Decision No. 04/2015/QD-TTg on safety management in oil and gas activities

Pursuant to …;

Regulations on safety management in oil and gas activities"b) In addition to the lists of public services issued according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree, specialized agencies under provincial People's Committees shall report to the provincial People's Committee for decision-making on amending, supplementing, or issuing the list of public services funded by the state budget within their jurisdiction and consistent with the local budget capacity within the approved budget by the Provincial People's Assembly, and send it to the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and sectors for supervision during implementation."

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Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Oil and Gas Law dated December 18, 2013;

At the proposal of the Minister of Industry and Trade,

The Prime Minister promulgates these Decisions on safety management in oil and gas activities.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation and Applicability

1. These Decisions regulate safety management in oil and gas activities, including: Exploration, appraisal, development, production, abandonment of oil and gas fields, storage, transportation, refining, petrochemicals, processing of oil and gas products, and technical services directly serving these activities conducted on land and maritime areas under the sovereignty of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

2. These Decisions apply to organizations, individuals, and state management agencies related to oil and gas activities conducted on land and maritime areas under the sovereignty of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Article 2. Interpretation of Terms

In this Decision, the following terms shall be understood as follows:

1. Safety work involves implementing organizational and technical measures to prevent accidents and incidents to protect people, the environment, and property.

2. An oil and gas facility includes floating units, integrated equipment sets, structures constructed, equipped, and installed permanently or temporarily on land and maritime areas to serve oil and gas activities.

3. The competent authority is the Ministry of Industry and Trade, ministries and ministerial-level agencies, government-affiliated agencies, provincial People's Committees, and other central city People's Committees, and other agencies as prescribed by law or authorized by the Government.

4. Organizations and individuals refer to operators, contractors, domestic and foreign organizations and individuals managing oil and gas activities.

5. Incidents are events occurring unintentionally that cause accidents or have the potential to cause accidents.

6. Accidents are incidents resulting in death, disappearance, injury, damage to property or the environment, affecting production operations at oil and gas facilities.

7. Risk is the combination of the likelihood (frequency) of incidents and accidents and their consequences.

8. Risk assessment is the evaluation of potential risks based on acceptable risk levels, while establishing measures to reduce risks to a reasonable level that can be implemented.

9. Risk analysis is the systematic identification and classification of risks to people, the environment, and property.

10. Facility modification is the alteration of the function, structure, or purpose of a facility.

Article 3. General Provisions on Safety Management in Oil and Gas Activities

1. Organizations and individuals must ensure that all oil and gas activities are carried out safely in accordance with the provisions of this Decision and relevant laws, including when organizations and individuals hire contractors to perform their tasks.

2. Workers must comply with regulations and procedures to ensure safety for people, equipment, and protect the environment.

Chapter II

CONTENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS REGARDING SAFETY MANAGEMENTREGARDING SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Article 4. Safety Management Documents

1. Organizations and individuals are responsible for developing the following safety management documents:

a) Safety management program;

b) Risk assessment report;

c) Emergency response plan.

2. The safety management program includes the following main contents:

a) Safety policies and objectives;

b) Organization of safety work and allocation of safety responsibilities;

c) Safety training program; requirements for workers' capabilities, qualifications, and experience;

d) List of regulatory documents, National Technical Standards, National Standards, safety regulations, international conventions to which Vietnam is a member, or other standards consistent with international oil industry practices;

đ) Compliance assessment including requirements to be implemented according to regulations (permits, certificates of technical safety and environmental protection quality...);

e) Management of contractor safety.

3. The risk assessment report includes the following main contents:

a) Determination of the purpose and objectives of the risk assessment;

b) Description of activities and facilities;

c) Identification, analysis, and evaluation of qualitative and quantitative risks;

d) Measures to mitigate risks.

4. Emergency Response Plan

The emergency response plan must be based on the results of the risk assessment report and include the following main contents:

a) Description and classification of possible emergency situations;

b) Organizational chart, hierarchical responsibility, individual responsibilities, reporting system when incidents or accidents occur or dangerous situations arise;

c) Procedures for responding to emergencies;

d) Description of internal and external resources available or to be mobilized to effectively respond to emergencies;

đ) Contact information and communication during emergency response with internal departments and reporting to relevant competent authorities;

e) Emergency response training and drill plans;

g) Restoration plan for facility operations including investigation, assessment of causes and consequences to restore and enhance the safety level of the facility.

The emergency response plan must be compatible with the national emergency response system of the National Committee for Disaster Response and Search and Rescue, localities, and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (for units under the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, joint ventures, and oil and gas contractors).

Organizations and individuals engaged in oil and gas activities may cooperate to develop a common emergency response plan.

5. The documents specified in Clause 1 of this Article must be developed, submitted to higher-level management agencies (if applicable) for review, and submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for approval before conducting oil and gas activities, new construction, modification, or decommissioning of oil and gas facilities upon completion of production or project termination.

For oil and gas activities conducted by the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, its affiliates, and oil and gas contractors (where the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group is a party to the oil and gas contract), documents must be prepared and submitted to the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group for review before submission to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for approval.

For other organizations and individuals engaged in oil and gas activities, documents must be directly submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for approval.

6. Approval of Safety Management Documents

a) Requirements for documentation

- The proposal approval document signed by the head of the unit (in accordance with Model No. 01 attached to this Decision);

- Three (3) sets of safety management documents as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article (in Vietnamese), signed by the head of the unit;

- The dossier shall be sent directly to the Ministry of Industry and Trade or via postal service.

b) Appraisal Board

The Ministry of Industry and Trade decides to establish the Appraisal Board for reviewing safety management documents. The number of members of the Board depends on the characteristics, nature, and scale of oil and gas activities, but must have at least seven people.

c) Appraisal Procedure

- The Appraisal Board organizes the examination of the suitability and accuracy of the contents in the documents. In necessary cases, the Board may examine the actual situation at the project site;

- Prepare minutes of the appraisal meeting (in accordance with Model No. 02 attached to this Decision);

- Based on the minutes of the appraisal meeting, the Ministry of Industry and Trade may send a letter to the organization or individual requesting approval to amend and supplement the documents to clarify the contents (in accordance with Model No. 03 attached to this Decision). The request letter clearly states the contents that need to be amended and supplemented;

- Prepare the report on the appraisal results and submit it to the Minister of Industry and Trade for consideration and decision to approve (in accordance with Model No. 04 attached to this Decision);

- Based on the report on the appraisal results, the Minister of Industry and Trade decides to approve the documents (in accordance with Model No. 05 attached to this Decision).

d) Appraisal Timeframe

- The appraisal period is twenty (20) working days from the date the Ministry of Industry and Trade receives all valid documents;

- The issuance time of the approval decision is five (5) working days after receiving the appraisal result report.

Article 5. Safety Management System

1. Organizations and individuals must establish, maintain, and develop a safety management system ensuring that all oil and gas activities are planned, organized, implemented, and maintained according to the requirements set forth in this Decision and relevant laws.

2. The safety management system must ensure the control of risks throughout the entire process of operation from design, manufacture, construction, installation, testing, operation, and dismantling of projects.

3. The safety management system must be updated regularly; updated information must be disseminated to relevant workers.

4. The main content of the safety management system includes:

a) Safety policy, labor environment objectives, and programs, plans to implement these objectives;

b) Updated list of related regulatory documents;

c) Specific requirements to implement laws and regulations on safety and labor environment, including:

- Operating procedures, accident handling procedures, and maintenance of facilities, machines, and equipment;

- Safety regulations; safety signs for production lines, machines, equipment, materials, chemicals, and work requiring strict safety standards; management of document retention and reporting;

- Management, inspection, certification, and technical safety quality assurance and environmental protection for facilities, machines, equipment, and dangerous chemicals as prescribed;

- Safety training;

- Requirements for professional skills and experience appropriate to job positions;

- Evaluation of the implementation results of the safety management program and measures to improve and enhance the quality of safety management.

d) Organizational structure for safety work: Responsibility levels, task execution, reporting channels;

đ) Contractor management: The safety, health, and environmental management capabilities of contractors must be controlled to ensure they are consistent with the safety management system of organizations and individuals;

e) Any changes in organizational structure, technology, and other requirements affecting risk levels must be updated, evaluated, and controlled by organizations and individuals to ensure the continuous and consistent implementation of the safety management system.

Article 6. Risk Management

1. Organizations and individuals must ensure that all risks are identified, analyzed, and evaluated for all projects, production lines, machines, equipment, chemicals, and hazardous materials.

2. Risk management work includes:

a) Conducting qualitative and quantitative risk assessments for each stage of oil and gas operations, based on which measures to control, reduce risks, and demonstrate that risks are within acceptable levels according to the National Technical Regulations issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be implemented;

b) Risk assessment reports must be updated every five years or when there are significant changes in operational technology and organization, serving as a basis for decisions related to safety in oil and gas activities;

c) Organizations and individuals must identify positions and specific conditions with high risks that require attention from a safety perspective during operations to implement mitigation measures.

Article 7. Emergency Response

1. Organizations and individuals must establish and maintain an emergency response system to effectively carry out necessary response measures when incidents or accidents occur that pose hazards to people, the environment, or property. Depending on the severity of the incident or accident, organizations and individuals must report to the competent authority as prescribed.

2. The results of risk assessments are used as input data for organizing emergency response work.

3. Regular drills and simulations for handling emergencies at facilities must be conducted. Based on the results of risk assessments, the form and frequency of drills are determined. Drill and simulation results must be evaluated and recorded to improve the emergency response plan.

4. Individuals visiting a facility for the first time must be given detailed guidance on the emergency response organization, equipment, and escape routes.

Article 8. Occupational Safety and Working Environment

Organizations/persons responsible:

1. Develop an annual occupational safety plan as prescribed.

2. Provide workers with adequate protective equipment and systematically improve working conditions.

3. Inform workers about the results of workplace environmental monitoring and corrective measures for positions where monitoring parameters exceed permissible standards.

4. Report the results of annual workplace environmental monitoring to the superior management agency (if applicable), provincial or centrally governed city where the organization is headquartered.

5. Comply with Vietnamese laws regarding working conditions and environments as well as international conventions to which Vietnam is a party to ensure worker safety and health protection.

Article 9. Health Management of Workers

Organizations/persons responsible:

1. Conduct health examinations for newly hired workers and periodically during employment to monitor health status, occupational diseases, and ensure workers have health suitable for their jobs.

2. Screen for occupational diseases among workers in conditions with a risk of contracting such diseases.

3. Establish and retain health records, manage occupational diseases until workers leave their job, retire, or transfer to another workplace.

Article 10. Management of Hazardous Chemicals and Materials

Organizations/persons responsible:

1. Minimize the use of hazardous chemicals and materials when conducting oil and gas activities.

2. Identify and strictly control the use, storage, production, or handling of hazardous chemicals and materials at workplaces, while ensuring that those performing tasks related to such substances are trained on recognizing hazards, safe working skills with these hazardous chemicals and materials.

3. Prepare safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals and materials, emergency response documents, and appropriate first aid equipment at workers' workplaces.

4. Store, transport, use, and dispose of hazardous chemicals and materials reasonably and safely, complying with relevant regulations.

5. Notify the public and competent authorities of the location and time before conducting seismic activities using industrial explosives on land and in nearshore waters.

Article 11. Professional Qualifications of Workers

Organizations/persons responsible:

1. Set requirements for professional qualifications and work experience of workers for positions that are important for safety.

2. Ensure that workers receive appropriate safety training for their assigned tasks.

Article 12. Safety Training

Organizations and individuals must ensure:

1. Managers, safety personnel, and workers receive safety training, examination, and issuance of Safety Training Certificate (or Record).

2. Safety training is conducted upon hiring (initially) and at least once annually thereafter.

3. Manage, develop training content, organize training, conduct examinations, and issue Safety Training Certificates (or Records).

4. Main training content

a) For managers

- Legal provisions, safety regulations, fire prevention and firefighting rules;

- Basic technical safety contents within their management scope;

- Organization and implementation of safety regulations;

- Hazardous factors in production and preventive measures, elimination, and correction;

- Emergency response plans.

b) For safety personnel

- Contents similar to those for managers;

- Operational procedures for implementing safety at the workplace;

- Organizational and technical measures to ensure safety during work;

- Safety regulations for facilities, production lines, machines, equipment, hazardous chemicals, and materials within their management scope;

- Methods of using, maintaining, and inspecting safety equipment, tools, and devices within their management scope (including fire protection equipment);

- Basic methods of rescuing injured persons.

c) For workers

Training content must be suitable for the nature, level of danger, tenure, specialty, and position of the worker, including:

- Operating procedures, accident handling, safety regulations for machines, equipment, hazardous chemicals, and materials within their working scope;

- Identifying hazardous factors in production and preventive measures, elimination, and correction;

- Using, maintaining, and inspecting safety equipment, tools, and devices suitable for their job positions (including fire protection equipment);

- Basic methods of rescuing injured persons;

- Emergency response procedures suitable for their job positions and rescue, evacuation; using rescue equipment in emergencies.

5. Duration of training

a) Initial training

- For managers, the training duration is at least 12 (twelve) hours, including examination time;

- For safety personnel, the training duration is at least 16 (sixteen) hours, including examination time;

- For workers, the training duration is at least 16 (sixteen) hours, including examination time.

b) Periodic training: Conducted at least once a year. The training duration is half of the initial training duration.

c) Refresher training: Conducted when there are changes in job positions, technology, or if workers have been absent from work for six months or more, or if they fail the examination. The training duration is at least 12 (twelve) hours, including examination time.

6. Trainers: Must have a bachelor's degree or higher in the relevant field and at least five years of work experience in that field.

Chapter III

SAFETY IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF OIL AND GAS FACILITIESOIL AND GAS STRUCTURES

Article 13. General Requirements

1. Oil and gas facilities must be designed, manufactured, and constructed in accordance with National Standards, National Technical Regulations, and International Agreements to which Vietnam is a party; in cases where there are no Vietnamese technical standards or regulations, organizations and individuals conducting oil and gas activities may apply internationally accepted oil and gas industry practices, ensuring the following requirements:

a) Technological safety;

b) Construction safety;

c) Fire and explosion prevention safety;

d) Safety zones and corridors;

đ) Environmental protection regulations;

e) Withstand expected loads during operation and in case of incidents;

g) Not cause chain reactions from individual incidents.

2. Prior to selecting design solutions for oil and gas facilities, organizations and individuals must:

a) Propose overall concepts for operation, maintenance, and repair throughout the operational period;

b) Determine the technical standards and regulations that will be applied to construction;

c) Conduct risk assessment and analysis as a basis for selecting design solutions for facility layout and component selection;

d) When designing, assess the working environment to optimize working conditions during operation.

Article 14. Facility Location

1. Oil and gas facilities must ensure safe distances from other facilities, including lighthouses, maritime signals, high-voltage power cables, trunk communication cables, and pipeline systems as prescribed.

2. Oil and gas facilities must be equipped with necessary signals such as lights, sounds, and colors so that other vessels can easily identify them at night or under poor weather conditions.

3. For oil and gas facilities located within port waters or maritime areas, they must comply with maritime laws and regulations.

Article 15. Hazardous Zones for Facilities

1. Oil and gas facilities must be divided into zones based on risk levels.

2. Critical functional parts of oil and gas facilities such as "Central Control Rooms" must be located outside hazardous zones. In cases where this is not possible, additional safety measures must be implemented to ensure these components can continue to operate until personnel evacuate the facility.

3. Residential areas on offshore facilities must be protected and isolated from drilling, production, and processing areas.

Article 16. Safety Equipment Systems

1. Drilling, production, processing, and refining systems, including pipeline systems, must be equipped with safety equipment systems and emergency shutdown systems (safety equipment systems). Safety equipment systems must have the ability to detect incidents or abnormal operating conditions and must be capable of preventing or minimizing potential damage.

2. Safety equipment systems must be rigorously tested, inspected, and maintained to ensure their readiness for operation.

3. The location of safety equipment system devices must be determined based on risk assessments. Emergency shut-off valves must be positioned to minimize the consequences of potential leaks.

Article 17. Evacuation

Petroleum facilities must have evacuation routes and be equipped with sufficient rescue and firefighting equipment, signs, and signals to ensure safe evacuation of personnel according to regulations.

Article 18. Fire Prevention and Fighting

1. Fire prevention and fighting activities must be carried out in accordance with the laws on fire prevention and fighting.

2. Petroleum facilities must be designed and equipped with fire detection systems, alarm systems, gas leak detection systems, alarm systems, and firefighting systems suitable to minimize the likelihood of fire and explosion incidents and their consequences.

Article 19. Construction of Facilities

1. Petroleum facilities must be constructed according to approved designs. Any changes that may affect the safety level of the facility compared to the design must be explained and approved by the authority that approved the design.

2. The manufacture, construction, and installation of petroleum facilities must be inspected and certified by the competent authority in accordance with the law to confirm compliance with National Technical Regulations, National Standards, international treaties to which Vietnam is a member, and other standards accepted in line with international oil industry practices.

3. Organizations and individuals must manage the quality of the facility in accordance with the law.

4. Organizations and individuals must ensure fire safety during the construction process.

Article 20. Commissioning of Facilities

1. Before commissioning the facility, organizations and individuals must conduct trial runs.

2. For petroleum facilities located in port waters or maritime areas, before commissioning and using the facility, organizations and individuals must establish a safety zone around the facility. This safety zone must be indicated by appropriate maritime signals and must be shown on the port area chart or the regional chart. The maritime safety zone must be announced in accordance with regulations.

3. Prior to conducting trial runs, organizations and individuals must carry out inspection, testing, and trials for each component of the facility and must ensure that emergency response plans and fire prevention and fighting measures are ready to be implemented as required.

4. During trial runs, organizations and individuals must apply enhanced measures to be prepared to respond promptly and effectively to potential incidents and accidents.

5. The facility can only be put into operation after the results of inspections, tests, and trials of the facility and safety requirements are met.

Chapter IV

SAFETY IN THE OPERATION OF PETROLEUM FACILITIES

Article 21. General Requirements

1. Organizations and individuals must establish and maintain necessary regulations to conduct petroleum activities safely.

2. During operations, these regulations must be strictly enforced and reviewed, adjusted, and supplemented in a timely manner when there are changes in operational conditions.

Article 22. Operation Management and Maintenance of Facilities

1. Before operating the facility, organizations and individuals must issue operation procedures, incident handling procedures, and maintenance procedures for machinery and equipment. These procedures must be disseminated, trained to workers, and kept at the facility.

2. Before and during operations, organizations and individuals must inspect, test, and trial equipment, machinery, and facilities in accordance with regulations. Rescue and firefighting equipment must be tested to ensure readiness for emergency situations.

3. Organizations and individuals must promptly repair and replace faulty equipment on the facility to ensure safety for people, the environment, and the facility.

4. Organizations and individuals must immediately stop activities if they pose a danger to people, the environment, and the facility.

Article 23. Communication Information

Petroleum works with regular staff must be equipped with fixed and mobile communication devices for internal communication, communication with the mainland, ships, aircraft during normal operation and at any time in emergency situations.

Article 24. Drilling and Well Operations

1. Before commencing drilling and well operations, organizations and individuals must issue guidelines for these activities. These guidelines must include all aspects of safety work, procedures, organizational issues, and responsibility assignments.

2. The technical characteristics of equipment serving drilling operations and well maintenance must be reflected in operational and maintenance procedures and must be accompanied by working parameters of these equipment.

3. Drilling and well operation activities must always be conducted safely and in accordance with established procedures. Measures to prevent blowouts and leakage of substances from wells must be applied.

Article 25. Plugging and Abandoning Wells

1. When a well is not or will not be used, measures to plug or abandon the well must be carried out according to current regulations.

2. When permanently plugging a well, all equipment in deep-sea areas that does not affect maritime activities and the environment may be left in place according to international oil industry practices and regulations of competent Vietnamese authorities.

3. When recovering oil from a well, explosives shall not be used to cut casing pipes. In special cases, cutting with specialized explosives is allowed after obtaining permission from the competent authority on explosives.

Article 26. Modification of Works

Prior to modifying works, risk assessment and labor environment evaluation must be conducted to select modification options. Work modifications shall not reduce safety levels or labor environment requirements. Work modifications must comply with National Technical Regulations, National Standards, international treaties to which Vietnam is a member, or other standards consistent with generally accepted international oil industry practices.

Article 27. Diving Activities and Subsea Operations

1. When conducting diving activities, organizations and individuals must ensure that all diving activities are carried out safely and performed by trained personnel with appropriate health conditions. During diving activities, rescue and first aid services must always be ready for action.

2. Prior to conducting subsea operations, organizations and individuals must prepare plans describing the process of carrying out the work, the equipment to be used, and the safety measures to be implemented.

Article 28. Transport of People and Goods

1. Organizations and individuals must provide necessary and safe means for transporting people and goods.

2. Goods, equipment, raw materials must have clear labels to distinguish between types of goods, equipment, raw materials, and clearly indicate information about the sender, sending location, recipient, and receiving location.

3. Organizations and individuals must search for and recover lost goods if such goods pose a danger to other activities or cause environmental pollution and report to the competent authority.

4. Organizations and individuals must establish weather conditions for permitting the transport of people and goods. It is not permitted to use baskets to transfer people at offshore works under bad weather conditions.

Article 29. Issuing Work Permits

1. Organizations and individuals must issue work permits in writing for fire-producing tasks, high-altitude work, confined space work, entry into hazardous areas, work at positions where there is a risk of falling into water, and other dangerous tasks, ensuring appropriate measures are applied and continuous supervision to prevent accidents.

2. Prior to conducting dangerous and complex tasks not covered in regular operational procedures, a risk assessment and analysis must be conducted, and appropriate safety measures must be implemented.

Article 30. Standby Vessels

1. Offshore oil and gas facilities with regular personnel must have standby vessels continuously available and ensure timely rescue in emergency situations.

2. Organizations and individuals may cooperate to share standby vessels, ensuring continuous availability and timely rescue in all emergency situations.

Article 31. Safety Zones and Corridors

1. A safety zone around oil and gas facilities must be established and protected by necessary measures.

2. The distance of the safety zone from offshore drilling and production facilities is 500 (five hundred) meters or more, measured from the outermost points of the facility in all directions for fixed structures and from the mooring positions for mobile structures.

3. For onshore facilities including gas processing plants, refineries, petrochemical plants, storage tanks, pipelines, and accompanying components, the scope of the safety zone and safety corridor must comply with legal regulations.

4. Within a two-mile radius from the outermost points of marine facilities and along both sides of pipelines, vessels are prohibited from anchoring, except for those directly serving oil and gas activities.

5. Unauthorized persons are strictly prohibited from entering and operating within the safety zone, except in special cases defined by authorized management agencies.

Chapter V

INSPECTION, INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING REGIME

Article 32. Safety Inspection

1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall lead and coordinate with relevant agencies to conduct safety inspections for organizations and individuals engaged in oil and gas activities.

2. The establishment of inspection teams and the conduct of safety inspections shall be carried out according to the procedures and formalities prescribed by law.

3. In case of violations of this Decision's provisions being discovered, the inspection team has the authority to temporarily suspend all or part of the oil and gas operations of organizations and individuals. The inspection team must notify the temporary suspension and recommend remedial actions to the competent management agency.

4. Organizations and individuals are responsible for facilitating the inspection team's duties. When inspecting offshore oil and gas facilities, organizations and individuals are responsible for arranging transportation means for going to and from the facility, accommodation, and meals for the inspection team.

5. Organizations and individuals are responsible for fully and promptly implementing the inspection conclusions and rectification requirements.

6. Organizations and individuals have the right to appeal against the inspection team's conclusions. Until a conclusion is made by the competent authority, organizations and individuals must still comply with the inspection team's conclusions.

Article 33. Investigation of Incidents and Accidents

1. Organizations and individuals conducting petroleum activities must carry out declarations, investigations, statistics, and reports on incidents and accidents in accordance with the provisions of the law.

2. Based on the investigation, organizations and individuals must analyze and determine the causes of incidents and accidents, propose measures to remedy and prevent similar incidents and accidents from recurring.

Article 34. Reporting System

1. Organizations and individuals must compile, aggregate, retain relevant documents, and submit and report in accordance with the provisions of this Decision.

2. Within the last 15 days of each quarter, units under the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, oil and gas joint ventures, and oil and gas contractors must send to the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group a report related to the implementation of approved safety management documents and the situation of incidents and accidents (if any). The report must evaluate the effectiveness of safety management work and preventive measures to avoid similar incidents and accidents.

3. From December 15 to December 31 each year, the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, organizations and individuals engaged in oil and gas activities (excluding those specified in Clause 2 of this Article) must send to the Ministry of Industry and Trade a report on safety management work. The report must evaluate the effectiveness of safety management work and preventive measures to avoid similar incidents and accidents.

Chapter VI

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 35. Implementation

1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be responsible for:

a) Taking the lead and coordinating with relevant ministries, sectors, and People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to implement state management over safety in petroleum activities;

b) Guiding the implementation of this Decision;

c) Delegating the competent safety management agency of the Ministry to organize reviews to approve safety management documents as stipulated in Clause 6, Article 4 of this Decision;

d) Inspecting, handling violations, and resolving complaints and denunciations regarding safety in petroleum activities.

2. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and agencies under the Government shall be responsible for:

Within their respective functions and powers, they shall be responsible for coordinating with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to implement state management over safety in petroleum activities in accordance with the law and this Decision.

3. People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities shall be responsible for:

Implementing state management over safety in petroleum activities at the local level in accordance with the law and this Decision.

Article 36. Effective Date

1. This Decision takes effect from March 16, 2015, and replaces Decision No. 41/1999/QĐ-TTg dated March 8, 1999, issued by the Prime Minister on the Regulations on Safety Management in Petroleum Activities.

2. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of agencies under the Government, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities, heads of agencies and units, and organizations and individuals involved in petroleum activities in Vietnam shall be responsible for implementing this Decision./.