Develop a specific plan for each department
At Unico Global YB Company Limited (au Lau Industrial Park), where thousands of workers work in an industrial environment, occupational safety and hygiene are always considered a key task. Every year, the grassroots trade union coordinates with the Board of Directors to develop specific plans for each department, organize training, fire prevention and fighting drills, and provide first aid, and instruct workers on how to use protective equipment properly.
Safety and hygiene teams have been strengthened, operate effectively, regularly inspect, detect, and remind about unsafe risks in production. The company maintains periodic health check-ups for 100% of employees, monitoring the working environment, maintaining machinery, electrical systems, fire prevention and fighting to prevent risks.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Thao - Chairman of the Trade Union of Unico Global YB Company Limited - said: "We always consider workers as the center of all activities. Ensuring their safety is also ensuring the stable and sustainable development of businesses. Thanks to the synchronous implementation of many solutions, for many consecutive years the company has not had any serious work accidents, fires or unsafe incidents. The working environment is increasingly improved, workers' lives are improved".
Along with that, the trade union focuses on propaganda to raise awareness among workers. flyers, billboards, and safety slogans are hung throughout the production area; "Excellent occupational safety and hygiene" contests and thematic seminars are held periodically, creating a vibrant and practical emulation movement.
Previously, many people were still subjective, but thanks to the union and the company's regular propaganda, we clearly understood the meaning of complying with safety procedures. Everyone strictly complies with regulations and uses full protection at work. Safety helps us feel more secure and work more effectively" - Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong - a garment factory worker shared.
Maintaining order in enterprises
Also according to the records in Minh Quan Industrial Park and the Southern Industrial Park - where many enterprises are operating, the Trade Union Board of Industrial Parks of Lao Cai province regularly coordinates with each company to propagate and train occupational safety and hygiene, helping workers change their awareness and behavior in production.
Ms. Dinh Thi Hong Lan - Deputy Head of the Provincial Industrial Parks Trade Union - said that about 70% of grassroots trade unions in industrial parks have established a safety and hygiene network, regularly inviting specialized lecturers to train workers.
"We instruct grassroots unions to include occupational safety and health content in collective labor agreements, so that this work is maintained regularly, becoming a rule in enterprises" - Ms. Lan said.
According to the leader of Yen Binh Cement Company, when workers are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills, their awareness of complying with safety regulations is significantly improved. The initiative of workers, along with the sense of responsibility from businesses and trade unions, has created a safe and effective working environment, contributing to improving productivity and product quality.
With the spirit of "Safe for production - Production must be safe", the movement to ensure occupational safety and hygiene in Lao Cai highland enterprises is increasingly going into depth, becoming a foundation for sustainable development, while clearly demonstrating the role of the Trade Union organization in accompanying and protecting workers.
Mr. Phan A Minh - H'Mong ethnic group, working at the Mining and Mining Workshop, under the Sin Quyen Copper Mining Branch - said that he always strictly complies with regulations on labor safety during work.
"The company stipulates that if there is not enough labor protection when working overtime, they will not be allowed to work. More importantly, we are equipped with protective equipment to protect our safety when working at a depth of hundreds of meters" - Mr. Minh shared.
