Circular No. 06/2020/TT-BLDTBXH Issuing the List of Occupations with Strict Requirements for Occupational Safety and Health

Circular No. 06/2020/TT-BLDTBXH issues the List of Occupations with Strict Requirements for Occupational Safety and Health. This document specifies a list of occupations that must comply with special requirements regarding occupational safety and health to protect workers' health.

Document No.06/2020/TT-BLĐTBXH
Document typeCircular
Issuing authorityMinistry of Home Affairs
Signed byLê Tấn Dũng — Thứ trưởng
Updated14/06/2026
SectorLabour, War Invalids and Social Affairs
FieldOccupational Safety
Issued date20/08/2020
Effective date05/10/2020
Expiry date
StatusIn effect
✦ Smart summary

Circular No. 06/2020/TT-BLDTBXH issues the List of Occupations with Strict Requirements for Occupational Safety and Health. This document specifies a list of occupations that must comply with special requirements regarding occupational safety and health to protect workers' health.

Scope of application

Organizations and individuals involved in business operations using labor

Key points

  • are employers → must comply with the list of occupations with strict requirements for occupational safety and health as stipulated in this Circular (Article 1)
  • This Circular does not apply to Vietnamese workers going abroad under contract (Article 2)
  • This Circular takes effect from October 5, 2020, and replaces Circular No. 13/2016/TT-BLDTBXH (Article 2)
  • Employers must implement measures to ensure occupational safety and health for workers in the occupations listed in the list (Article 1)
  • The employer is responsible for organizing training and issuing certificates of occupational safety and health for workers performing jobs under this list (Article 1)

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • To protect the health and lives of workers during work
  • Increase management and training costs for enterprises using occupations with strict requirements for occupational safety and health

❓ Frequently asked questions

When does this Circular take effect?

Circular No. 06/2020/TT-BLDTBXH takes effect from October 5, 2020.

Which entities are not subject to this Circular?

This Circular does not apply to Vietnamese workers going abroad under contract.

Full text

MINISTRY OF LABOR - INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AND RELATED MATTERS

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness

Number: 06/2020/TT-BLDTBXH
Hanoi, August 20, 2020

CIRCULAR

Issuing the List of Occupations with Strict Requirements for Occupational Safety and Health
Pursuant to Clause 6, Article 14 of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health No. 84/2015/QH13 dated June 25, 2015;

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Pursuant to Decree No. 14/2017/NĐ-CP dated February 17, 2017 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs;

Based on the proposal of the Director of the Department of Occupational Safety and Health;

The Minister of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs issues this Circular to issue the List of Occupations with Strict Requirements for Occupational Safety and Health.

Article 1. List of Occupations with Strict Requirements for Occupational Safety and Health

1. This Circular hereby promulgates the List of Occupations with Strict Requirements for Occupational Safety and Health.

2. This Circular applies to entities as prescribed in Article 2 of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health, except Vietnamese workers going abroad under contract.

Article 2. Effective Date

1. This Circular takes effect from October 5, 2020.

2. Circular No. 13/2016/TT-BLDTBXH dated June 16, 2016 of the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs promulgating the List of Occupations with Strict Requirements for Occupational Safety and Health shall be repealed from the date this Circular takes effect.

3. Any difficulties encountered during implementation should be reported to the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs for study and resolution./.

DEPUTY MINISTER

VICE MINISTER
(Signed)
(Signed)
Le Tan Dung

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