Chương III Thông tư 09/2017/TT-BCT: Huấn luyện, bồi dưỡng, sát hạch nghiệp vụ kiểm định

Chapter III

PROVISION OF TRAINING COURSES, REFRESHER COURSES AND EXAMINATIONS ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFTEY INSPECTION

Article 10. Form of providing training courses, refresher courses and examinations

1. First training courses and examinations shall apply to inspectors satisfying standards specified in Article 7 herein.

2. Re-training courses and re-examinations shall apply to inspectors having their certificates expired or revoked.

3. Refresher courses shall apply to inspectors whose certificates have been granted for 30 months from the date of their issuance.

Article 11. Programs and period of training and refresher courses

1. Training programs

a) General theory

- System of legislative documents relevant to occupational safety and hygiene and inspection thereof;

- Overview on the national technical regulation system on safety and national standards relevant to inspection thereof;

- Overview on the system of occupational safety inspection;

- Overview on machines and equipment to which strict occupational safety requirements are applied and vehicles and tools used for inspection thereof;

- Methods of risk assessment and safety measures related to the inspection.

b) Specialized theory and practice in inspection of group A, B, C, D, E, G and I equipment

- Applied national technical regulations and national standards;

- Classification, structure principals and basic particularities;

- Requirements for measurement equipment and safety;

- Requirements for safety techniques in design, manufacture, installment, test, use, maintenance and repair of inspected objects;

- Specific dangerous elements of inspected objects and incidents frequently happening to inspected objects;

- Calculation related to safety assessment while carrying out inspections of machines and equipment;

- How to assess the quality of welds;

- How to inspect without destruction;

- Inspection process and carrying out inspections of inspected objects;

- Instructions on how to use inspected equipment;

- Practice in skills and profession related to inspection of each object (through inspection visits, software or simulated models).

c) Specialized theory and practice in inspection of group H equipment

As specified in Point b Clause 1 this Article and:

- Flammable gas and explosive dust atmosphere: Characteristics and classification of danger zones;

- Check, maintain, repair and install electrical equipment in explosive gas atmosphere.

2. Refresher programs

a) Update regulations prescribed in national technical regulations, national standards and new regulations related to training programs stated in Point a Clause 1 this Article;

b) Instructions on how to use newly inspected equipment;

c) Inspection process and carrying out inspections of inspected objects.

3. Period of training and refresher courses

According to entities provided with training and refresher courses, the occupational safety training center shall develop detailed programs and period of training and refresher courses with at least 6 days for a training course and at least 2 days for a refresher course.

Article 12. Provision of training and refresher courses

1. Provision of training and refresher courses in occupational safety inspection shall satisfy the following requirements:

a) There is adequate equipment suitable for inspected objects specified in Article 4 herein;

b) There are adequate technical documents suitable for inspected objects specified in Article 5 herein;

c) Trainers shall have appropriate expertise according to provisions of Article 7 herein and at least 5-year experience of inspecting activities.

2. The occupational safety training center shall grant the certificate of training in occupational safety inspection to entities provided with training or refresher courses according to the specimens specified in Appendix 4 and Appendix 5 attached hereto.

Article 13. Organization of examinations

1. The examination of inspectors shall be set by an examination board.

2. The examination board shall have at least 5 members and take responsibility for:

a) Developing tests and scripts on the scale of 100;

b) Organizing theory and practice tests;

c) Giving scores and assessing examination results;

d) Gathering examination results.

3. Contents of examinations

Contents of examinations shall be suitable for inspected objects according to provisions of Clause 1 Article 11 herein.

4. Form of taking examinations

a) Theory tests including writing and oral tests;

b) Practice tests taken on inspected objects, through software or simulated models.

5. In order to pass the examination, an examinee shall reach at least 80 points for the theory test and at least 75 points for the practice test.

6. The examinee after passing the examination shall be considered granting the certificate of inspector according to provisions of Article 9 herein.