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Circular No. 27/2026/TT-BNV dated October 20, 2026 of the Ministry of Home Affairs promulgating the List of jobs subject to strict requirements for occupational safety and health
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Official number:27/2026/TT-BNVSigner:Nguyen Manh Khuong
Type:CircularExpiry date:Updating
Issuing date:20/10/2026Effect status:
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Fields:Enterprise, Labor - Salary

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Jobs subject to strict occupational safety and health requirements

On October 20, 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued Circular No. 27/2026/TT-BNV promulgating the List of jobs subject to strict requirements for occupational safety and health. This Circular takes effect on January 1, 2027.

This Circular applies to the subjects specified in Article 2 of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health, except for Vietnamese guest workers.

- List of jobs subject to strict requirements

The Circular issues a list of jobs subject to strict occupational safety and health requirements. This list includes jobs such as manufacturing, assembling, operating, maintaining, repairing, and inspecting machinery and equipment that require strict safety requirements. Jobs involving hazardous chemicals, toxic substances, explosives, and construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of works are also included in this list.

- Jobs in special environments

Jobs performed in special environments such as working at heights, on rivers, at sea, exposure to ionizing radiation, radioactive substances, and jobs in confined spaces are also listed. Additionally, jobs related to the production and processing of food, pharmaceuticals, and jobs in the healthcare and health care sectors are emphasized.

- Jobs in specific fields

The list also includes specific jobs in the fields of the military, public security, and jobs related to the operation, maintenance, and repair of machinery and equipment systems in agriculture and industry.

This Circular replaces Circular No. 06/2020/TT-BLDTBXH and requires relevant agencies, organizations, and units to conduct occupational safety and health training for workers in accordance with regulations.

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THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
_________________

No. 27/2026/TT-BNV

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Independence - Freedom - Happiness

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Hanoi, October 20, 2026

 

CIRCULAR

Promulgating the List of jobs subject to strict requirements for occupational safety and health

 

 Pursuant to the Law on Occupational Safety and Health No. 84/2015/QH13;

 Pursuant to Decree No. 276/2026/ND-CP defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

At the request of the Director of the Department of Employment;

The Minister of Home Affairs hereby promulgates the Circular promulgating the List of jobs subject to strict requirements for occupational safety and health.

 

Article 1. List of jobs subject to strict requirements for occupational safety and health

1. To promulgate together with this Circular the List of jobs subject to strict requirements for occupational safety and health specified in Clause 6 Article 14 of the 2015 Law on Occupational Safety and Health, and Point d Clause 14 Article 2 of the Government's Decree No. 276/2026/ND-CP dated July 08, 2026, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

2. This Circular applies to entities specified in Article 2 of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health, except for Vietnamese guest workers.

Article 2. Implementation organization

1. Provincial People’s Committees shall direct the dissemination and popularization of this Circular, and organize the implementation of this Circular within respective localities.

2. The Department of Employment shall organize the communication, dissemination, guidance, monitoring, consolidation, evaluation and reporting on the implementation of this Circular.

3. Employers shall determine jobs subject to strict requirements at their agencies, organizations and units in order to provide occupational safety and health training for persons performing such jobs in accordance with law.

Article 3. Effect

1. This Circular takes effect from January 01, 2027.

2. Circular No. 06/2020/TT-BLDTBXH dated August 20, 2020, of the Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, promulgating the List of occupations subject to strict requirements on occupational safety and health, ceases to be effective from the effective date of this Circular.

3. Any difficulties arising in the course of implementation should be reported to the Ministry of Home Affairs for study and settlement./.

 

 

FOR THE MINISTER

DEPUTY MINISTER


Nguyen Manh Khuong

 

APPENDIX

LIST OF JOBS SUBJECT TO STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

(Attached to the Minister of Home Affairs’ Circular No. 27/2026/TT-BNV dated October 20, 2026)

 

No.

LIST OF JOBS SUBJECT TO STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

1.

Manufacture, assembly, operation, maintenance, repair, dismantling, inspection, occupational safety technical inspection, and supervision of the operation of machinery and equipment on the List of machinery, equipment, supplies and substances subject to strict occupational safety and health requirements and requiring occupational safety technical inspection.

2.

Direct production, use, experimentation, testing, storage, transportation, and handling of hazardous and toxic chemicals as classified under the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.

3.

Experimentation, chemical analysis, testing, production, use, storage, repair, transportation, and handling of explosives and explosive accessories of all types.

4.

Construction supervision; construction surveying; construction and installation of works; repair, renovation, relocation, restoration, rehabilitation, and demolition of works; warranty and maintenance of construction works; operation and trial operation of works; erection of scaffolding; manual prying, levering, digging, and excavation at construction sites or mining sites. Operation, maintenance, repair, dismantling, inspection, and supervision of the operation of machinery and equipment, including power hammers; dredging vessels or dredgers; mortar and concrete mixers, pumps, and sprayers; concrete roughening machines; concrete milling and paving machines; multipurpose demolition machines; handheld drills; tunnel boring machines; loaders, excavators, bulldozers, graders, rollers, and compactors; concrete batching plants.

5.

Direct assembly, operation, repair, maintenance, and cleaning of machinery and equipment such as grinding, sawing, milling, turning, boring, drilling (stationary), bending, splitting, cutting, trimming, shredding, chopping, punching, stamping, chiseling, hammering, forming, feeding, discharging, crushing, grinding, mixing, rolling, centrifuging, drying, screening, sorting, pressing, sheet metal bending, coating, winding, peeling, and packaging machines; hydraulic jacks; metal welding and cutting equipment; polishing and sanding machines, conveyor belts and conveyors; high-pressure industrial water guns and pneumatic guns; industrial printing machines. Direct performance of cleaning, plating, painting, heat treatment, surface cleaning, or metalworking operations.

6.

Direct performance of mold making, smelting, casting, ore smelting, and coke production; work in areas of rotary kilns for cement production, furnaces, or combustion chambers; operation, repair, inspection, supervision, feeding of materials into, and discharge of products and waste from kilns, incinerators, roasting furnaces, and smelting furnaces.

7.

Working at heights of 2 meters or more above the working surface, on mobile work platforms, in precarious and hazardous locations, on roofs or slopes (embankment slopes) of construction works, or on slipways.

8.

Working on rivers, at sea, on water surfaces, or on offshore platforms; diving and diving supervision; manufacture, construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and inspection of machinery and equipment in the holds of ships and watercraft.

9.

Work involving exposure to ionizing radiation, radioactivity, or nuclear radiation; operation of scanning, irradiation, and imaging equipment using nuclear radiation or electromagnetic fields; exposure to high-frequency electromagnetic fields at frequencies of 3 kHz or higher; work involving maritime communication and control equipment.

10.

Direct research, manufacture, production, assembly, inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of electronic components; direct research, manufacture, production, and processing of semiconductor materials, nanomaterials, and high-tech materials.

11.

Forest planning surveys; geological, topographical, marine field, and geophysical surveys; mineral and oil and gas surveying, exploration, extraction, and processing.

12.

Working in confined spaces or places where toxic gases may be generated, such as basements, tunnels, tanks, wells, sewers, underground structures, storage tanks, and cold storage facilities; operation and maintenance of gas pipelines; industrial cleaning, environmental sanitation, livestock housing sanitation, collection, transportation, and treatment of wastewater, garbage, and waste, and sewer unclogging (except households that do not hire workers).

13.

Construction, assembly, operation, maintenance, repair, testing, experimentation, and safety inspection of electrical equipment, power transmission lines, turbines, power plants, battery charging stations, or energy conversion and electricity storage systems; production, treatment, and recycling of storage batteries and batteries.

14.

Direct operation, maintenance, and repair of trains and trams; driving, repair, and maintenance of automobiles (except households that do not hire workers and vehicles not used for business purposes).

15.

Operation, maintenance, and repair of construction material crushing and screening plants; direct production and processing of construction materials, earthenware, porcelain, glass, and plastics.

16.

Professional rescue operations.

17.

Direct production and processing of leather and feathers. Direct assembly, operation, repair, maintenance, inspection, and supervision of machinery such as cotton opening machines, carding machines, spinning machines, yarn twisting machines, weaving machines, sizing machines, dyeing machines, fabric printing machines, and winding machines; manual dyeing. Direct processing of silk in production lines.

18.

Direct performance of tree felling, wood sawing, wood cutting, logging, and wood processing (except in households); regular manual loading and unloading of heavy objects weighing 20 kg or more (except households that do not hire workers).

19.

Direct cooking and preparation of food in collective kitchens serving 300 meals or more per day.

20.

Medical examination and treatment, and care of patients and persons with severe or particularly severe disabilities in medical, social relief, and nursing establishments (excluding medical personnel working in medical units of production and business establishments and other organizations); pathological anatomy, forensic examination, microbiological, biochemical, and toxicological testing.

21.

Drug testing and production; preparation and use of drugs for cancer treatment; preservation of genetic resources, microbial strains, and parasites; environmental disinfection and sterilization; food testing and disinfection.

22.

Direct slaughter of animals; care and breeding of large animals, livestock, and poultry at production and business establishments; breeding and training of sniffer dogs, ferocious animals, snakes, and crocodiles; and destruction of disease-infected animals (except households that do not hire workers).

23.

Direct operation of systems and pumps for gasoline, oil, and liquefied gas; repair of gasoline and oil tanks and storage facilities; delivery, receipt, wholesale, and retail of petroleum products.

24.

Direct processing of rubber latex and pine resin.

25.

Direct operation of production and processing of beer, alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, tobacco, cooking oil, confectionery, and milk (except households that do not hire workers).

26.

Circus performers and animal circus performers; professional athletes and coaches in extreme sports, gymnastics, martial arts, weightlifting, and swimming.

27.

Working with air traffic control equipment; controlling, guiding, towing, and pushing aircraft; management and supervision of ground operations in airfield areas or restricted areas of airfields; inspection, maintenance, and repair of systems ensuring flight operations; operation of unmanned aircraft. Management, control, maintenance, repair, or troubleshooting of machinery, equipment, and production line systems through screens or robots.

28.

Direct performance of cremation and burial.

29.

Direct operation of motorized agricultural machinery, including harvesting machines, threshers, reapers, harrows, brush cutters, and pesticide sprayers (except households that do not hire workers).

30.

Operation, maintenance, repair, dismantling, inspection, and supervision of the operation of pumping stations or pumps (except households that do not hire workers).

31.

Specialized jobs in military and public security sectors, included in the list of heavy, hazardous and dangerous occupations and extremely heavy, hazardous and dangerous occupations.

 

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