Occupational Safety Training in Sofa Manufacturing Factory

1. Overview of sofa chairs

a. What is a sofa chair?

• A sofa chair is a type of long seat often designed to accommodate multiple people. It typically has soft cushions and a high backrest, and is often covered with fabric or leather. Sofas are commonly used in living rooms, family rooms, or entertainment rooms, and are an essential part of a house’s interior. Different types of sofa chairs can have different sizes, styles, colors, and materials to suit the user’s needs and style.
• The sofa manufacturing industry in Vietnam has seen strong development in recent years. Vietnam has become one of the world’s leading sofa exporting countries, especially to the US, European, and Japanese markets.
• Sofa manufacturing businesses in Vietnam are increasingly improving product quality, enhancing manufacturing technology, and improving designs to meet the needs of both domestic and international markets.

b. Types of sofa manufacturing machinery

The types of machinery and equipment for sofa manufacturing include:

• Leather and fabric cutting machine: used to cut pieces of leather or fabric into the necessary shapes and sizes for sofa manufacturing.
• Sewing machine: used to sew pieces of leather or fabric together to form the parts of the sofa, such as cushions, covers, backrests, and armrests.
• Glue dispenser: used to glue the parts of the sofa together, such as cushions and covers.
• Pressing machine: used to press the sofa parts together or to compress and shape the cushions and backrests.
• Corner cutting machine: used to cut the corners of the sofa parts, creating right angles or slanted angles according to design requirements.
• Heat press machine: used to heat press the sofa parts together or to create lines and patterns on the surface of the sofa.
• Single-needle sewing machine: used to sew small details on the sofa.
• Cotton shredding machine: used to shred cotton and put it into the cushions and backrests of the sofa.

Depending on the manufacturing scale, technology, and product requirements of each business, the types of sofa manufacturing machinery and equipment may differ.

c. Typical sofa manufacturing businesses in Vietnam

In Vietnam, there are many large and reputable sofa manufacturing businesses. Below are some typical businesses:

• Kymdan: is one of the leading high-end sofa and mattress manufacturing businesses in Vietnam. This company was founded in 1954 and currently has over 50 stores nationwide.
• Daewon: is a business with headquarters in Korea and a sofa factory in Vietnam. Daewon is a product supplier for many famous brands worldwide.
• AA Corporation: founded in 2000, AA Corporation is one of the largest sofa manufacturing businesses in Vietnam. This company manufactures high-end sofa products with international quality standards.
• Duy Tan Plastics: is a business specializing in manufacturing sofas and furniture from composite plastic. The products of Duy Tan Plastics are exported to many markets around the world.
• Tuan Phat Furniture: is a high-end sofa manufacturing business, founded in 2005. This company has a factory in Dong Nai and supplies products to many famous brands worldwide.

In addition, there are many other sofa manufacturing businesses in Vietnam. These businesses are increasingly improving product quality and improving designs to compete in domestic and international markets.

d. Specific jobs in a sofa manufacturing factory

Group 1

• Executive director, deputy executive director, department head in a sofa manufacturing factory.

Group 2

• Safety officer: manages safety in the factory, designs safety procedures, supervises and urges employees to comply with safe working procedures.

Group 3

• Cutting leather or fabric: some factories use automatic cutting machines to cut pieces of leather or fabric into the necessary shapes for sofa manufacturing.
• Sewing and gluing: the parts of the sofa are sewn together and glued to create a complete sofa.
• Assembly: the sofa parts are assembled together to create a finished product. These parts include cushions, covers, armrests, and backrests.
• Packaging and transportation: after the product is quality checked, the sofa is packaged and transported to dealers or end customers.
• Maintenance and repair: sofa manufacturing factories may also have maintenance and repair services for products that have been sold to ensure quality and customer satisfaction.

Group 4

• Jobs in the office, serving, sales, marketing.
• Manufacturing management, quality management, human resource management, material management, financial accounting management.
• Product design: the design team will determine the size, shape, and style of the sofa based on customer requirements and market trends.

2. Overview of the occupational safety training course for sofa manufacturing

In this article, we focus on issues revolving around Group 3, because Group 3 is the group directly involved in the manufacturing process, bearing the highest risk of occupational accidents. Refer to other groups here

a. What is Group 3 occupational safety training?

• Occupational safety training for Group 3 consists of sessions that equip workers with awareness of how to prevent occupational accidents.
• The occupational safety training course will help workers recognize and prevent dangers, and limit the risks of occupational accidents during work.

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b. Training duration

Initial safety training duration

• The total training duration is at least 24 hours, including test time.
• 8 hours of theoretical study on the policy and legal system for occupational safety and health
• 8 hours of theoretical study on basic knowledge of occupational safety and health
• 4 hours of theoretical study on specialized training content
• 2 hours of practical study on specialized training content
• 2 hours of theoretical test at the end of the training course

The safety training center will distribute the time into several training sessions depending on the time arrangement for employees. But typically, there will be 6 training sessions, and the course will last for 3 days, provided that the manufacturing business can arrange continuous study time.

Periodic safety training duration

• Before the occupational safety card expires, if the worker wants to renew it, they must undergo a periodic occupational safety training course, with the periodic safety training duration being at least 50% of the initial safety training duration.

Explanation: the total periodic occupational safety training duration is at least 12 hours, including test time. After completing the periodic training course and passing the test, the worker will be reissued or have their occupational safety card renewed.

c. Content of the training course

See more training content for 6 groups

d. Occupational safety card

After completing the occupational safety training course and passing the test, the worker will be issued an occupational safety card (commonly called an occupational safety certificate for Group 3).

The Group 3 safety card will clearly show information such as: full name, date of birth, specific job and working environment. It also includes the training duration, a red seal, and a signature confirming the completion of the training course.

According to the regulations on issuing safety cards specified in Clause 2 of Article 24 of Decree 44/2016/ND-CP, there are two cases:

• In the case where the employer and the employee have a labor contract, the employer must sign, seal, and affix a seal on the joint of the safety card for the trained person in Group 3 after they have undergone the training course from an occupational safety training unit and passed the test.
• In the case of freelance or seasonal workers who do not have a labor contract, the training unit must sign, seal, and affix a seal on the joint of the safety card for the worker after they have undergone the training course from an occupational safety training unit and passed the test.

3. Identifying dangers affecting workers when manufacturing sofa chairs

During the sofa manufacturing process, there are many potential dangers affecting the health of workers, including:

• The use of electrical equipment, welding, cutting, grinding, etc., during the manufacturing process can lead to a risk of fire and explosion if not properly ensured and used correctly.
• Sofa manufacturing employees can be injured or have accidents when using machinery and manufacturing tools, especially when cutting leather or fabric.
• During manufacturing, the use of chemicals can cause environmental pollution, affecting the health of workers.
• When manufacturing leather sofas, manufacturing employees can be affected by UV rays when working in an environment with a lot of sunlight.
• Working in a sofa manufacturing environment can cause occupational diseases such as joint degeneration, spinal degeneration, arthritis, back pain, neck pain, etc.

4. Common types of occupational accidents for workers when manufacturing sofa chairs

Common types of occupational accidents for workers during the sofa manufacturing process include:

• Cutting, puncturing, or tearing leather or fabric: during the manufacturing process, workers can be cut, punctured, or tear leather or fabric with a knife, scissors, or other tools.
• Back pain, joint degeneration: workers often have to stand or sit for long periods, so they are prone to back pain or problems related to bones and joints.
• Chemical poisoning: during the manufacturing process, workers can be exposed to chemicals such as grease, glue, paint, etc. If they do not wear enough personal protective equipment, there is a risk of chemical poisoning.
• Eye and ear damage: when working with welding, grinding, drilling equipment, etc., workers can have eye or ear damage.
• Danger from lifting and moving sofas: workers can have back pain, neck pain, swollen joints, or be injured when lifting and moving heavy sofas.

5. Safety measures when participating in sofa manufacturing

To ensure the safety of workers during the sofa manufacturing process, the following safety measures must be implemented:

• Ensure personal protective equipment: Workers need to be provided with sufficient personal protective equipment including: helmets, safety glasses, masks, gloves, protective clothing, safety shoes, etc., to protect the body comprehensively during the manufacturing process.
• Periodically inspect and maintain equipment and machinery: Equipment and machinery for sofa manufacturing need to be periodically inspected, maintained, and repaired when necessary to ensure their safety and operational efficiency.
• Train employees on the use of machinery and equipment: Employees need to be trained to use machinery and equipment safely and effectively. In particular, employees should be instructed on how to use lifting and material handling equipment.
• Use safe chemicals: Manufacturers need to use safe chemicals and ensure that workers do not have direct contact with them. If contact cannot be avoided, workers need to be provided with sufficient personal protective equipment.
• Store and arrange materials safely: Manufacturing materials such as wood, steel, leather, and fabric need to be stored and arranged safely to avoid accidents.
• Have a plan to respond to incidents: Manufacturers need to have a plan to respond to incidents such as fire and explosion, occupational accidents, and other emergency situations.
• Periodically organize labor environment monitoring in factories and enterprises, collect and analyze harmful factors to workers, thereby adjusting to reduce the level of harm to prevent occupational diseases for them.

6. Benefits of occupational safety training in sofa manufacturing

An Toan Nam Viet provides businesses with the following great benefits after completing occupational safety training courses as stipulated in Decree 44/2016/ND – CP on occupational safety and health work, for companies, factories, and businesses.

• Employees can recognize potential risks of occupational accidents and thus have preventive measures to avoid occupational accidents.
• Your business can establish risk prevention measures in the manufacturing, operation, and maintenance processes.
• Reduce costs when there is a risk of occupational safety loss.
• Uninterrupted manufacturing will help increase labor productivity and product quality.
• Comply with occupational safety laws, avoiding legal risks.
• Create credibility and professionalism in all aspects, thereby elevating the brand for your business.

The training courses of Nam Viet are a solution to prevent and combat external factors affecting individuals so that they can avoid dangers that can lead to injury or, more seriously, death.

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7. Customer feedback after completing the occupational safety training course for sofa manufacturing

An Toan Nam Viet has many years of experience in the mission of accompanying many businesses in Vietnam in general and in the southern provinces in particular. And that responsibility is something very valuable to Nam Viet, which is why the Occupational Safety Training work of Nam Viet is increasingly focused on becoming more professional. The motivation for An Toan Nam Viet to grow strongly to the present comes from the positive feedback and suggestions from businesses. Below is the feedback from our partners we have served.

KOSIA E&C Co., Ltd.

“I am very satisfied with Nam Viet’s safety training service, the teaching quality meets the standards we set. It helps our company deal with one less problem, so we can focus on our expertise more.”

Lee Ki Hwa / General Director

Bac Nam E&C Construction Investment Joint Stock Company

“The first time I used the service at An Toan Nam Viet, I was very surprised by the enthusiastic 24/7 support of the team of consultants. The class organization was very quick and convenient for our company, thank you very much for Nam Viet’s service!”

Nguyen Thanh Binh / Director

Hoa Dat Construction and Trading Joint Stock Company

“Nam Viet’s service has helped us a lot in simplifying occupational safety and the task of completing safety records for our work process. The team of consultants is enthusiastic and responds promptly to our questions. 5 stars for Nam Viet”

Truong Ba Ngoc Minh / Chairman of the Board of Directors

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8. Occupational Safety Training Capability of An Toan Nam Viet

An Toan Nam Viet is a reputable and quality occupational safety training center in Vietnam today. With occupational safety training sessions continuously taking place at factories, plants or construction sites across the country (63 provinces and cities in Vietnam).

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License for occupational safety training

• An Toan Nam Viet has been inspected and certified by the Department of Occupational Safety of the Ministry of Labor – Invalids and Social Affairs as being qualified to conduct occupational safety and health training. This further strengthens our capability in occupational safety training.

Documents and lectures

• Before occupational safety training materials are introduced into occupational safety training courses, they are reviewed and approved to ensure that the lectures are accurate in terms of knowledge and effective when applied.
• The teaching method of the instructors is synchronized according to the teaching standard of An Toan Nam Viet, a method that experts in occupational safety and health training have researched and distilled during the teaching process to bring the highest knowledge acquisition efficiency for students.

Facilities

• Controlling factors in the classroom that affect the training process will increase teaching productivity and the effectiveness of knowledge acquisition for students.
• Our facilities to support the training course always arrange spacious classrooms that meet standards for area, lighting, training equipment, etc.

9. Nationwide Reputable and High-Quality Occupational Safety Training Center

At An Toan Nam Viet, we always prioritize our professional dedication to occupational safety training. For us, imparting self-protection knowledge to workers so they have a safe foundation on their livelihood path is a contribution to nation-building.

To ensure effective training, we prepare carefully and meticulously even the smallest details. From preparing tools, equipment, and teaching aids to textbooks, documents, sound, and lighting.

Our occupational safety training instructors are experts with many years of experience in the field. They even have research projects on identifying dangers in all professions and how to prevent them.

The instructors’ lectures are distilled from practical experience and conveyed in a vivid and easy-to-understand way for the workers. These factors help workers feel comfortable during their study time and absorb our teaching knowledge well. Of course, the knowledge conveyed always adheres closely to Decree 44/2016/ND-CP.

From there, they grasp many measures to prevent danger and protect themselves. They also apply them in the most suitable way in their actual work.

Our safety training center is proud to be a reputable and professional provider of occupational safety training services with the following advantages:

• Competitive training costs but training quality is still ensured.
• Flexible training schedule based on the manufacturing situation of the company and business.
• Quick and legally compliant procedures for issuing occupational safety training certificates.
• Training instructors are those with many years of experience in the profession.
• The classroom is controlled for factors affecting the training process, increasing teaching productivity and the effectiveness of knowledge acquisition for students.
• The lectures are compiled to be suitable for occupational safety work at businesses.
• An Toan Nam Viet works dedicatedly and professionally to support customers accurately and as quickly as possible.

10. Refer to more occupational safety training materials for sofa manufacturing

• Occupational safety training documents for sofa manufacturing
• Set of occupational safety training documents
• Set of occupational safety training test questions
• Multiple-choice test for occupational safety training in sofa manufacturing
• Slides of the lecture on occupational safety training in sofa manufacturing