Military units respond to Occupational Safety and Hygiene Action Month

The units and agencies well implemented the regulations of the Ministry of National Defense on occupational safety and hygiene in the army.

* Since 2016, the Military Technical Testing Center under the General Department of Techniques, General Staff, has tested nearly 2,500 machines across the army. Accordingly, officers and staff of the center have worked together with relevant forces to test hundreds of mechanical boilers, inspect electrical safety and lightning protection systems for technical facilities, battlefields and operation centers of air defense and air forces. The center has also actively participated in training courses of occupational safety and hygiene, contributing to the technical safety for the agencies and units across the army.

Troops of Brigade 249 practicing extinguishing fire 

* Division 968 under the Military Region 4 promoted information dissemination on educating occupational laws and disciplines as well as checking and guiding the strict observation of rules, regulations on occupational safety and hygiene for officers and soldiers of the unit. In addition, they also actively raised their professional qualifications, working skills and labor disciplines to prevent many accidents in training and working.

* Depot 301 of the Technical Department of Military Region 9 collected dozens of unexploded warheads left over from the wars in the area where they are stationed. Accordingly, most of the items were 105mm and 155mm warheads made by the US.

* Trade union of the People's Police organized a ceremony to echo the Occupational Safety and Hygiene Action Month and signed an emulation agreement between the 4 groups of trade union at the grassroots level. Over the past years, the units have maintained various programs and implemented many initiatives to promote information dissemination about laws and knowledge in occupational protection and labor safety and hygiene.