On Jun 30, 2016, the Ministry of Health issued the Circular No. 28/2016/TT-BYT dated June 30, 2016 of the Ministry of Health on management of occupational diseases.
Accordingly, first occupational disease investigation shall be carried out in the cases that the investigation is requested by a worker who has not received occupational disease benefits according to regulations of law on occupational hygiene and safety; the investigation is requested by the employer; there are many cases of acute occupational diseases or many people having a disease at the same time in the same workplace; the working environment monitoring result exceeds the permissible limits but no workers are diagnosed with occupational diseases, or working environment monitoring and health checkup for workers are not carried out; and the investigation is requested by a social insurance authority.
Also in accordance with this Circular, the employer shall have responsibilities to cooperate with health facilities capable of occupational disease diagnosis to provide pre-employment health checkup, screening and periodic examinations for workers; complete documents and have workers diagnosed with occupational diseases to undergo assessment within 20 working days after treatment or recovery (for curable occupational diseases) or after screening (for incurable diseases); give tasks suitable for workers’ health.
This Circular takes effect on August 15, 2016.
