THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Circular No. 04/2014/TT-BLDTBXH dated February 12, 2014 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs guiding the implementation of regulations on personal protective equipment
Pursuant to Article 149 Labor Code dated June 18, 2012;
Pursuant to Government’s Decree No. 106/2012/ND-CP dated 20/12/2012, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Labor - Invalid and Social Affair;
At the proposal of Director of the Department of Labor safety,
The Minister of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs promulgates Circular guiding implementation of regulations on personal protective equipment.
Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular guides the implementation of regulations on personal protective equipment; list of personal protective equipment for laborers doing occupations, works in contact with harmful, dangerous elements.
Article 2. Subjects of application
1. The employers in enterprises, agencies, organizations, cooperatives; individuals using laborers, including:
a) Administrative agencies; non-business units; armed forces (including forces doing cipher work);
b) Political organizations, socio-political organizations, socio-professional organizations, other social organizations;
c) Enterprises of all economic sectors;
d) Cooperatives;
dd) Agencies, foreign organizations, international organizations locate head office on territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
e) Other organizations and individuals using laborers.
2. Civil servants, public employees, employees working in environment with harmful, dangerous elements including managers regularly going for inspection, examination and supervision on the field, research officers, teachers, internships, apprentices or laborers on probationary in enterprises, agencies, cooperatives, organizations and individuals using laborers state at Clause 1 this Article.
Article 3. Personal protective equipment
1. Personal protective equipment are necessary tools and means provided to worker during their work or performing their duties in order to protect bodies from impact of harmful, dangerous elements arising during their work, when dangerous, harmful elements are not be able to eliminated entirely by technological solutions, equipment, technical safety and labor hygiene measures at the working place.
2. Personal protective equipment includes:
a) Head protective devices;
b) Eye and face protective devices;
c) Hearing protective devices;
d) Respiratory protective devices;
dd) Hand and foot protective devices;
e) Body protective devices;
