Based on focused scientific and technology issues on OSH, in the year 2020, VNNIOSH chaired and carried out 21 scientific projects consisting of:

– 04 projects under the Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Science and Technology and Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL). These projects focus on researching scientific bases and methods to assess and classify working conditions, control occupational risks and complete policies on insurance coverage for occupational accidents and diseases in Vietnam’s current situation with the aim of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of workers.

– 05 projects under the Key program of VGCL-level. These projects focus mainly on researching and proposing drafts for standards of occupational safety and health, pollution treatment processes and procedures of standard and conformity assessment for some personal protective equipment.

– 12 VGCL-level projects focusing on research and development of OSH risk assessment processes in 11 occupations that require assessment of OSH risks according to legal regulations. Additionally, they also aim at researching and applying measures to prevent occupational accidents and diseases; using scientific and technical solutions to ensure the working environment and occupational diseases.

In the coming time, VNNIOSH will continue strengthening and supplementing the studies to complete a number of state management models on OSH and adaptive models at production facilities towards the step-by-step modernization, unification and completion of a set of tools for OSH management, monitoring, analysis and assessment, contributing to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management on OSH. At the same time, the Institute will promote research and application of measures to prevent occupational accidents and diseases, scientific and technical solutions to ensure the environment and working conditions, and industries at risk of occupational accidents and occupational diseases such as high-rise building construction, underground mining, new chemicals and materials… Research on scientific basis to build and develop solutions to prevent and control OSH risks; developing methods and tools to statistic and evaluate the occupational accident situation; issues of improving working conditions in small and medium enterprises, craft villages, informal employment… contribute to ensuring safety, protecting workers’ health and protecting the environment.

(Source: Vnniosh.vn)