THE MINISTRY OF SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM

INDUSTRY AND TRADE Independence - Freedom – Happiness

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No. 20/2013/TT-BCT Hanoi, August 05, 2013

CIRCULAR

STIPULATING THE PLAN AND MEASURES FOR PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AGAINST
CHEMICAL INCIDENTS IN INDUSTRY

THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

Pursuant to November 21, 2007 Chemical Law;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 108/2008/ND-CP dated October 07, 2008, detailing and
guiding implementation a number of Articles of the Chemical Law; the Government’s Decree No.
26/2011/ND-CP dated April 08, 2011, amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Decree
No. 108/2008/ND-CP;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 95/2012/ND-CP dated November 12, 2012, defining the
functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

The Minister of Industry and Trade stipulates the plan and measures for prevention and response
against chemical incidents in industry as follows:

Chapter 1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular stipulates the formulation, appraisal, approval and implementation of the chemical
incident prevention and response plan (hereinafter abbreviated to the Plan); stipulated the formulation,
confirmation and execution of the measures for prevention and response against chemical incidents
(hereinafter abbreviated to measures) in industry.

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Circular applies to organizations and individuals producing, trading, storing and using dangerous
chemicals in industry and other relevant agencies, organizations and individuals.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Circular, the following terms will be construed as follows:

The maximum storage volume of a chemical type means the maximum volume of that chemical stored
at a time by facilities of production, business, storage or use.

Article 4. List of dangerous chemicals must formulate plan and measure for prevention and
response against chemical incidents

List of dangerous chemicals must formulate plan and measure for prevention and response against
chemical incidents includes lists prescribed in Annex IV and Annex VII of the Government’s Decree
No. 26/2011/ND-CP dated April 08, 2011, amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the
Government’s Decree No. 108/2008//ND-CP dated October 07, 2008, detailing and guiding
implementation of a number of the Chemical Law.

Chapter 2.

THE CHEMICAL INCIDENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN

Article 5. Cases must formulate Plan

1. Projects investing in production, storage and use of dangerous chemicals (hereinafter abbreviated to
chemical projects) with the maximum chemical storage volume at a time more than or equal to the
threshold prescribed in Annex IV of the Decree No. 26/2011/ND-CP must formulate Plan before the
project officially operates.

2. The facilities of dangerous chemical production, trading, storage and use (hereinafter abbreviated to
chemical facilities) with the maximum chemical storage volume at a time more than or equal to the
threshold prescribed in Annex IV of the Decree No. 26/2011/ND-CP.

3. The chemical projects and chemical facilities that change the production capacity, storage volume,
scale or change quantity, kinds of chemicals with the maximum chemical storage volume at a time
more than or equal to the threshold prescribed in Annex IV of the Decree No. 26/2011/ND-CP.

4. The chemical projects and chemical facilities have dangerous chemicals under the list of chemicals
that must formulate Plan and have chemicals under the list that must formulate Measures, must
formulate Plan for all those chemicals and not required to formulate Measures.

Article 6. Content of formulating Plan

Method of expression, layout, content of Plan made according to form in Annex 1 enclosed with this
Circular.

Article 7. Dossier requesting for Plan appraisal and approval

1. Dossier requesting for Plan appraisal and approval includes:

a) A request official dispatch of organization or individual: made according to form in Annex 2

enclosed with this Circular;
b) Plan including 12 (twelve) copies, in case if this quantity needs be more, organization or individual
must supply additionally at the request of the appraisal agency.

c) Report on feasibility research, or the economic - technical Report on works construction, or plan on
production and business includes 01 (one) copy certified by chemical facility or chemical project;

d) Other documents enclosed (if any).

2. Organization or individual may, directly or through post office, submit dossier requesting for Plan
appraisal and approval at the Vietnam Chemicals Agency.

Article 8. Plan appraisal

1. Organization of appraisal

The Plan appraisal is performed through the appraisal Council. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is
agency competent to approve the Plan. The Vietnam Chemical Agency shall receive dossier, propose
establishment of the appraisal Council and submit to leader of Ministry for consideration and decision.
Form of Decision on establishment of the appraisal Council prescribed in Annex 3 enclosed with this
Circular.

2. Time limit of appraisal

a) Time limit of appraisal, approval of Plan as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 40 of the Chemical Law is
30 (thirty) days, after the receiving-dossier agency has received fully a valid dossier as prescribed in
Clause 1 Article 7 of this Circular;

b) Time limit of Plan appraisal prescribed in point a this Clause excludes time for organization or
individual to complete dossier as prescribed in point a Clause 3 of this Article and time for amending,
supplementing Plan according to opinion of the appraisal Council.

3. Process of appraisal

a) Within 05 (five) days, after receiving dossier, the Vietnam Chemical Agency must notify in writing
to organization or individual about insufficient contents or documents and time limit for completing
dossier if dossier is insufficient or invalid.

b) After receiving fully valid dossier, the Vietnam Chemical Agency shall propose for establishment of
the appraisal Council and submit to leader of the Ministry for consideration and decision. The Vietnam
Chemical Agency shall notify to members of the appraisal Council, organization or individual
formulating Plan about time of appraisal;

c) Within 07 (seven) working days, after ending meeting of the appraisal Council, the Vietnam
Chemical Agency shall notify organization or individual formulating Plan about the appraisal’s
conclusions. Form of notification about the appraisal’s conclusions prescribed in Annex 4 enclosed
with this Circular;
d) On the basis of notification about the appraisal’s conclusions, organization or individual shall
implement one of following affairs: Rebuilding the Plan in case where the Plan fails to be approved and
submit it to the Vietnam Chemical Agency for appraisal. Procedures for and time limit of appraisal
shall perform like as the Plan appraisal at the first time; revising the Plan in case where the Plan is
approved and provided that it must be revised and supplemented and submitted to the Vietnam
Chemical Agency enclosed with written explanation for revised and supplemented contents under the
notification about the appraisal’s conclusion;

e) Within 07 (seven) working days, after receiving the revised and supplemented Plan enclosed with a
written explanation, the Vietnam Chemical Agency shall submit to leader of the Ministry for
consideration and approval if the revised and supplemented Plan meets requirements of the appraisal
Council or reply in writing in case of not yet approving and requiring for amendment or
supplementation if the Plan not yet met requirement of the appraisal Council.

Article 9. Organization and operation of the Plan Appraisal Council

1. Members of the appraisal Council include representatives of: The Ministry of Industry and Trade; the
provincial Departments of Industry and Trade; state management agencies of fire fighting and
prevention; the environmental state management agencies; the management board of economical zones,
industrial zones, high technology parks, export and processing zones, industrial clusters (if any) in
places performing projects or places where the organization or individual of production, trading, use
conducts storage or use of chemicals, and experts.

2. The organizational structure of the appraisal Council: President of Council, Deputy President of
Council, Reviewers and Members. Total members of the appraisal Council will be 07 (seven) persons
minimally, and 09 (nine) persons maximally.

3. The appraisal Council shall conduct actual inspection, assessment, appraisal for the Plan and take
responsibility for the appraisal conclusions.

4. The appraisal Council operates under the principle of collective and direct discussion among
members in Council and between Council with organization or individual formulating Plan. Form of
the meeting minutes of the appraisal Council prescribed in Annex 5 enclosed with this Circular.

The appraisal Council terminated operation and self-dissolves after the Plan is approved.

5. The appraisal Council only conducts meetings when there are participations of at least 2/3 (two-
thirds) members of Council, in which the presences of President or Deputy President and at least 01
(one) reviewer are required. Only members participating in meetings of the appraisal Council are
eligible for participating in voting to approve the Plan. Members of the appraisal Council who fail to
participate in the appraisal meetings must send their written opinions to President of Council.

6. The president of appraisal Council concludes the Plan appraisal according to the following
principles:

a) The Plan will be approved without revising, supplementing if all members of the Council
participating in meeting agree for approval;
b) The Plan will be approved and provided that it must be revised, supplemented if at least 2/3 (two-
thirds) members of Council participating the meeting agree approval or approval with conditions in
which it must be revised, supplemented;

c) The Plan will not be approved if more than 1/3 (one-third) members of the Council participating in
meeting disagree for approval.

Article 10. Plan approval

1. Organization or individual formulating the Plan send to the Vietnam Chemical Agency 07 (seven)
copies of Plan approved and affix with an integrity seal between the pages prescribed in points a, b
Clause 6 Article 9 of this Circular.

2. The Vietnam Chemical Agency shall submit to leader of Ministry for consideration and approval for
the Plan. Form of Decision on approving the Plan prescribed in Annex 6 enclosed with this Circular;

3. On the basis of the approved Plan, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall assign task for the
Vietnam Chemical Agency to authenticated on the sub-cover page of the Plan and send Decision on
approval enclosed with the Plan to organization or individual formulating the Plan, agency or unit
where project is performed or the place where the chemical facility is situated, including: The
provincial Departments of Industry and Trade; state management agencies of fire fighting and
prevention at provincial level; the environmental state management agencies at provincial level; district
People’s Committees, the management board of industrial zones, export and processing zones,
economical zones (if any).

Article 11. Plan implementation

1. In the course of producing, trading, using and storing dangerous chemicals, organizations and
individuals must ensure in accordance with requirements set out at the approved Plan.

2. The approved Plan must be archived at the chemical facility and considered as basis for
organizations or individuals to control safety at the chemical facility.

3. Annually the chemical facilities must organize manoeuvres to respond chemical incidents built in
Plan with witness of representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, or provincial Departments of
Industry and Trade.

4. If there are changes in the course of investment and operation that change contents approved in Plan,
organizations and individuals must send report to the Vietnam Chemical Agency for research and
submission to leader of Ministry for consideration and decision.

Chapter 3.

MEASURES FOR PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AGAINST CHEMICAL INCIDENTS

Article 12. Cases must formulate Measure

1. Chemical projects with the maximum chemical storage volume at a time less than the limitation
volume prescribed in Annex VII of the Decree No. 26/2011/ND-CP must formulate Measures before
the project officially operates.

2. Chemical facilities with the maximum chemical storage volume at a time less than the limitation
volume prescribed in Annex VII of the Decree No. 26/2011/ND-CP.

3. Chemicals that have yet not had the limitation volume prescribed in Annex VII of the Decree No.
26/2011/ND-CP must formulate Measures.

Article 13. Content of Measures

Layout, content of measures prescribed in Annex 7 enclosed with this Circular.

Article 14. Agencies certifying the Measures

The Departments of Industry and Trade of provinces and central-affiliated cities are agencies certifying
the Measures for chemical projects and facilities in localities under their management.

Article 15. Dossier requesting for certifying the Measures

1. Dossier requesting for certifying the Measures includes documents specified in Clause 6 Article 1 of
the Decree No. 26/2011/ND-CP, specified as follows:

a) A request official dispatch of organization or individual: made according to form in Annex 8

enclosed with this Circular;

b) Measures including 05 (five) copies, in case if this quantity needs be more, organization or
individual must supply additionally at the request of the appraisal agency.

c) Report on feasibility research, or the economic - technical Report on works construction, or plan on
production and business includes 01 (one) copy certified by chemical facility or chemical project;

d) Other documents enclosed (if any).

2. Organization or individual may, directly or through post office, submit dossier requesting for
Measures appraisal at the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

Article 16. Certifying the Measures

1. Time limit of certifying the measures not more than 20 (twenty) working days, after organization or
individual submit fully valid dossier as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 15 of this Circular.

2. Within 04 (four) days, after receiving dossier, the provincial Departments of Industry and Trade must
notify in writing organization or individual about insufficient contents or documents and time limit for
completing dossier if dossier is insufficient or invalid.
3. Time limit of certifying Measures prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article excludes time for
organization or individual to complete dossier as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.

4. In case where dossier requesting for certifying the Measures is unsatisfactory, the provincial
Departments of Industry and Trade shall notify in writing organizations and individuals, in which
clearly stating contents need be revised or supplemented, and time limit for completion.

5. The provincial Departments of Industry and Trade shall organize actual inspection at chemical
projects or facilities; consider, assess and certify the Measures; quantity of members of inspection team
may be 03 (three) to 05 (five) persons. Form of the inspection minutes prescribed in Annex 9, form of
document certifying the Measures prescribed in Annex 10 enclosed with this Circular.

Article 17. Implementation of the Measures

1. In the course of producing, trading, using and storing dangerous chemicals, organizations and
individuals must ensure in accordance with requirements set out at the certified Measures.

2. The certified Measures must be archived at the chemical facility and considered as basis for
organizations or individuals to control safety at the chemical facility.

3. If there are changes in the course of investment and operation that change contents set out in the
certified Measures, organizations and individuals must send report to the provincial Departments of
Industry and Trade for consideration and decision.

Chapter 4.

PROVISIONS OF IMPLEMENTATION

Article 18. Implementation responsibilities

1. The Vietnam Chemical Agency shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the
provincial Departments of Industry and Trade in disseminating, guiding, monitoring and examining
implementation of this Circular.

2. Organizations and individuals having chemical projects, chemical facilities shall abide by, comply
with formulation of the Plan or the Measures for prevention and response against chemical incidents as
prescribed in this Circular; ensure proper implementation of contents stated in the approved Plan or
certified Measures; comply with regulation on reporting regime, and receive examination, inspection of
competent agencies relating to implementation of Plan or Measures.

Article 19. The reporting regime

1. Chemical facilities make report on implementation of Plan and send it to the Ministry of Industry
and Trade (the Vietnam Chemical Agency); send report on implementation of Measures to the
provincial Departments of Industry and Trade before January 15, annually. Form of report on
implementation of Plan or Measures prescribed in Annex 11 enclosed with this Circular.
2. The provincial Departments of Industry and Trade shall make general report on implementation of
Measures in localities under their management and send it to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (the
Vietnam Chemical Agency) before January 31, annually. Form of general report on implementation of
Measures prescribed in Annex 12 enclosed with this Circular.

Article 20. Transitional provisions

1. The chemical projects that conducted investment, construction of works; the chemical facilities that
are operating before the effective date of this Circular, must formulate Plan and send to the Ministry of
Industry and Trade for appraisal before December 31, 2014.

2. The chemical projects that conducted investment, construction of works; the chemical facilities that
are operating before the effective date of this Circular, must formulate Measures and send to the
provincial Departments of Industry and Trade for certifying before December 31, 2014.

3. The chemical projects under group C that must formulate Plan as prescribed in Circular No.
28/2010/TT-BCT dated June 28, 2010 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, specifying a number of
Article of the Chemical Law and the Government’s Decree No. 108/2008/ND-CP dated October 07,
2008, detailing and guiding implementation a number of Articles of the Chemical Law, and have been
approved by the provincial Departments of Industry and Trade before the effective date of this Circular
must do dossier requesting the Ministry of Industry and Trade for appraising and re-approving the Plan.

Article 21. Effect

1. This Circular takes effect on October 15, 2013.

2. This Circular replaces: Chapter V on Measures and Plan for prevention and response against
chemical incidents in industry; provisions on report on chemical safety status, implementation of Plan,
Measures at Article 48 of the Circular No. 28/2010/TT-BCT.

3. In the course of implementation, any arising problems should be reported timely to the Ministry of
Industry and Trade for suitable amendment and supplementation.

FOR THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND

TRADE
DEPUTY MINISTER

Le Duong Quang

APPENDIX 1
INSTRUCTION IN PRESENTATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN ON PREVENTION AND
RESPONSE AGAINST CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES

I. GUIDELINES

1. Format

a) Paper size

The Plan on prevention and response against chemical emergencies shall be printed on A4 (210 mm x
297 mm) sheets.

b) Presentation

The Plan shall be in portrait orientation on A4-sized papers.

c) Margins

- Top: 20 - 25 mm;

- Bottom: 20 mm;

- Left: 30 - 35 mm;

- Right: 20 mm;

- Header: Name of organization making plan on the left, "Plan on prevention and response against
chemical emergencies” on the right.

- Footer: Use Insert Page Number, choose the Plain in which the number is in the middle of the line (for
example: page 2/7)

d) Fonts

- Character set: Unicode, font: Times New Roman, size: 14, normal style of Microsoft Word.

- Normal spacing (Before: 6pt; After: 0pt; Line: single).

2. Presentation of the Plan

- The Plan shall be brief, coherent, and clean without erasure and must not include too much
abbreviations or English terms. Long terms or terms that rarely appear in the Plan must not be
abbreviated. There shall be interpretation of terms that are abbreviated.

- Subsections shall be numbered automatically with not exceeding 4 digitals. Any section with
subsections shall include at least 2 of them. For example: the subsection 2.1.1 shall be followed by
subsection 2.1.2 or more;
- Figures in the Plan shall have notes and shall be numbered. Pictures in the Plan shall not be resized
unconformably. For example: Picture 3.2: the 2nd picture of this section (or section 3);

- The cover page shall be printed on blue hard cover with gold foil stamp. The title “Plan on prevention
and response against chemical emergencies” shall be stamped on the cover (after being modified
according to the comments of the Appraisal Council). Name of the organization and the year in which
the plan is made shall be printed on the back.

- Page 1: Similar to the cover, printed on normal paper;

- Table of contents: using automatic “Table of Contents” function in Microsoft Word;

- List of forms;

- The map of the area where the manufacturing facility is located: color-printed on A3 sheet;

- The map of the location where chemicals are planned to be stored in the premise of the manufacturing
facility and the storing condition (underground, semi-underground or on the ground): color-printed on
A3 sheet;

- The equipment placement site plan and technology line plan, the amount of hazardous chemicals from
the main manufacturing equipment and the intermediate containing equipment: printed on A3 sheets;

- Appendixes (if any) shall be printed on separate pages. The word “Appendix” and their ordinal
numbers (in case of multiple appendixes) shall be centered on a separate line with normal font, size 14,
bold. The title (name) of the appendix shall be centered, capitalized, bold, size 13 to 14.

3. Layout and contents of the Plan

The layout and contents of the Plan is specified in Section II of this Appendix
II THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN
 INTRODUCTION

1. Introduction to the chemical facility/project.

2. The necessity of the Plan.

3. Legal basis for the Plan.

Part 1

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHEMICAL FACILITY/PROJECT

1. Information about the scope of investment, production and trade: construction capacity and area and
location of the work.

2. The work items, including the main works, secondary works and others; a list of main manufacturing
equipment.

3. Production technology

4. List of chemical names, weights, chemical and physical properties, toxicity of each type of
hazardous chemicals that are materials, intermediate chemical and finished products. If the chemicals
of the chemical facility/project are issued with the Chemical safety data sheets or Certification of
conformity of declaration, then the owner of the chemical facility/project may used such documents
instead of the Declarations of chemical properties.

5. A description of technical requirements for packaging, storing and transport of different hazardous
chemicals, including:

- The hazardous chemicals packages, tanks and containers planned to be used in producing, storing and
transport; materials and the maximum capacity of each type;

- Requirements for standard of designing and manufacturing and conditions about basis for design and
manufacture. If foreign standards are applied to design and production, their names and issuers must be
specified;

- The storing conditions in terms of temperature, pressure; condition of prevention of shock, lighting
and static electricity;

- Internal system and means of transport planned to use in the chemical facility/project.

6. A description of geographical conditions, topography, meteorological and hydrological

characteristics of the location of the chemical facility/project.

7. A list of industrial, military, residential, administrative, commercial works, religious works

environmentally sensitive areas within the radius of 1000 m around the chemical facility/project.

Part 2
 FORECAST ABOUT RISKS AND PLAN FOR INSPECTION AND CONTROL OF SOURCES
OF CHEMICAL RISKS

1. A List of risky locations including locations of main equipment for manufacturing hazardous
chemicals, hazardous chemical enclosed with technological conditions for manufacture and storage; the
number of employees expected to work in the area. Etablish a list of possible cases of leakage, spillage
or explosion of hazardous chemicals at each risky location, analysis of causes and conditions for
occurrence of emergencies.

2. Measures for prevention of emergencies and plans on inspection and control of sources of chemical
risks: plan on regular and irregular inspection; regulations on inspector members, responsibilities of
inspectors, items subject to inspection or control; regulations on retention of inspection records.

Part 3

FORECAST ABOUT CASES OF CHEMICAL RISKS AND REMEDIES

1. Forecasts about developments of the emergency; estimates for coming consequences, the scope of
the emergency and its influence on human and environment around if the emergency is not under
control. The identification of results shall be based on the highest activity level of the hazardous
chemicals storing equipment or area.

2. A plan on responses to the forecasted risks. Establish plan on cooperation between the internal and
external emergency response forces. Establish plan on evacuation of people and property.

Part 4

CHEMICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE ABILITY

1. A plan on human resources for chemical emergency response: A plan on organizing, operating and
direct rescuing and troubleshooting.

2. A list of equipment for chemical emergency response, including name of the equipment, quantity,
conditions; protection system, provision system for rescue and prevention of emergencies.

3. Warning system, internal and external information system for emergency.

4. A plan on periodical training and rehearsal.

Part 5

PLAN ON REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES

The plan on remedial measures for chemical emergencies shall be conformable to the provisions of the
Law on Environment protection and other relevant law provisions. The plan on remedial measures for
chemical emergencies shall include:
1. Measures to prevent and reduce the source of environment pollution and reduce the spread of
environment pollution so as not to affect health and living conditions of the residents.

2. Measures for pollution minimization and environmental remediation at the request of environment
authorities.

3. Detailed guidelines on technical measures for cleaning the area that is polluted by chemical
emergencies.

Part 6

CONCLUSION

1. The assessment of the investor in the chemical facility/project about the Plan on prevention and
response against chemical emergencies.

2. Commitment of the investor in the chemical facility/project.

3. Opinions of the investor in the chemical facility/project.

(Provide the opinions about the content outside the competence of the investor in the chemical
facility/project to ensure the safety during the operation of the chemical facility/project).

ANNEXES

1. The map of the area where the chemical facility/project is located.

2. The map of the intended locations where chemicals are stored on the premise of the
project/manufacturing facility and the storing condition (underground, semi-underground or on the
ground).

3. The equipment placement site plan and technology line plan, the amount of hazardous chemicals
from the main manufacturing equipment and the intermediate containers.

REFERENCES

References (if any), including name, author, year of publish, publisher./.

APPENDIX 7

GUIDANCE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF MEASURES FOR PREVENTION AND RESPONSE

AGAINST CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES
(Enclosed with the Circular No. 20/2013/TT-BCT dated August 05, 2013 by the Ministry of Industry
and Trade)

INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction to the chemical facility/project.

2. The necessity of the Measures for prevention and response against chemical emergencies.

3. Legal basis for the Measures for prevention and response against chemical emergencies.

Chapter I

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHEMICAL FACILITY/PROJECT

1. Scope of investment: capacity, area, and location of construction.

2. Production technology

3. A list of chemical names, weight, chemical and physical properties, toxicity of each type of
hazardous chemicals that are materials, intermediate chemical and finished products.

4. A description of technical requirements for packaging, storing and transport of different hazardous
chemicals, including:

- The hazardous chemicals packages, tanks and containers used in producing, storing and transport;
materials and the maximum capacity of each type;

- Requirements for standard of designing and producing and conditions about basis for design and
manufacture. If a foreign standard is applied in design and production, its name and the issuer shall be
specified;

- The storing conditions in terms of temperature, pressure; condition of prevention of shock, lightning
and static electricity.

5. Enclosures:

- The map of the area where the chemical facility/project is located;

- The map of the location where chemicals are planned to be stored in the premise of the manufacturing
facility and the storing condition (underground, semi-underground or on the ground);

- The equipment placement site plan and technology line plan, the amount of hazardous chemicals from
the main manufacturing equipment and the intermediate containing equipment.

Chapter II

FORECAST ABOUT RISKS AND PLAN ON INSPECTION AND CONTROL OF SOURCES

OF CHEMICAL RISKS

1. A list of risks including the location of main hazardous chemical manufacturing equipment,
hazardous chemicals storing equipment or area enclosed with technological conditions for manufacture
and storage; the number of employees expected to work in the area. Forecast about chemical risks
2. Plans on inspection and control of chemical risks: plan on regular and irregular inspection;
regulations on inspector members, responsibilities of inspectors, items subject to inspection or control;
regulations on retention of inspection records.

3. Measures to reduce the risks.

Chapter III

MEASURES FOR RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES

1. A plan on human resources for chemical emergency response: A plan on organizing, operating and
direct rescuing and troubleshooting.

2. A list of equipment for chemical emergency response, including name of the equipment, quantity,
conditions; protection system, provision system for rescue and prevention of emergencies. Provide
locations of personal protection equipment and equipment for chemical emergency response.

3. Warning system, internal and outward communication system for emergency response.

4. A plan on cooperation between the internal and external emergency response forces specified in
Section II.

5. Detailed guidelines on technical measures for cleaning the area that is polluted by chemical
emergencies.

6. Other activities for chemical emergency response.

CONCLUSION

1. The assessment of the investor in the chemical facility/project about the Measures for prevention and
response against chemical emergencies.

2. Commitment of the investor in chemical facility/project.

3. Opinions of the investor in the chemical facility/project:

(Provide opinions about the content outside the competence of the investor in the chemical
facility/project to ensure the safety during the operation of the chemical facility/project).

ANNEXES

(If any)

REFERENCES

References (if any), including name, author, year of publish, publisher./.

 APPENDIX 8

FORM OF OFFICIAL DISPATCH APPLYING FOR CERTIFICATION OF MEASURES FOR

PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AGAINST CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES
(Enclosed with the Circular No. 20/2013/TT-BCT dated August 05, 2013 by the Ministry of Industry
and Trade)

NAME OF SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

ENTERPRISE Independence - Freedom - Happiness
----------------
No. ..…..(1), Date…………………….

To: Service of Industry and Trade …………

Name of enterprise:
…………………………………………………………………………………………

Chemical facility/project:
……………………………………………………………………….

Location:
…………………………………………………………………………………………

Phone number:…………………….. Fax: ……………………. E-mail:

…………………………………….

We hereby would like ………………………..(2) to certify the Measures for prevention and response
against chemical emergencies.

We hereby declare to comply strictly with the regulations on prevention and response against chemical
emergencies according to the provisions of the Law on Chemicals and the Circular No. ……….. /
…/TT-BCT dated…………………. by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the Plan and Measures
for prevention and response against chemical emergencies in industry and other relevant legislation.

We enclose herewith:

- The Measures for prevention and response against chemical emergencies: (the quantity of copy)

- Enclosures (if any)./.

DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE
(Signature and seal)
Notes:
(1)
Place
(2)
Name of the certifying agency

APPENDIX 11

FORM OF REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN OR MEASURES FOR PREVENTION

AND RESPONSE AGAINST CHEMICAL INCIDENTS (FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND
INDIVIDUALS)
(Promulgated together with the Circular No. 20/2013/TT-BCT dated August 05, 2013, of the Ministry
of Industry and Trade)

ENTERPRISE’S NAME SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM

-------- Independence - Freedom – Happiness
----------------
(1)
No.: ……. ………., date month year …..

Respectfully to: ……………………………. (2)

In furtherance of the Circular No………/……/TT-BCT date….. month…..year….. of the Ministry of

Industry and Trade stipulating the plan and measures for prevention and response against chemical
incidents in industry, Company…….. reports implementation of plan and measures for prevention and
response against chemical incidents as follows:

Part I

GENERAL PROVISION

No. Chemical CAS Commercial Physical Volume of Dangerous Operational

name in code name status chemical classification purpose
Vietnamese (in year)
1
2
n
Part II

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
No. Chemical CA Type of Technological Technolog Maximu Technologica
name in S equipment conditions ical m l control
Vietnames cod (container/ conditions capacity method
e e technologic Status of of
al installatio containin
equipment/ n g (m3)
transport)
Temperatur Pressur
e (°C) e (atm)
1
2
n
Part III

SAFETY MEASURE IN OPERATION

No. Chemical CAS A B C D E G H I K L M N O P Q

name in code
Vietnamese
1 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
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Part IV

SITUATION OF ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS

No. Chemical CA Position Consequence Affecte Causes Remediatio

name in S of s d scope (Operation/equipmen n status
Vietnames code equipmen t)
e t upon
incident
occurs
1
2
n
Part V

ASSESSMENT ON SAFETY STATUS OF CHEMICALS

 No. Chemical CAS code Position/Equipment Supervision Measure, means for
name in point supervision
Vietnamese
1
2
n
No. Chemical CAS code Position/Equipment Additional Measure, means for
name in point addition
Vietnamese
1
2
n
Instructions:

1. Clause 4, Part I: At a facility with chemicals operation, it can exist at the same time various
dangerous chemicals, each chemical is declared by accountant on each line according to the ordinal
number. Assumed report form has only 5 types of chemicals, if there are more than 5; the facility with
chemicals operation adds the lines of declaration.

2. The column "dangerous classification" in Section 4, Part I: record main dangerous properties of
chemicals. If there is information, it can record additionally characters of dangerous classification of
EU, dangerous index of UN…

3. The column "Installation Status": stating the characteristics of device as placing on high, floating on
the surface or underground ... of fixed or mobile kind.

4. Column "Maximum capacity of containing" means:

- For equipment of containing, it means capacity of containing chemical as provided by manufacturers

- For production equipment, capacity is the design capacity

5. Column "technological control method": write "TD" if the automatic control is applied; "BTD" if the
semi-automatic control is applied; "BT" if the manual control is applied. In case where the device
combining several control forms, stating all control forms.

6. Alphabet notations in Section III are specified as follows:

A. Chemical safety management system consists of the responsible individuals from operating
positions to chief of operating division, the head of the facility.

B. Chemical safety slip as prescribed at Appendix 17 of Circular 28/2010/TT-BCT.

C. Certificate of testing equipment (if any)

D. Operating procedures approved by the responsible person of the facility.

E. Equipment troubleshooting process approved by the responsible person of the facility.

G. Plan of chemical incident prevention and remedy

H. Plan of periodic maintenance, repair of equipment and workshops.

I. Equipment for labor environment supervision.

K. Occupational hygiene equipment (ventilation, decontamination, toxic absorption, gas treatment,

temperature reduction ...)

L. Devices to control technology.

M. Equipment of protection against overvoltage, over temperature, overload, spill, lightning, static
electricity.

N. Measures to limit exposure time and individual protective means.

O. Organization of training.

P. Organization of periodic maneuvers for emergency situation.

Q. The plan of safe chemical destruction approved by the competent authority.

The facility with chemicals operation has implemented the safety measures corresponding to alphabet
notations above, marking in the respective box in Part III of this Appendix.

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