On August 25, 2021, the Minister of Construction issued Circular No.10/2021/TT-BXD guiding Decree 06/2021/ND-CP on quality management, construction, and Decree 44/2016/ND-CP on technical inspection of occupational safety.

Accordingly, this Circular details a number of contents on labor safety management, construction quality, and construction maintenance; applicable to domestic agencies, organizations, and individuals, and foreign organizations and individuals related to labor safety management, construction quality, and construction maintenance. Inside, the Circular has detailed instructions on the expenses of ensuring occupational safety and hygiene in the construction of works, including:
– Expenses for setting up and implementing safety measures;
– Expenses for training on occupational safety and health; expenses for technical inspection of occupational safety of machines and equipment; expenses for information and propaganda on occupational safety and health;
– Expenses for providing personal protective equipment and tools for employees;
– Expenses for fire and explosion prevention and fighting;
– Expenses for prevention and control of dangerous and harmful factors and improvement of working conditions; expenses of organizing risk assessment of occupational safety.

This is one of the contents of indirect expenses in the construction expenses of the work construction estimate.
This Circular takes effect from October 15, 2021.