Chương II Thông tư 05/2021/TT-BC: Huấn luyện, sát hạch, xếp bậc, cấp thẻ an toàn điện

Chapter II

TRAINING, ASSESSMENT, GRADE ASSIGNMENT AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY CARD ISSUANCE

Article 4. Persons requiring training, assessment, grade assignment and electrical safety card issuance

1. Persons operating, experimenting on, building or repairing transmission lines or electrical equipment at enterprises, including installing, removing and inspecting electrical energy measuring systems; regulators.

2. Electricity operators and repairers in rural areas, mountainous areas and border areas and on islands of organizations operating under the Electricity Law and other relevant laws in rural areas, mountainous areas and border areas and on islands.

3. Electricity operators and repairers and persons providing electricity services for organizations and enterprises.

Article 5. Theoretical training content

1. General training content

a) Electrical system diagrams and electrical system safety requirements;

b) Measures to ensure safety during work: site survey and recording (if needed); planning; work schedule registration; work unit organization; working according to work slip or work order; procedures for granting work permit; safety supervision during work; procedures for ending work and reenergizing;

c) Technical measures to prepare for a safe workplace: cutting off electricity and preventing electricity from entering workplace; checking to ensure that there is no electricity; grounding; setting up barriers, establishing safe task area and placing prohibition signage and information signage.

d) Methods for recognizing and preventing workplace accidents and risks, methods for removing victims from electricity sources and first-aid for victims of electrical accidents;

dd) Functions, uses, instructions for use and storage methods of and regulations on assessment (experimentation and inspection) of safety equipment and working equipment of workers.

2. Training content for transmission line operators

a) Assessment and recognition of risk in transmission line management and operation;

b) Transmission line operating and accident responding procedures;

c) Safety in transmission line inspection; working on offline or online transmission lines; cutting and trimming trees inside and near safety corridors of transmission lines; and working at height.

3. Training content for electrical substation and equipment operators

a) Assessment and recognition of risk in electrical substation management and operation;

b) Electrical substation and equipment operating and accident responding procedures;

c) Safety in electrical equipment inspection; operating or stopping electrical equipment; and working with electrical equipment;

d) Fire safety for electrical substations and equipment.

4. Training content for electrical work constructors

a) Safety in pole foundation digging and filling, and underground cable trench digging;

b) Safety in pole setup;

c) Safety in hanging and stretching transmission lines and lightning arrester wires;

d) Safety in electrical equipment setup.

5. Training content for persons involved in electricity experimentation and inspection

a) Operating procedures, experimenting procedures and safety regulations for equipment of inspection stations and laboratories, and measures to ensure safety in experimentation and inspection;

b) Electrical safety in experimentation and inspection of electrical equipment and materials.

6. Training content for transmission line and electrical equipment repairers

a) For transmission lines: safety in repairing offline or online transmission lines running independently or through areas under the influence of online transmission lines;

b) For electrical equipment: safety in working with each type of electrical equipment.

7. Training content for persons involved in placing, removing and inspecting electrical energy measuring systems where they are installed: safety in placing, removing and inspecting electrical energy measuring systems where they are installed when they are on or off.

8. Training content for electrical system regulators

a) Procedures and regulations related to regulation, operation and incident response;

b) Safety in operation, incident response and handover of transmission lines and electrical equipment under the control of the regulator and on-duty shift of the management unit.

Article 6. Practical training content

1. Instructions for use and methods for storage, experimentation and inspection of safety equipment and working equipment of workers.

2. Methods for removing electric shock victims from electricity sources and first-aid for victims of electrical accidents.

3. Operations related to safety assurance suitable for workers' jobs.

Article 7. Training organization

1. Employers of the persons mentioned in Clause 1 and Clause 3 Article 4 herein shall:

a) Formulate training and assessment documents and stipulate training time as appropriate to safety grades and work positions of workers;

b) Select trainers and assessors according to regulations in Clause 3 of this Article;

c) Organize training, assessment, grade assignment and electrical safety card issuance for workers after they pass assessment. Provide training for whichever part that workers have not passed;

d) Manage and monitor training, assessment, grade assignment and electrical safety card issuance at their units.

2. For the persons mentioned in Clause 2 Article 4 herein, Departments of Industry and Trade shall:

a) Formulate documents and stipulate training and assessment time as appropriate to safety grades and work positions of electricity operators and repairers in rural areas, mountainous areas and border areas and on islands;

b) Select trainers and assessors according to regulations in Clause 3 of this Article;

c) Organize training, assessment, grade assignment and electrical safety card issuance for workers after they pass assessment. Provide training for whichever part that workers have not passed at the request of their employers.

3. Electrical safety trainers and assessors

a) Trainers and assessors of the theoretical training part must have a bachelor’s degree or higher in a major suitable for the training and at least 05 years of experience relevant to the training;

b) Trainers and assessors of the practical training part must have a college degree or higher and at least 05 years of experience relevant to the training.

4. Training and assessment methods and time

a) First-time training shall take place upon a worker’s recruitment and last for at least 24 hours;

b) Periodic training shall take place on an annual basis and last for at least 08 hours;

c) Retraining shall take place when a worker switches to a new position or is assigned with a new safety grade, there is change to equipment or technology, or a worker does not pass a test or has not worked for at least 06 months. Retraining shall last for at least 12 hours.

5. Depending on circumstances, employers may organize training in electrical safety according to regulations of this Circular separately or together with training in occupational safety, occupational safety and hygiene and fire safety or in cooperation with other training units provided for by the law.

6. Employers shall incur training and card issuance costs.

Article 8. Electricity safety grades

Electrical safety grades are divided into 5 grades from 1/5 to 5/5 and require both theoretical and practical assessment results to reach at least 80%.

1. Requirements for grade 1/5:

a) Obtain first-time theoretical and practical training results of at least 80%;

b) Have knowledge about general provisions to maintain safety during work;

c) Use and manage safety equipment and working equipment allocated according to regulations.

2. Requirements for grade 2/5:

a) Grasp knowledge about general provisions and measures to maintain safety during work;

b) Use and manage safety equipment and working equipment allocated according to regulations;

c) Grasp methods for removing victims from electricity sources;

d) Know first-aid for electrical shock victims.

3. Requirements for grade 3/5:

a) Meet requirements for grade 2/5;

b) Be capable of detecting violations and unsafe acts;

c) Have skills in inspecting and supervising workers working on transmission lines or with electrical equipment.

4. Requirements for grade 4/5:

a) Meet requirements for grade 3/5;

b) Understand responsibilities and scope of work of each work unit when working with them;

c) Have skills in developing measures to ensure safety during work and supervising working workers;

d) Be capable of analyzing and investigating electrical accidents.

5. Requirements for grade 5/5:

a) Meet requirements for grade 4/5;

b) Have skills in cooperating with other work units, presiding over work, organizing adoption of safety measures and inspecting and monitoring work.

Article 9. Tasks permitted for each safety grade

1. A person assigned grade 1/5 may perform the following tasks:

a) Tasks without contact with electrical equipment or wires;

b) Assist work units working on transmission lines and electrical equipment.

2. A person assigned grade 2/5 may perform the following tasks:

a) Grade 1/5 tasks;

b) Work at locations where electricity is completely cut off.

3. A person assigned grade 3/5 may perform the following tasks:

a) Grade 2/5 tasks;

b) Work at locations where electricity is cut off in stages;

c) Work directly with online low-voltage transmission lines and electrical equipment;

d) Operate on high-voltage electrical grids;

dd) Inspect operating electrical substations and transmission lines;

e) Issue work orders, give directions directly, permit work units to work, and supervise work units working on low-voltage electrical equipment and transmission lines.

4. A person assigned grade 4/5 may perform the following tasks:

a) Grade 3/5 tasks;

b) Work directly with online high-voltage transmission lines and electrical equipment;

c) Issue work slips and work orders, give directions directly, permit work units to work, and supervise work units working on high-voltage electrical equipment and transmission lines.

5. Persons assigned grade 5/5 may perform all tasks assigned.

Article 10. Electrical safety cards

1. A safety card will be issued in the following cases:

a) After a worker receives first-time training and passes the assessment;

b) When a worker has a new job;

c) When a work loses or damages their card;

d) When a worker's safety grade changes.

2. Electrical safety cards shall be issued to persons mentioned in Clause 2 Article 4 herein within 07 working days after they receive training for the first time, periodic training or retraining or pass an assessment or the Department of Industry and Trade receives an application from their employers if their cards are lost or damaged. Employers of persons mentioned in Clause 2 Article 4 herein shall send an application consisting of the following components for training and card issuance to the Department of Industry and Trade directly or by post:

a) Application from the employer, which contains full name, job and current safety grade of the worker;

b) 02 (2x3) cm pictures and old electrical safety card (if any) of the worker.

3. Electrical safety card specimen is provided in Appendix I enclosed therewith.

4. Card use

a) Time limit for use: from issuance date to revocation date.

b) While working, workers must bring their electrical safety cards and present their cards at the request of authorizing persons, employers and competent persons.

5. An electrical safety card will be revoked in the following cases:

a) The worker has a new job or no longer works for their current employer;

b) The card is old or crumpled or the picture or letters on the card is/are faded;

c) The worker commits a violation against procedures or regulations concerning electrical safety;

d) The worker is issued with a new card.

6. Electrical safety cards shall be revoked by their issuers.