The serious labor accident that occurred on July 18 at Dabaco pig farm is a serious warning about loopholes in occupational safety management at livestock farms.
In just a moment, 5 lives passed, leaving behind parents losing children, wives losing husbands, and children losing fathers.
No compensation can compensate for this loss.
The accident is being investigated by functional agencies to clarify the cause, in which the responsibility of the employer must be considered first.
According to the provisions of law on occupational safety and health, enterprises are obliged to develop safe working procedures, equip protective equipment, organize training and only allow employees to work when sufficient safety conditions are ensured.
For storage pits, tanks, waste treatment systems, and limited spaces with the risk of toxic gas accumulation, safety requirements must be even stricter.
An undeniable reality is that when 5 people die in the same workplace, the risk prevention system has not been effective, or safety regulations are not strictly implemented.
What makes people angry is that before that, in October 2024, Dabaco Co., Ltd. was fined by the Provincial People's Committee for violating regulations on environmental protection.
Environmental violations and labor accidents are two different stories in terms of legality, but both reflect a common requirement, businesses must strictly comply with regulations in the production and business process.
If a management link is underestimated, the consequences may not only stop at the environment, but also human lives.
And, from this accident, it is necessary to observe more broadly about labor safety in the area.
Thanh Hoa currently has more than 500 pig farms, with hundreds of waste treatment systems and thousands of workers working in a dangerous environment.
More than 500 farms are operating together, even some commune-level areas concentrate many large-scale farms, and licensing must be linked to regular inspection and supervision.
It is not possible to only manage on paper, while the conditions for labor safety and environmental protection are lax.
Livestock development must go hand in hand with commensurate management capacity, increasing the number of farms but not increasing the effectiveness of supervision will always pose major risks.
The lesson from Dabaco farm is not only for one business, but for the entire management system and more than 500 pig farms operating in Thanh Hoa.
In production activities, low profits or failure can be overturned, but human lives do not have a second chance.
