ISO SOLUTIONS CONTRIBUTES TO THE DRAFT LAW ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH – TOWARDS PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Practical perspectives on occupational safety and health legislation

On October 30, 2026, a consultation workshop on the draft amendments to Vietnam’s Law on Occupational Safety and Health was held in Hanoi, organized by the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) in coordination with the Vietnam Occupational Safety and Health Association (VOSHA).

At the workshop, Ms. Tran Kim Thoa, Director of ISO Solutions Consulting & Training Company Limited, Hai Phong, shared practical perspectives from the service provider's standpoint, covering occupational safety training, technical inspection, and management system consultancy.

While supporting greater autonomy and responsibility for employers and administrative simplification, Ms. Thoa emphasized that reducing pre-inspection requirements must be accompanied by clear quality criteria and effective post-inspection mechanisms. These measures are essential to prevent unhealthy price competition, superficial training, and certificates that fail to reflect workers' actual competencies.

Key recommendations

ISO Solutions highlighted several important recommendations:

• Improve training quality: Shift from formal documentation checks towards assessing workers' practical skills and ability to work safely.

• Enhance service transparency: Publicly disclose the scope of activities, professional capabilities, and service conditions of training, inspection, and consultancy organizations.

• Accelerate equipment management digitalization by applying QR codes to inspection records and tracking equipment history and technical status throughout its lifecycle.

• Promote ISO 45001 adoption: Consider incentives, such as reduced contributions to the Occupational Accident and Disease Insurance Fund, for enterprises that effectively implement occupational health and safety management systems.

From legal compliance to effective risk management

ISO Solutions believes that administrative reform must go hand in hand with quality assurance and effective implementation. The ultimate goal of occupational safety and health is not merely legal compliance, but ensuring that workers have the competence to work safely and that enterprises can proactively identify, assess, and control workplace risks.

ISO Solutions remains committed to supporting businesses in strengthening HSE capabilities, promoting international standards and developing practical safety management solutions.

ISO Solutions Group

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