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Hanoi launches national labour safety week
Thu Minh 15:27, 2015/03/15
The Hanoi People’s Committee on March 14 launched a campaign to response the 17th annual National Week on Occupational Health and Safety – Fire and Explosion Prevention 2015. Attending the ceremony were Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Le Hong Son, leaders of the Ha Dong district and representatives of the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, etc.
Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Le Hong Son launches national labour safety week 2015
Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Le Hong Son launches national labour safety week 2015
The National Week on Occupational Health and Safety – Fire and Explosion Prevention will take place from March 15-21. At the ceremony, the committee requested all departments, local authorities and people to join hands to prevent and minimise occupational accidents and diseases. 
They were also asked to strictly follow the Party Central Committee Secretariat’s instruction on intensifying labour safety and health during the cause of industrialisation, modernisation and international integration, and the Prime Minister’s decision involving firefighters’ rescue task. 
In 2014, about 132 industrial accidents occurred in Hanoi, killing 34 people and injuring 4. The deadly accidents took place mainly in construction and electricity. Hanoi also recorded 166 fires and explosions across the city, claiming 18 lives and leaving 16 injured, causing estimated economic loss of 200 billion VND.

 
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