Vietnam
Workplace safety in Vietnam
The law, regulators and duties that apply to workplaces in Vietnam, in plain language, with links to the official sources.
Who regulates what
Ministry of Home Affairs (Bộ Nội vụ)
Took over the labour, wage and OSH work of the former MOLISA from 1 March 2025. Its Employment Department now handles OSH.
moha.gov.vn →Provincial Departments of Home Affairs (Sở Nội vụ)
The provincial labour bodies. You declare equipment with strict safety requirements to them within 30 days of first use.
Decree 283/2026 →The law and key regulations
The official texts are in Vietnamese, in the Official Gazette (Công báo).
| Law | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Law on Occupational Safety and Health, No. 84/2015/QH13 | Duties and rights of workers and employers, OSH staff, training, health checks, accident reporting and equipment inspection. Explained |
| Decree 39/2016/NĐ-CP | Detail on OSH and medical staffing, and on reporting and investigating accidents. |
| Decree 44/2016/NĐ-CP (amended by Decree 140/2018) | Equipment inspection, OSH training groups and hours, and workplace environment monitoring. |
| Circular 06/2020/TT-BLĐTBXH | The list of jobs with strict OSH requirements. |
| Decree 283/2026/NĐ-CP | Administrative fines for labour and OSH breaches, in force 10 September 2026. It replaced Decree 12/2022. |
This is practical guidance, not legal advice. Check the current official text and your site's own procedures.
Official texts in Vietnamese
Vietnam publishes its laws and decrees in Vietnamese. These are the official versions.
Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Luật An toàn, vệ sinh lao động số 84/2015/QH13The OSH Law, Official Gazette
- Văn bản hợp nhất số 14/VBHN-VPQH (2024)Consolidated text of the OSH Law, 16 September 2024
- Nghị định 39/2016/NĐ-CPDecree on OSH staffing and accident reporting
- Nghị định 44/2016/NĐ-CP (hợp nhất)Consolidated decree on training, inspection and environment monitoring
- Nghị định 283/2026/NĐ-CPDecree on administrative fines, signed PDF
