Chương II Thông tư 22/2010/TT-BXD: Những yêu cầu đảm bảo an toàn trong thi công xây dựng công trình

Chapter II

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK CONSTRUCTION

Article 3. General requirements on construction sites

A construction site must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Its overall plan is designed and approved under regulations to suit the construction location, the site's area, natural and climate conditions in the place of construction, facilitate the construction, and ensure safety for humans. machines and equipment at the construction site and the surrounding area affected by construction activities.

2. Supplies and materials are placed neatly according to the approved overall plan design. Supplies, materials and obstacles are not placed on roads, emergency exits or fire entrances. Flammable and explosive material warehouses are not arranged near die place of construction and tents. Waste materials are removed and discharged in prescribed places. Water drainage systems are regularly cleared to ensure that the construction ground is always dry.

3. At the construction site there arc warning boards under Article 74 of the Construction Law. At the main entrance is displayed a plan of the overall ground of the construction site and working regulations. Safety measures and rules are publicized at the construction site for compliance. At dangerous places at the construction site, such as trenches and foundation pits, there are fences, warning boards and instructions for accident prevention. At night, signal lights are turned on.

4. Power safety:

a/ Motive and lighting power grids at the construction site are separate and installed with general circuit-breakers and sectioned circuit-breakers for cutting off power in part or the whole of the construction area;

b/ To ensure power safely for workers, construction machines and equipment at the construction site. Electric equipment are safely insulated during the construction process;

c/ To guide workers on power .safety techniques and ways to give first aid to persons who get electric shock in power accidents.

5. Fire and explosion safety:

a/ The principal contractor or the investor (if no principal contractor exists) sets up a commanding board for fire and explosion prevention and fighting at the construction site, which has own working regulations on its specific duties and powers;

b/ Fire and explosion prevention and fighting plans are appraised and approved under regulations. The contractor organizes a fire and explosion prevention and fighting brigade which has own working regulations on its specific duties and tasks;

c/ At the construction site, local fire fighting equipment are arranged. At fire-prone places, inflammable signboards and fire fighting and alarm equipment are installed to promptly detect fires and take remedies.

6. Other requirements under relevant laws.

7. For foreign-in vested projects and works involving foreign contractors, labor safely rules are presented in Vietnamese and a relevant foreign language.

Article 4. Requirements during construction

During construction, the following requirements must be satisfied:

1. Before starting construction, an approved design of construction measures is required. including labor safety solutions for workers and construction machines and equipment for each job. which has explanations about technical and use instructions.

2. During construction, the approved design as well as regulations, standards and technical processes are complied with. Jobs dependent on the quality of previous jobs are performed only alter the previous jobs have been tested to meet quality requirements under regulations.

3. Construction measures and safety solutions are periodically or extraordinarily examined for modification according to practical conditions at the construction site.

4. Organizations and individuals are fully capable in the jobs they perform under regulations. Operators of construction machines and equipment and performers of jobs with strict labor safety requirements are trained in labor safety and possess labor safety cards under regulations.

5. Construction machines and equipment with strict labor safety requirements are inspected by and registered with competent agencies under regulations for operation at the construction site. During operation, they comply with safety processes and measures.

If construction equipment is operated outside the construction site, the investor approves safety measures for construction-affected people, machines, equipment and works inside and outside the construction site.

If due to construction conditions, equipment have to placed outside the construction site and while not in operation, if they operate outside the construction site, such is permitted by

competent agencies under local regulations.

6. Workers at the construction site are provided with medical checks-up and safety training and adequate personal safety equipment