,05 0 0,1
7 Establish Compensation Fund for work accidents and 0 0,17 0,4 0,4 0,18 1,15 MOLISA
occupational diseases
7.1 Survey to collect statistics on compensation and subsidies 0 0,05 0,15 0,15 0 0,35
(coordinated with activity 3).
7.2 Organize symposium 0 0,12 0,1 0,1 0,08 0,4
 7.3 Study the operation mechanism of the Fund; the contribution 0 0 0,1 0,1 0,05 0,25
and benefits of contributors by group of sectors and fields.
7.4 Identify the investment rate of preventing work accidents and 0 0 0,05 0,05 0,05 0,15
occupational diseases in the Fund’s structure
8 Develop and deploy international cooperation Programmes to 1,2 1,7 2 2 2,1 9 Executed
improve State management capacity by MOLIS;
other involved
ministries
8.1 Organize missions in and out to coordinate the development and 0,9 1,2 1,5 1,5 1,5 6,6
implementation of National Profile and National Program on
OSH in ASEAN-OSHNET and experience exchanges
8.2 Support international conferences organized in Vietnam on OSH 0,3 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,6 2,4
II Project 2. Prevention and control occupational diseases and 11 23 29 28 24 115 Executed by
provide health care for workers MOH
1 Overall activities to prevent occupational diseases and provide 4,50 14,00 16,00 17,00 13,50 65 MOH
health care for workers
1.1 Control the working environment and apply effectively the 2 5 5 6 5 23
model to prevent common occupational diseases in risky
working establishments
1.2 Improve the quality of examination, diagnosis, treatment of 2 5 5 5 5 22
occupational diseases at provinces, districts, ministries and
branches throughout of the country
1.3 Study, complete and supplement legal documents related to 0,3 2 3 3 1,7 10
work medicals, add new occupational diseases into the list to be
secured by social insurance in accordance with the development
situation of the country in the new period
1.4 Supervise, operate and increase the effect of management in 0,2 2 3 3 1,8 10
program of occupational diseases prevention
2 Invest to upgrade the rehabilitation network for workers who 0,5 0 5 5 5 15,5 MOLISA
suffer from work accidents and occupational diseases in labor,
invalids and social affairs sector
3 Activities to reduce occupational diseases, especially TNT- 5,50 8,30 6,90 4,80 4,50 30 Ministry of

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3.1 Survey, assess to classify working environment and examine 2,00 2,00 1,00 1,00 1,00 7
TNT infection
3.2 Study and apply technical solutions to limit the exposure to the 0,20 0,80 0,40 0,30 0,30 2
gas and TNT-disintegrated products
3.3 Raise the awareness 0,30 0,50 0,50 0,50 0,20 2
3.4 Support the treatment for TNT-infected diseases, improve 3 5 5 3 3 19
working condition in technically-qualified units
4 Prevent occupational diseases in agriculture and rural 0,5 1 1 1 0,5 4 MARD
industries
III Project 3. Propaganda, education, training, consultancy and 45,8 71,9 97,5 76,3 49 340,5 Executed by
support for the application of OSH technical measures MOLISA
1 Overall activities to increase the OSH awareness of levels, 18 28,8 46,5 32,5 18,2 144 MOLISA
branches, organizations and individuals
1.1 Develop, upgrade and support training equipments 0 0,8 15,5 10,5 3,2 30
a Upgrade and renovate centers for OSH training of labor, 0 0,5 15 10 3 28,5
invalids and social affairs sector
b Support equipment to train for some provinces and training 0 0,3 0,5 0,5 0,2 1,5
centers
1.2 Deliver training in OSH 11,2 15,9 16,7 12,7 8,3 64,8
a Develop and complete documents, materials, curriculum and 1,5 3,5 2,5 0,5 8
contents for the training: 40 copies x 200 million vnd/copy = 8
billion vnd
b Training of trainers: 40 million vnd/class x 10 classes/year 0,2 0,6 0,6 0,4 0,2 2
c Pilot training: every year in one location: 4 classes of workers 6,3 7 8 7 6,5 34,8
(20 million vnd/class, 50 trainees/class); 2 classes of employers,
OSH members x (20 million vnd/class, 50 trainees/class); Total
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= 6 classes x 63 locations x 5 years x 20 million vnd = 37,8

billion vnd
 d Support for training courses delivered by trainers and enterprises 3,2 4,8 5,6 4,8 1,6 20
with the assistance of materials and trainers from the Program:
15,000 persons working in jobs with strict OSH requirement;
5,000 persons working in hard, hazardous and dangerous jobs;
30,000 employers and OSH members with focus on SMEs, non-
state enterprises; each person will be supported with material
and trainer, estimated 80,000 vnd/person; (50,000 persons x
80,000 vnd/person) x 5 years = 20 billion vnd
1.3 Carry out propaganda activities to raise the awareness on OSH 6,80 12,10 14,30 9,30 6,70 49,20
at workplace
a Provide training for resourced communicators: 30 million vnd/ 0,09 0,36 0,42 0,36 0,27 1,5
class x 50 classes for 5 years
b Develop and circulate communication publications to more 3 5 6 3 3 20
than 10,000 households, 1400 craft villages, 1.000.000 workers
in SMEs will be directly disseminated with appropriate
information of OSH: leaflet, poster, other publications
c Hold competitions on OSH 2 3 3 2 1 11
d Organize symposium, workshops, seminars on particular themes 0,2 0,5 0,6 0,6 0,3 2,2
e Maintain website on OSH 0,11 0,24 0,33 0,29 0,23 1,2
f Strengthen activities of national information network on OSH 0,2 0,2 0,4 0,2 0,2 1,2
g Propagate and advocate in press, magazines and bulletins 1 2,5 3,2 2,5 1,4 10,6
h Study, exchange experience in OSH training and 0,2 0,3 0,35 0,35 0,3 1,5
communication.
2 Communication in mass media: developing and broadcasting 8,5 9,8 12 9,8 7,9 48 MOLISA,
programs on radio and television Ministry of
Information and
Communication
2.1 Organize television programs on OSH on Vietnam Television 7 7 8 7 6 35
and local televisions
2.2 Develop and broadcast special topics on Vietnam Television 1,5 2,8 4 2,8 1,9 13
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3 Training, consultancy and technical support to improve 3 6,5 6,6 5,5 3,4 25 MOIT
working conditions, reduce work accidents in enterprises of
mining, steel production and chemical production
4 Training, consultancy and technical support to improve 5 6,9 9,1 7,3 4,7 33 MOC
working condition, reduce work accidents in enterprises
of construction, construction materials exploitation and
production
5 Communication, training on special topics in enterprises of 1,4 3,6 4,6 3,1 2,3 15 MARD
fishery, forestry and agricultural products, rural industries
and farming production
6 Training on OSH for farmers in the form of action- based 0,5 2 3 3 1 9,5 Vietnam
methodology: Every year, directly train 30 classes for farmers Farmer’s Union
(50 persons/class, 30 million vnd/class); Provide training for
10,000 farmer members (30 million vnd /class x 30 classes +
10,000 x 100,000 vnd/farmer) x 5 years = 9.5 billion vnd
7 Training, consultancy and technical support to improve 1 2 2 2 1 8 Ministry of
working condition and reduce work accidents in sector of Defense
defense
8 Strengthen the mass movements in labor protection in period 1,5 3 3,5 3,5 3,5 15 VGCL
of industrialization and modernization
9 Communication, training to raise the awareness on the 1,5 2,4 2,4 3,5 2,2 12 VCCI
importance of OSH, especially in the process of international
integration for SMEs which are members of VCCI
10 Communication, training to raise the awareness on the 2,4 3,3 4 3,5 2,8 16 VCA
importance of OSH, especially in the process of international
integration for cooperatives which are members of VCA
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11 Strengthen education on OSH to set up green, clean 3 3,6 3,8 2,6 2 15 MOET
environment in schools and educational institutions.
IV Project 4. Study on the scientific application on OSH 8,3 19,6 13,7 8,1 5,3 55  
1 Build up research capacity for applying science and 7,3 16,1 8,7 5,1 2,8 40 VGCL
technology in OSH
 2 Study and apply extensively scientific and technological 0,5 1,5 1,5 1 0,5 5 MARD
solutions to improve the working conditions, prevent work
accident and occupational diseases for workers in sector of
agriculture and rural industries
3 Apply scientific and technological solutions to improve 0,5 1 1,5 1 1 5 Ministry of
working conditions, prevent work accidents and occupational Defense
diseases in particular sector of defense
4 Support research activities for the application of scientific 0 1 2 1 1 5 MOLISA, MOIT,
and technological solutions of other ministries, branches and MOC, MOH
locations to prevent work accidents and occupational diseases
and settle the pollution of working environment
V Programme Management – Supervision 5 4,5 5 6 9,5 30 MOLISA
Management – Execution 1 2 1 1 2 7
Supervision - Assessment on the performance 4 2,5 4 5 7,5 23
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Annex 3. INDICATORS EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
No. Programme objectives Indicators of Input and Indicators of evaluating Monitoring method and data collection for
Output the impact evaluation
1 Objective 1: Reduce - The average number of - Frequency rate of -Statistical report on occupational accidents
annually by 5% of fatal workers have job annually; occupational accidents in the prepared by DOLISAs; social insurance agencies
accident frequency rate - The increasing of workers population. - Sample-based survey (using questionnaires,
in hazardous sectors of over the years; - Cost savings due to monitoring and collecting statistics for
mining, construction, use - The number of people occupational accidents and consecutive 6 months in the sampled units/
of electricity use, metal diseases. establishments).
suffering from occupational
and chemical production. accidents; - The situation of health of - Statistics of death due to occupational
- The increasing of number of workers accidents in the community (from communes)
cases, number of people with - Statistics of victims of occupational accidents
examined and received emergency treatment at
occupational accidents.
central hospitals.
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The frequency of fatal occupational accidents:
the number of occupational accidents per
100,000 people employed in a year:
K = (n × 100,000) ÷ N
Of which:
n: Number of people with occupational accidents
calculated for a unit, local, industry or country
N: Total number of workers respectively
K: is the coefficient of frequency of fatal
occupational accidents if n is the number of fatal
occupational accidents.
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 2 Objective 2: Increase - The total number of - The new incidence of - Statistical report on the examination of
annually by 5% of medical establishments/units having workers with occupational occupational diseases; periodic health
units providing periodical work environments monitored disease out of total number examination.
medical check-ups for and supervised; of worker with risks. - Sample-based survey (by questionnaire
workers, increase by 5% - The total number of - Number of workers are and examination of occupational diseases for
number of workers who establishments/units organizes checked health and the sampled establishments)
are examined to detect periodic health examination; health situation
occupational diseases, and
increase by 3% number - The number of workers
of units having work are examined to detect
environment monitored occupational diseases.
and supervised.
3 Objective 3: Increase by - The systems are studied -- Efficiency in investment - Report of the implementation of model
an average of 2,000 small and applied (number of cost thanks to reduction building;
and medium enterprises establishments/units apply; of occupational accidents - Sample-based survey to assess the current
(SME) which apply efficiency) and diseases
situation (using questionnaires): select at least
effectively the OSH
- The number of enterprises 10% of samples (1000 enterprises to investigate;
management system per
are trained on OSH of which 20% have been trained, 80% are
year.
management models. supported through counseling, delivery of
Focus on high-risk - The number of businesses document)
groups: applies the model and obtains Identifying key indicators:
1. Mining efficiency in OSH (health
2. Textiles, leather, care, improve working - Number of enterprises have adopted the
apparel and related conditions ...) model / total number of surveyed businesses/
products establishments.
3. Wood processing - umber of enterprises are adopting the
and manufacturing of model / total number of surveyed businesses/
wood products, paper; establishments.
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4. Manufacturing of Performance indicators: - The number of businesses are introduced with
coke, oil, chemicals, models / total number of surveyed businesses/
pharmaceutics, - Building 14 management establishments.
rubber and non-metal model with 14 sectors;
- Number of enterprises are adopting / number of
minerals - Direct training for 5000 enterprise are introduced with models.
5. Manufacturing of SMEs every year;
- The number of businesses evaluate the
metal, prefabricated - Supporting training effectiveness of the models specific socio-
metal products (delivering free materials to economic benefits
(except machinery and 30,000 SMEs per year)
equipment)
6. Manufacturing of
electronic, computer,
optical and electrical
equipments
7. Manufacture of
machinery and other
equipment
8. Manufacturing of
motor vehicles, trailers
and transport means
9. Manufacture of
furniture and other
processing industry
10. Maintenance and
installation of
industrial machinery
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and equipment
 11. Supply and
distribution of water,
gas, water, steam,
air-conditioner,
management
and treatment of
wastewater, waste
12. Construction of all
kinds of housing,
civil engineering,
specialized
construction
13. Railway transport,
road, river, waterway,
warehousing and
supporting activities
14. Wholesale, retail
and repair of cars,
motorcycles and other
motor vehicles
4 Objective 4: Provide Number of workers trained; Rate of people trained out - Training reports.
annually OSH training to with focus on SMEs, informal of total demand (estimated - Sample- based survey on training
an average of more than sector and non-state sector to be more than 80%).
40,000 people who are Indentifying key indicators:
working in occupations, ------------------------------------
jobs with strict OSH - Number of trained people/total surveyed ones
Performance indicators:
requirements; to 10,000 - Rate of correct understanding of trained
people who are doing - Direct training for 5.000 knowledge (based on a checklist)
hard, hazardous or people working in hard,
dangerous occupations - Rate of applying trained knowledge
hazadous and dangereous
and jobs and to 40,000 - Rate of occupational accidents, diseases in
OSH officials in jobs, 15 people working with
strict OSH requiremetns, trained groups/non-trained groups.
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5 Objective 5: Disseminate - Number of craft villages, - Apply knowledge of OSH - Report on the communication activities
appropriate OSH cooperatives, SMEs into work - Report from the establishments/units
information to over 1,000 are disseminated with benefiting from the communication activities;
craft villages, 5,000 information (brochures,
cooperatives, 30,000 posters, training materials, - Statistical survey based on the sample to assess
SMEs by 2015. media ...) on OSH from the the effects (combined to survey’s indicators of
Programme. 3,5 )
- Percentage of people at the -----------------------------------------------------------
establishments grasps the
basic knowledge of OSH and Identifying key indicators:
applies to their daily work. - Number of people / number of establishments
------------------------------------ are disseminated with basic knowledge of OSH /
total number of surveyed ones.
Performance indicators:
- Number of people who have applied / total
- Weekly, monthly number of surveyed ones
communication on the local - Number of people review as effective, with
mass media with the themes specific evidence
suitable with the production
of the location.
- Each year print and deliver
free over 30,000 documents
to more than 1,000 businesses
and households (coordinated
with indicator 3, 5); 200,000
posters and 2 million
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leaflets will be distributed to

enterprises, establishments
and workers.
 6 Objective 6: 100% of - Number of people Number of workers with - Statisical report from DOLISAs, social
workers certified with confirmed and certified with occupational accidents, insurance agencies, health care agencies.
occupational accidents occupational accidents, diseases returns to work - Sample-based survey
and diseases are provided diseases.
with health care and - Number of workers who Indentifying key indicators:
rehabilitation in line with are treated, cared and
laws. - Number of people receiving social insurance/
rehabilitated.
total of reported cases with work accident
- Rate of recovered workability cases/number of
treated cases
7 Objective 7: 100% of fatal Number of fatal occupational Prevent from occurring - Report from Labour agencies, public security
occupational accidents are accidents investigated again causes of occupational and police.
investigated and handled according to the report of accidents.
in compliance with laws. DOLISA; - Report of fatalities due to occupational accidents
Number of letters of
Number of actual fatal complaint on fatal Key indicators:
occupational accidents from occupational accidents Rate of fatalities due to occupational accidents
the investigation --- reduces. according to the report/number of deaths due to
Perforamnce indicators: at occupational that is based on the investigation.
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