Labor safety: The key to sustainable business development

Risk prevention, health protection

As a business operating in the field of environmental sanitation, Thuan Thanh Environmental Joint Stock Company (Thuan Thanh Ward) always determines that ensuring occupational safety and hygiene is of special importance in protecting the health of workers. Every year, the Company organizes periodic health check-ups for workers, especially those directly involved in cleaning and collecting waste; allocates funds to fully equip labor protection equipment, and reminds workers to use it to minimize the risk of accidents.

Workers in the cutting department of Ha Thanh Fashion Garment Joint Stock Company (Hoang Van commune) strictly comply with labor protection regulations during the production process.

Mr. Le Ngoc Chap, Chairman of the Company's Trade Union, said: With more than 400 workers regularly working in a difficult environment, propaganda activities to raise awareness and prevent risks are of interest to the enterprise. Every year, the trade union proactively advises the Board of Directors to organize dialogues and answer questions about policies on occupational safety and hygiene; organize competitions to learn about the law, competitions on occupational safety initiatives, etc.

Since the beginning of the year, 142 work accidents have occurred in the province, killing 14 people and seriously injuring 27 others. Of these, 7 occurred in areas where workers did not work under labor contracts, resulting in 7 deaths and 1 serious injury.

As a 100% Japanese-owned enterprise that has been in production since 2016, Yamashita Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Tien Phong Ward) is creating jobs for more than 500 workers. With the motto that workers are valuable assets, the Company's leaders always pay attention to improving the working environment and conditions. Every day, team members will remind and check compliance with regulations and work procedures, and warn of unsafe signs at each production location. At the same time, the Company strictly implements regulations on inspection of machinery and equipment with strict requirements on labor safety; assigns specialized staff to conduct monthly and quarterly inspections of labor safety and hygiene to warn workers and promptly fix problems; regularly check production areas, install heat-resistant ceilings and ventilation equipment to cool the factory instead of the previous cooling fan system, helping to reduce temperature, dust, and noise in the workplace; Fluorescent lamps provide standard lighting and do not harm the eyes of workers on the line.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Minh, Deputy General Director of the Company said: As a unit specializing in processing car seat covers for export, workers are exposed to many polluting factors such as: Dust, waste, noise..., high risk of occupational diseases. To protect the health of workers, the Company uses a modern system to strictly measure indicators affecting the environment; from there, build a technology investment roadmap to reduce those indicators to the allowable level. Continuously improve, gradually replace old machinery and technology with new technology, modern equipment in heavy and toxic stages, helping to increase labor productivity, reduce the risk of occupational diseases in workers.

Building a safe working environment

The province currently has more than 25,000 operating enterprises, creating jobs for about 780,000 workers. Of which, the province's industrial parks have nearly 1,800 production and business enterprises, creating jobs for more than 550,000 people. Many workers are working in environments with high risk of accidents such as construction, mineral exploitation, mechanics, gasoline, etc. In order to minimize occupational accidents and occupational diseases, improve the working environment in enterprises, during the annual Action Month on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, the Department of Home Affairs has proactively coordinated with related sectors and localities to promote visual propaganda; organize occupational safety and hygiene training courses. At the same time, strengthen inter-sectoral inspection and supervision, promptly detect and handle violations.

The labor safety department of Yamashita Vietnam Co., Ltd. regularly propagates and reminds employees to strictly comply with production regulations and rules.

According to the Department of Home Affairs, since the beginning of the year, the Department's interdisciplinary inspection team has inspected the compliance with legal regulations on labor safety and hygiene at 7 enterprises. As a result, administrative violation records have been drawn up and transferred to competent authorities for consideration and decision on handling according to the law against 4 violating enterprises.

Enterprises strictly complying with regulations on labor safety is not only a mandatory responsibility but also for their own sustainable development. Because only when workers are safe can they ensure the production of products with good productivity and quality. At Phu Thinh Water Supply Company Limited (Dinh Tram Industrial Park), in addition to being fully equipped with personal protective equipment, workers in heavy and toxic departments also enjoy appropriate compensation. Before accepting workers to work, the enterprise organizes to thoroughly understand regulations on labor safety to raise awareness of compliance and work efficiency. Thanks to that, there have been no serious cases of labor safety loss and fire at the Company.

Since the beginning of the year, there have been 142 work accidents in the province, killing 14 people and seriously injuring 27 others. Of these, 7 occurred in areas where workers did not work under labor contracts, resulting in 7 deaths and 1 serious injury. Therefore, to build a safe working environment, it is necessary to continue promoting propaganda and dissemination of laws, changing the awareness and actions of workers and employers; organizing inspections and checks, requiring employers to regularly check machinery and equipment, improve working conditions, and provide adequate protective equipment for workers; focusing on training and education on occupational safety and hygiene in toxic and dangerous industries and production fields; paying attention to periodic health check-ups and occupational disease examinations to protect workers' health...

Article and photos: Tuong Vi

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