On May 15, 2018, the Government issued Decree No.71/2018/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Law on management and use of weapons, explosives and combat gears about industrial explosives and explosives precursors. The Decree took effect since July 1, 2018.

Accordingly, Decree No.71/2018/ND-CP specifies the professional qualifications in industrial explosive materials as follows:

1. Managers must have a university or higher degree in chemical specialties, weapons, ammunition, chemical technology in explosives, engineering, mining, mine technology, construction, transportation, irrigation, geophysics or petroleum.
2. Persons engaged in the analysis and testing of industrial explosive materials must have intermediate or higher degrees in chemical specialties, weapons, ammunition, chemical technologies in charge of explosives, engineering, mining, mine technology, geology or mine drilling.
3. Explosion commanders must have intermediate or higher level qualifications in the technical field. Specifically, for specialized techniques in weapons, ammunition, chemical technology in explosives, engineering, mining, mine technology, construction, transportation, irrigation, geophysics, petroleum or blasting drilling, explosion commanders must have direct use of industrial explosive materials for at least one year for persons with university or higher degrees and at least 2 years for a person have intermediate or college level; For other technical specialties, explosion commanders must have direct use of industrial explosive materials for at least 2 years for persons with university or higher degrees and at least 3 years for a person have intermediate or college level.
4. Mine workers must have a level of primary or higher level in chemical specialties, weapons, ammunition, chemical technology in explosives, engineering, mining, mine technology, construction, transportation, irrigation, geophysics, petroleum or blasting drilling or an intermediate or higher level in other specializations. The miners must have worked in mine service for at least 6 months.

With detailed and specific regulations, Decree No.71/2018/ND-CP is expected to create the necessary legal framework, thereby contributing to screening as well as improving professional qualifications and responsibility of those who work in industrial explosive materials; at the same time, tighten and improve the State management in this field.