Occupational Safety Training for Industrial Gas Manufacturing

1. Overview of industrial gases

a. What are industrial gases?

• Industrial gases are a type of gas used in the industrial manufacturing and operation process. Industrial gases typically include gases such as oxygen, acetylene, argon, nitrogen, hydrogen, propane, butane and other liquefied gases.
• Each type of industrial gas is used for different purposes in the manufacturing and use process, for example, oxygen is used to support combustion, acetylene is used for welding, nitrogen is used for drying, and propane is used as fuel for machinery and equipment. Industrial gases are an important component of industrial operations and play a key role in many fields such as fabrication, construction, energy and chemicals.
• The industrial gas manufacturing industry is one of the important manufacturing industries in the Vietnamese economy. Industrial gases are widely used in manufacturing fields such as steel manufacturing, pulp manufacturing, fertilizer manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, food manufacturing, air conditioning, energy, shipbuilding, mechanics, electronics, etc.
• According to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the output of industrial gas manufacturing in Vietnam in 2020 reached about 10 million tons/year, an increase of 7.6% compared to 2019. Industrial gas manufacturing enterprises in Vietnam today are mainly enterprises under the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PV Gas), enterprises under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, private and multinational enterprises.

b. Types of industrial gas manufacturing machines

Industrial gas manufacturing machines may include:

• Gas analyzer: A gas analyzer is used to analyze the gas composition in manufacturing processes, handling or product quality control. Types of gas analyzers include mass gas analyzers, exhaust gas analyzers, guided gas analyzers and spectral gas analyzers.
• Air compressor: An air compressor is used to compress gas in the manufacturing process, providing gas for machinery, industrial equipment or gas supply systems.
• Gas chiller: A gas chiller is used to cool gas during the manufacturing process or to use gas to cool other equipment or systems.
• Gas separator: A gas separator is used to separate different gas components in the manufacturing process, including oxygen separators, nitrogen separators and carbon dioxide separators.
• Gas filter: A gas filter is used to remove impurities, dust and water vapor from gas during manufacturing or use.
• Gas cylinder filling machine: A gas cylinder filling machine is used to package gas in gas cylinders or other gas containers.

c. Typical industrial gas manufacturing enterprises in Vietnam

In Vietnam, there are many industrial gas manufacturing and supply enterprises, including large enterprises such as:

• Vietnam Gas Co., Ltd. – Vinagas: Is a leading industrial gas manufacturing and supply enterprise in Vietnam, established in 2007.
• Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation – PV Gas: Is one of the largest gas manufacturing companies in Vietnam, with its head office in Ho Chi Minh City and was established in 2007.
• Saigon Gas Co., Ltd.: Is one of the leading industrial gas manufacturing and supply enterprises in the southern region of Vietnam, established in 2002.
• The World Gas Co., Ltd.: Is one of the leading industrial gas manufacturing and supply enterprises in Vietnam, established in 1998.
• Industrial Gas Co., Ltd.: Is one of the leading industrial gas manufacturing and supply enterprises in the Central Highlands, established in 2006.

d. Specific jobs in an industrial gas manufacturing factory

Group 1

• Executive director, deputy executive director, head of department in an industrial gas 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

• Manufacturing process: This is the stage of manufacturing industrial gases from raw materials. This process usually includes processing, disinfection, and gas separation stages.
• Quality control: Quality control work includes checking the gas manufactured to ensure the correct quality and standards. This work must be done continuously to ensure the product achieves the best quality.
• Maintenance and repair: Machinery and equipment in the industrial gas manufacturing factory need to be maintained, cleaned and repaired periodically to ensure stable operation and minimize the risk of damage and work accidents.
• Warehouse and transportation management: Warehouse and transportation management work ensures that products are stored and transported correctly, ensuring the safety and quality of the products.

Group 4

• Office work, service, sales, marketing.
• Manufacturing management, quality management, human resource management, material management, financial and accounting management.
• Research and development of new products, design of product packaging.

2. Overview of the work safety training course for industrial gas manufacturing

Within the scope of this article, we focus on issues related to group 3, because group 3 is the group directly participating in the manufacturing process, bearing the highest risk of work safety. See more about other groups here

a. What is group 3 work safety training?

• Work safety training for group 3 is a training session to equip workers with awareness of how to prevent work accidents.
• The work safety training course will help workers recognize and prevent dangers, and limit the risk of work accidents while working.

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b. Training duration

Initial safety training duration

• The total training duration is at least 24 hours, including the examination time.
• 8 hours of theoretical study on the system of policies and laws on work safety and hygiene
• 8 hours of theoretical study on basic knowledge of work safety and hygiene
• 4 hours of theoretical study on specialized training content
• 2 hours of practical study on specialized training content
• 2 hours of theoretical examination at the end of the training course

The safety training center will allocate the time into many training sessions depending on the time arrangement for employees. But usually, there will be 6 training sessions, and the course will last for 3 days, on the condition that the manufacturing enterprise can arrange continuous study time.

Periodic safety training duration

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

Explanation: The total periodic work safety training duration is at least 12 hours, including the examination time. After completing the periodic training course and passing the examination, the employee will be re-issued or have their work safety card renewed.

c. Content of the training course

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d. Work safety card

After completing the work safety training course and passing the examination, the employee will be issued a work safety card (in practice, it is often called a group 3 work safety certificate ).

In which, the group 3 safety card will clearly show information such as: full name, date of birth, specific job and working environment. At the same time, it also has the training time, red stamp and signature confirming the completion of the training course.

According to the regulations on issuing safety cards specified in clause 2 article 24 of decree 44/2016/ND-CP, it is divided into 2 cases:

• Case where the employer and the employee have a labor contract with each other, the employer must sign, stamp and seal the safety card for the trained person in group 3 after undergoing the training course from the work safety training unit and passing the examination.
• In the case of freelance, seasonal employees, who do not have a labor contract, the training unit must sign, stamp and seal the safety card for the employee after undergoing the training course from the work safety training unit and passing the examination.

3. Identifying dangers that affect workers when manufacturing industrial gases

Some dangers that affect workers when manufacturing industrial gases include:

• Gas can cause explosions, fires, and even death. Therefore, when working with gas, employees must strictly comply with safety regulations, use protective equipment and emergency response measures when an incident occurs.
• Some machines in the industrial gas manufacturing factory can operate at very high pressure, so they can cause serious accidents if safety regulations are not followed.
• Chemicals used in the industrial gas manufacturing process can be toxic to the health of employees. They can also cause explosions, fires or other environmental impacts.
• The types of gases manufactured and handled in the industrial gas manufacturing process can be toxic to the health of employees, so maximum health protection measures must be ensured.
• The temperature and pressure in the industrial gas manufacturing process can be higher than the external environment, so employees need to be trained to ensure safety during work.

4. Common types of work accidents that occur when manufacturing industrial gases

Common types of work accidents that occur when manufacturing industrial gases may include:

• Accidents with equipment and machinery: Such as accidents due to air compressor explosions, gas cylinder explosions, gas leaks, or liquid leaks.
• Accidents with toxic materials: Toxic substances, such as chemical gases and liquids, can cause poisoning to workers if not used correctly.
• Accidents with electricity: Electrical equipment in the industrial gas manufacturing process can cause danger to workers if not used correctly or if they are damaged.
• Accidents with heat: The industrial gas manufacturing process can cause danger with high temperatures, causing danger to workers if not used correctly.
• Accidents due to operational incidents: Some unintended operational incidents can occur during the industrial gas manufacturing process, such as damaging equipment and machinery or causing gas leaks.

5. Safety measures when participating in industrial gas manufacturing

Safety measures when participating in industrial gas manufacturing include:

• To protect parts of the body, employees must wear full protective equipment such as helmets, protective glasses, protective clothing, gloves, safety shoes, masks, etc.
• Employees need to be fully trained and instructed on potential dangers, safety skills and working procedures.
• Industrial gas manufacturing equipment needs to be checked and maintained regularly to ensure safe and effective operation.
• Employees need to comply with the safety regulations issued by the factory and relevant management agencies.
• Employees must know how to use toxic and chemical substances safely to avoid negative effects on their health.
• The factory needs to provide full information on work safety and strengthen the control of the safety situation during the manufacturing process.
• Periodically organize work environment monitoring in factories and enterprises, collect and analyze harmful factors for employees, thereby adjusting to reduce the level of harm to prevent occupational diseases for them.

6. Benefits of work safety training for industrial gas manufacturing

An Toan Nam Viet provides your enterprise with the following great benefits after completing work safety training courses in accordance with the regulations in Decree 44/2016/ND-CP on work safety and hygiene, for companies, factories, and enterprises.

• Employees can recognize the potential risks of work accidents and take preventive measures to avoid them.
• Your Enterprise can establish risk prevention measures in the manufacturing, operation, and maintenance process.
• Minimize costs when work safety risks occur.
• Uninterrupted manufacturing will help increase labor productivity and product quality.
• Comply with work safety laws, avoiding legal risks.
• Create credibility and professionalism in all aspects, thereby enhancing your enterprise’s brand.

Nam Viet’s training courses are the solution to prevent and combat external factors affecting each individual 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 work safety training course for industrial gas manufacturing

An Toan Nam Viet has many years of experience in the mission of accompanying many enterprises in Vietnam in general and in the southern provinces in particular. And that responsibility is something extremely precious to Nam Viet, which is why Nam Viet’s Work Safety Training is always focused on becoming more and more professional. And the motivation for An Toan Nam Viet to grow strong to this day comes from the positive feedback and suggestions from enterprises. Below are the feedback from our partners that 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 reduce a problem that needs to be handled, so we can focus more on our expertise.”

Lee Ki Hwa / General Director

Bac Nam E&C Construction and 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 consulting team. The class organization was very fast 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 work safety and the work of completing safety records to serve the working process. The consulting team is enthusiastic and timely with our questions. 5 stars for Nam Viet”

Truong Ba Ngoc Minh / Chairman of the Board of Directors

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8. An Toan Nam Viet’s Work Safety Training Capacity

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

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Work safety training license

• An Toan Nam Viet has been checked and issued a certificate of eligibility for work safety and hygiene training by the Department of Work Safety of the Ministry of Labor – Invalids and Social Affairs. This further solidifies our work safety training capacity.

Documents and lectures

• Before work safety training documents are put into the WST training courses, they have been reviewed and approved to ensure that the lectures are correct in terms of knowledge and effective when applied.
• The teaching method of the lecturers is synchronized according to An Toan Nam Viet’s teaching standards, which is a method that experts in work safety and hygiene training have researched and drawn from the teaching process to bring the highest knowledge acquisition efficiency for trainees.

Facilities

• Controlling the factors in the classroom that affect the training process will increase the teaching performance and the knowledge acquisition efficiency of trainees.
• The facilities supporting our training course always arrange spacious classrooms that meet standards for area, lighting, training equipment, etc.

9. Reputable and quality safety training center nationwide

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

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

Our work safety training lecturers are experts with many years of experience in the field. They even have research projects to identify dangers in all professions and how to prevent them.

The lecturers’ lectures are drawn from practice and conveyed in the most lively and easy-to-visualize way to workers. These factors help workers feel comfortable during their study time and absorb our taught knowledge well. Of course, the knowledge conveyed always closely follows decree 44/2016/ND-CP.

From there, they grasp many measures to prevent dangers and how to protect themselves. At the same time, they also apply it in the most appropriate way in their actual work.

Our safety training center is proud to be a unit that provides reputable and professional work safety training services with the following advantages:

• Competitive training costs but training quality is still guaranteed.
• Flexible training schedule based on the manufacturing situation of the Company/enterprise.
• Fast procedures for issuing work safety training certificates, in accordance with the law.
• The training lecturers are those with many years of experience in the profession.
• The classroom is controlled for factors affecting the training process, which increases teaching performance and the knowledge acquisition efficiency of trainees.
• The lectures are compiled to be suitable for work safety in enterprises.
• An Toan Nam Viet works with dedication and professionalism to support customers accurately and quickly.

10. See more industrial gas manufacturing work safety training documents

• Industrial gas manufacturing work safety documents
• Work safety training documents
• Work safety training test questions
• Industrial gas manufacturing work safety multiple-choice test
• Industrial gas manufacturing work safety training lecture slides