JOINT CIRCULAR

GUIDANCE ON THE COORDINATION TO SETTLE OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS CAUSING DEATHS, OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS WITH CRIMINAL SIGNS

Pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure, Decree No. 06/CP dated 20/01/1995 of the Government detailing some Articles of the Labour Code for occupational health and safety, and Decree No. 110/2002/ND-CP dated 27/12/2002 of the Government about amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 06/CP dated 20/01/1995 of the Government, Ministry and Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Ministry of Public Security, People's Supreme Procuracy are unanimous in coordinating to guide the settlement of occupational accidents causing deaths, and other occupational accidents of criminal signs as follows:

I . SCOPE AND SUBJECTS OF APPLICATION

This Circular guides the coordination between commissions for occupational accidents inspection (except for inspection commissions for occupational accidents occurring in armed services) with Investigation Police Organization Organization and People's Procuracies at the same levels in settling occupational accidents causing deaths and other occupational accidents of criminal signs.

II. CONTENTS OF COORDINATION TO SETTLE OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS CAUSING DEATHS AND OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS OF CRIMININAL SIGNS

1. General responsibility for coordination

1.1. Under circumstances information on occupational accidents causing deaths, and other occupational accidents of criminal signs is received, competent commissions for occupational accidents inspection and the Investigation Police Organization Organization shall timely come on the scene to coordinate the settlement of occupational accidents; At the same time, the Investigation Police Organization shall notify the same level People's Procuracy to control the scene inspection and autopsy.

1.2. Under circumstances either the commision for occupational accidents inspection or the Investigation Police Organization has not come on the scene where occupational accidents occured, the organization who arrives first shall be responsible for informing the other (The Investigation Police Organization informing the commission for occupational accidents through the provincial labour inspection). After the announcement, if the commission for occupational accidents has not arrived at the scene, the Investigation Police Organization shall examine the scene, make autopsy and collect information and evidence according to lawful stipulations and has responsibility for notifying commissions for occupational accidents inspection the duties within the scope of coordination relationship as guided in this Circular.

1.3. When the commission for occupational accidents and the Investigation Police Organization carry out the receipt and delivery of documents and equipment related to occupational accidents as stipulated in Items 2.2; 3.1; 3.2 in this Circular, a minute on items receipt and delivery shall be made as referred to the template attached to this Circular.

2. Responsibility of the commission for occupational accidents

2.1. Coordination with the Investigation Police Organization to examine the scene, make autopsy related to occupational accidents according to lawful regulations. As required by the Investigation Police Organization, commissions for occupational accidents inspection has responsibility for providing information, documents specialized in occupational safety and health and other relevant information, documents as required by occupational accident inspection and settlement.

2.2. During the settlement of occupational accidents within the competence, if any new signs related to criminal is detected, the commission for occupational accidents shall send a proposal attached with original documents, and transfer relevant items, equipment (if any) to the Investigation Police Organization for consideration and bring the criminal case to the court according to lawful regulations; at the same time, send that proposal to the same level People's Procuracy.

3. Responsibility of the Investigation Police Organization

3.1. Under circumstances the Investigation Police Organization issues a decision not to bring the accident to the court, upon the request of the commission for occupational accidents, within a period of 05 working days from the date of that decision and the same level People's Procuracy agrees with that decision, the Investigation Police Organization has responsibility for providing and transferring the folllowing copied documents, and items, equipment to the commission for occupational accidents:

a) Decision not to bring the criminal case to the court;

b) Minutes on examinition of the scene;

c) Map of the scene;

d) Photographs of the scene, photographs of victims (if any);

d.1) Minutes on examining marks on the body; minutes on autopsy (if any);

e) Minutes on declaration of victims (if any), of witnesses and persons with benefits, obligations related to the occupational accident;

g) Outcomes of consultations for appraisal (if any);

h) Items, equipment related to occupational accidents (if any), which are permitted to submitted and transferred according to lawful regulations, along with a minute on temporarily kept items and equipment.

3.2. Under circumstances the Investigation Police Organization issues ra decision to bring a criminal case to the court, upon request of the commission for occupational accidents, the Investigation Police Organization has responsibility for sending a copy of the decision to bring the criminal case to the court to the commission for occupational accidents; At the same time, when the inspection is concluded, a copy of examination conclusions shall be sent to the commission for occupational accidents. Under circumstances the examination is postponed, the Investigation Police Organization has responsibility for sending copies of documents and transferring related items, equipment as stipulated at Points b, c, d, d.1, e, g, h of Item 3.1 of this Circular together with a copy of the inspection postpone decision, a copy of inspection conclusions to the commission for occupational accidents.

3.3. Within a period of 20 days after the date a proposal to bring the case to the court along with related documents of the commission for occupational accidents is received, the Investigation Police Organization has responsibility for checking, verifying and then notifying written outcomes of considerations to bring the case to court to the commission for occupational accidents. If the occupational accident involves many complicated details requiring check and verification at many places, the answering period can be extended, but not exceeding a period of two months.

4. Responsibility of the People's Procuracy.

4.1. The People's Procuracy has responsibility for controlling the settlement of a proposal of the commission for occupational accidents to bring the case to the court; controlling the examination on the scene, autopsy and other inspection activities of the Investigation Police Organization during the settlement of occupational accidents according to lawful regulations

4.2. Every year, upon the request of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the People's Procuracy provides information on introduction of instance and prosecution of criminal cases related to occupational accidents nationwide to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

III. VALIDITY

1. This Circular enter into force after 15 days since being officially gazetted and replaces Circular No. 08/TT-LB dated 7/4/1982 of Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Internal Affairs (Presently Ministry of Public Security) and the People's Supreme Procuracy guiding the coordination relationship between Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Internal Affairs (Presently Ministry of Public Security) and the People's Supreme Procuracy about inspection and settlement of serious occupational accidents.

2. During the implementation, any arisen problem shall be reported to Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Ministry of Public Security and the People's Supreme Procuracy for consideration and settlement./.

ANNEX

MINUTE ON RECEIPT AND DELIVERY

Documents, items and equipment related to occupational accidents

   Time .. . . . . ... , …day/month/year…, at .....  [1]  .........................................................................

We are:

Delivering person: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  Position: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Receiving Person: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  Position: .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

organized the receipt and delivery of:

Documents, items and equipment related to occupational accidents occurring on ...day/month/year . . .  at : .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Full names of injured persons : . . . . .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Birth of date: ...day/month/year ….  at birth place: ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Permanent address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Identification card (or Passport) No.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

issued on ...day/month/year . .  .  by :  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Name of administrator of injured persons : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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. Documents include: . . . .  .  . . . . . . . . .. . . . .files, totalling of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pages

(including statistics record of documents kept in the occupational accident file).

. Along with the following items and equipment:  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This minute is printed in 04 original copies, each side keeps 02 original copies./.