Recommendations to enhance occupational safety at port of hai phong joint stock company – tan

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & TRAINING VIETNAM MARITIME UNIVERSITY STUDENT NAME:BUI HUONG LY DISSERTATION GLOBAL STUDIES AND MARITIME AFFAIRS RECOMMENDATIONS TO E

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & TRAINING

VIETNAM MARITIME UNIVERSITY

STUDENT NAME:BUI HUONG LY

DISSERTATION GLOBAL STUDIES AND MARITIME AFFAIRS

RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENHANCE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AT PORT OF HAI PHONG JOINT STOCK COMPANY –

TAN VU PORT BRANCH

HAI PHONG – 2015

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & TRAINING

VIETNAM MARITIME UNIVERSITY

STUDENT NAME:BUI HUONG LY STUDENT ID: 50076

DISSERTATION GLOBAL STUDIES AND MARITIME AFFAIRS

RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENHANCE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AT PORT OF HAI PHONG JOINT STOCK COMPANY –

TAN VU PORT BRANCH

Supervisor: Hoang Thi Lich

Division: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

Faculty: Economics

Currently, our country is entering a period of innovation, the period of accelerated industrialization and modernization, the scale of construction and is growing production and use more new technologies, with machinery and supplies diversity of types, so these factors can cause occupational accidents and occupational diseases for workers and it is increasing Therefore, implementation of measures to prevent occupational accidents and occupational diseases, protect and preserve the health of workers is urgently needed The improving working condition is one of the key tasks

to promote the production and increase productivity of social labor The well implement of labor protection work will bring great significance in terms of political, economic and social

Tan Vu Port Branch is currently in the process of promoting industrialization and modernization, the scale of exploitation is growing, the use of new technology with the machinery are diverse in type, so these factors may be the cause of the increase of labor accidents and occupational diseases Therefore, doing the research and provide recommendations for improving occupational safety in Tan Vu Port Branch is a critical requirement

I declare that this report is my own unaided work It has not been submitted before

If violated, I am solely responsible for and bear the punishments of the Institution and University

Student Name and Signature

Bui Huong Ly

of research and writing of this thesis I could not have imagined having a better advisor and mentor for my study

I would like to express sincere thanks to:

- International School of Education, Vietnam Maritime University

- Teachers of economics faculty were helping me in the process of learning and doing research

- I also sincerely thank the managers and employees of Tan Vu Port Branch for their enthusiastic support They have enthusiastically provided relevant documents to help me doing this research

Although the dissertation has been completed but due to my own understanding of theory and practice is still limited so it cannot avoid some mistakes I would like to receive the appreciation and suggestions of teachers and friends for my dissertation Sincerely thanks!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface i

Acknowledgment………ii

Table of Contents iii

List of Abbreviations v

List of Tables and Graphs vi

List of Figures vii

INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY 3

1.1Definition 3

1.1.1 Overview 3

1.1.2 The concept of occupational safety 3

1.2Regulations and policies related 3

1.2.1 International Law 3

1.2.2 Law in Vietnam 9

1.2.3 Basic regulations on labor safety in seaports 11

CHAPTER 2:OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AT TAN VU PORT BRANCH 14

2.1Overview about Tan Vu Port Branch 14

2.1.1 Formation and development of Tan Vu Port Branch 14

2.1.2 Roles and tasks of Tan Vu Port Branch 17

2.1.3 Functions of Tan Vu Port Branch 17

2.1.4 Organizational structure 17

2.1.5 Infrastructure 21

2.1.6 Business results of Tan Vu Port Branch in Q2 and Q3 of 2015 23

2.2Situation of occupational safety of Tan Vu Port Branch from 2013 – 2015 25

2.2.1 Occupational safety regulations and rules of company……… 25

2.2.3 The overview of the implementation occupational safety at Tan Vu Port Branch

31

2.2.4 The training on occupational safety in Tan Vu Port Branch 32

2.2.5 Equipping labor protection 33

2.2.6 The reality of occupational accident at Tan Vu Port Branch 34

2.3 Evaluating the occupational safety at Tan Vu Port Branch 37

2.3.1 Promulgation of company's regulations and rules 38

2.3.2 The implementation of occupational safety labor protection 38

2.3.3 Inspection work 40

CHAPTER 3 RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENHANCE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AT TAN VU PORT BRANCH 41

3.1 Recommendations for the promulgation of company's regulations and rules 41

3.2 Recommendations for the implementation of occupational safety labor protection 42

3.3 Recommendations for inspection work 44

3.4 Recommendations for Government 44

CONCULUSION 46

Reference 47

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

OSH Occupational Safety and Health

LP Labor Protection

OCHO Occupational Safety and Health Officer

ILO International Labor Organization

WTO World Health Organization

JSC Joint Stock Company

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 2.1: Flows guide to Tan Vu Port 16

TABLE 2.2: Berth system at Tan Vu Port 21

TABLE 2.3: Report of business production in Jul-2015 23

TABLE 2.4: The amount of money spent for labor protection annually 33

TABLE 2.5: Accident statistics in 2013 – 2015 34

TABLE 2.6: Some occupational accident cases 34

TABLE 2.7: Strong points and weak points of promulgation of company's regulations and rules on occupational safety 38

TABLE 2.8: Strong points and weak points of the implementation of occupational safety labor protection 39

TABLE 2.9: Strong points and weak points of the inspection work 40

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 2.1: Flow chart guide to Port of Hai Phong 17 FIGURE 2.2: Organizational structure of Tan Vu Port 19 FIGURE 2.3: Terminal area of Tan Vu Port 23

INTRODUCTION

At the present, our nation is entering a period of innovation, the period of accelerated industrialization and modernization, the scale of construction and is growing production and use more new technologies, with machinery and supplies diversity of types, therefore these factors can cause labor accidents and occupational diseases for employees and in the reality it is raising So that, the implementation of measures to prevent occupational accidents and occupational diseases, protect and preserve the health of workers is critically required The improving working condition is a very important task to promote the production andraise the productivity of social labor If the implementation of labor protection is good, it will bring great significance in terms of political, economic and social

Recently, Tan Vu Port Branch is in the process of promoting industrialization and modernization, the scale of exploitation is expanding and the new technology with the machinery is diversity These factors may lead to the increase of labor accidents and occupational diseases Therefore, doing the research and give suggestions to enhance the occupational safety in Tan Vu Port Branchis a critical requirement

Research Objective

- Assess the situation of labor safety at Tan Vu Port Branch from 2013 to 2015

- Find out the subjective reasons and the objective reasons for the occupational accident and propose some recommendations for minimizing the accident at work at Tan Vu Port Branch

- Draw experience lessons on solving the issues related to occupational accident

Research Scope

- Object of research: this research delves on the causative of accident at work

in production and business activities at Tan Vu Port Branch

- Research Scope: the industrial accidents and the solving measurement in Tan

Vu Port Branch from 2013 to 2015

Research Method

The methods are used in the process to implement this paper including statistical methods, synthesis of data in order to draw the regularity problems over the object of research

The process of research and analytical are combined with the theoretical and practical of employment and the solution for labor regime for employees working for company, assess the important issues in order to reach the purposes of research

Research Finding

In term of science: The research systemized the methodology of labor and the occupational accident and the measures to conduct the labor regime for workers in the seaport enterprises in general

In term of practical: The research points out these main causes of accidents at work in Tan Vu Port Branch

Simultaneously, drawing experience lessons from remedial measures of accident at work in Tan Vu Port Branch, from that enhance the occupational safe for employees and stabilize the production and business operations of company

The purposes of this research are providing the basic knowledge and information about occupational accident, labor protection and give solutions to minimize the accident at work in Tan Vu Port Branch

CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW OF

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY 1.1 Definition

Occupational safety and health may be important because of ethical, legal, and financial reasons All organizations have caring responsibilities to ensure that employees and any other person who could be influenced by the company’s commitment to maintain safe at all times Ethical obligation would related to the protecting the life and health of workers Legal reasons for OSH practices involve

to prevention, punishment and compensation of laws that protect worker's safety and health Occupational safety and health may also decrease employee injury and the cost that paid for illness, including health care, sick leave and disability benefit costs

1.1.2 The concept of occupational safety

Occupational health and safety is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in employment

The concept of occupational safety is “Occupational safety as known as workplace safety refers to the working environment at a company and encompasses all factors that impact the safety, health, and well-being of employees This can include environmental hazards, unsafe working conditions or processes, drug and alcohol abuse, and workplace violence.”(US Legal)

1.2 Regulations and policies related

1.2.1 International Law

The International Labor Organization (ILO) repeatedly directed its attention to the special situation of dockworker It describes a set of safety measures of a technical nature on, inter alia, approaches of working places, access to the ships, transport by water, mean of access from deck to the hold, the condition of hatch coverings and beams, the condition of hoisting machines or gear, the competence of operators of lifting or transporting machinery and signalmen, hoisting operations, dangerous goods, and first-aid facilities

Below, it shell outline ILO Convention No 152 concerning Occupational Safety and Health in Dock Work and its accompanying Recommendation No 160, both of which are regarded as up-to-date instrument

(1) Providing and maintaining work places, equipment and methods of work that are safe and without risk of injury to health

(2) Providing and maintaining safe means of access to any workplace

(3) Providing the information, training and supervision necessary to ensure the protection of workers against risks of accident or injury to health arising out of or in the course of their employment 186;

(4) Providing workers with any personal protective equipment and protective clothing and any life-saving appliances reasonably required where adequate protection against risk of accident or injury to health cannot be provided by other means;

(5) Providing and maintaining suitable and adequate first-aid and rescue facilities (6) Developing and establishing proper procedures to deal with any emergency situation which may arise (Art.4(1))

The measures to be taken in pursuance of the Convention shall cover:

(1) General requirement relating to the construction, equipping and maintenance of dock structures and other places at which dock work is carried out

(2) Fire and explosion and protection

(3) Safe means of access to ships, holds, staging, equipment and lifting appliances (4) Transportation of workers;

(5) Opening and closing of hatches, protection of hatchways and work in holds; (6) Construction, maintenance and use of lifting and other cargo handling appliances;

(7) Construction, maintenance and use of staging

(8) Rigging and use of ship’s derricks;

(9) Testing, examination, inspection and certification, as appropriate, of lifting appliances, of loose gear, including chain and ropes, and of slings and other lifting devices with form an integral part of the load

(10) Handling of different types cargoes

(11) Stacking and storage of goods;

(12) Dangerous substances and other hazards in the working environment;

(13) Personal protective equipment and protective clothing

(14) Sanitary and washing facilities and welfare amenities

(15) Medical supervision

(16) First-aid and reuse facilities;

(17) Safety and health organization

(18) Training of workers

(19) Notification and investigation of occupational accidents and disease

1.2.2.1 The workplaces (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulation 1992

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 cover a wide range

of basic health, safety and welfare issues and apply to most workplaces (except those involving construction work on construction sites, those in or on a ship, or those below ground at a mine) It will help employers understand the regulatory requirements on issues such as ventilation, temperature, lighting, cleanliness, room dimensions, workstations and seating, floor conditions, falls or falling objects,

transparent and translucent doors, gates and walls, windows, skylights and ventilators, traffic routes, escalators, sanitary conveniences and washing facilities

*Regulation 5 Maintenance of workplace, and of equipment, devices and systems

(1) The workplace and the equipment, devices and systems to which this regulation applies shall be maintained (including cleaned as appropriate) in an efficient state,

in efficient working order and in good repair

(2) Where appropriate, the equipment, devices and systems to which this regulation applies shall be subject to a suitable system of maintenance

*Regulation 7 Temperature in indoor workplaces

(1) During working hours, the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings shall

be reasonable

(2) A method of heating or cooling shall not be used which results in the escape into

a workplace of fumes, gas or vapour of such character and to such extent that they are likely to be injurious or offensive to any person

(3) A sufficient number of thermometers shall be provided to enable persons at work to determine the temperature in any workplace inside a building

*Regulation 8 Lighting

(1) Every workplace shall have suitable and sufficient lighting

(2) The lighting mentioned in paragraph (1) shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, be by natural light

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), suitable and sufficient emergency lighting shall be provided in any room in circumstances in which persons at work are specially exposed to danger in the event of failure of artificial lighting

*Regulation 9 Cleanliness and waste materials

(1) Every workplace and the furniture, furnishings and fittings therein shall be kept sufficiently clean

(2) The surfaces of the floors, walls and ceilings of all workplaces inside buildings shall be capable of being kept sufficiently clean

(3) So far as is reasonably practicable, waste materials shall not be allowed to accumulate in a workplace except in suitable receptacles

*Regulation 12 Condition of floors and traffic routes

(1) Every floor in a workplace and the surface of every traffic route in a workplace shall be of a construction such that the floor or surface of the traffic route is suitable for the purpose for which it is used

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the requirements in that paragraph shall include requirements that –

(a) The floor, or surface of the traffic route, shall have no hole or slope, or be uneven or slippery so as, in each case, to expose any person to a risk to his health or safety; and

(b) Every such floor shall have effective means of drainage where necessary

(3) So far as is reasonably practicable, every floor in a workplace and thesurface of every traffic route in a workplace shall be kept free from obstructions and from any article or substance which may cause a person to slip, trip or fall

(4) In considering whether for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) a hole or slope exposes any person to a risk to his health or safety –

(a) No account shall be taken of a hole where adequate measures have been taken to prevent a person falling; and

(b) Account shall be taken of any handrail provided in connection with any slope (5) Suitable and sufficient handrails and, if appropriate, guards shall be provided on all traffic routes which are staircases except in circumstances in which a handrail cannot be provided without obstructing the traffic route

*Regulation 13 Falls or falling objects

(1) So far as is practicable, every tank, pit or structure where there is a risk of a person in the workplace falling into a dangerous substance in the tank, pit or structure, shall be securely covered or fenced

(2) Every traffic route over, across or in an uncovered tank, pit or structure such as

is mentioned in paragraph (5) shall be securely fenced

(3) In this regulation, “dangerous substance” means –

(a) Any substance likely to scald or burn;

(b) Any poisonous substance;

(c) Any corrosive substance;

(d) Any fume, gas or vapor likely to overcome a person; or

(e) Any granular or free-flowing solid substance, or any viscous substance which, in any case, is of a nature or quantity which is likely to cause danger to any person

*Regulation 17 Organization etc of traffic routes

(1) Every workplace shall be organized in such a way that pedestrians andvehicles can circulate in a safe manner

(2) Traffic routes in a workplace shall be suitable for the persons or vehicles using them, sufficient in number, in suitable positions and of sufficient size

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2), traffic routes shall not satisfy the requirements of that paragraph unless suitable measures are taken to ensure that –

(a) Pedestrians or, as the case may be, vehicles may use a traffic route without causing danger to the health or safety of persons at work near it;

(b) There is sufficient separation of any traffic route for vehicles from doors or gates or from traffic routes for pedestrians which lead onto it; and

(c) Where vehicles and pedestrians use the same traffic route, there is sufficient separation between them

(4) All traffic routes shall be suitably indicated where necessary for reasons of health or safety

(5) Paragraph (2) shall apply so far as is reasonably practicable, to a workplace which is not a new workplace, a modification, an extension or a conversion.(Excutive, 2013)

1.2.2 Law in Vietnam

In recent years, to meet the requirements of the innovation and industrialization - modernization of the country, the legislation in general and legislation on labor protection in particular has been attended by Government Therefore, the Government has a system of laws, regulations and policies on labor protection are relatively complete

The legal system of regulations and policies related to labor protection include: a) The 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - The Labor Code (which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No 51/2001/QH10) about labor protection

- In the Article 5b Rights and obligations of employees regulates that the worker has right:

To receive a wage commensurate with his/her occupational knowledge and skills on the basis of an agreement reached with the employer; to receive labor protection and work in assured conditions of labor safety and labor hygiene; to take leaves according to the prescribed regime, paid annual leaves and enjoy collective welfare benefits;

- Moreover, Article 137, 149 … have regulations on labor protection

*Article 137 Assurance of occupational safety and hygiene at workplace

1 In case of new construction, expansion or innovation of buildings and facilities to manufacture, use, preserve and store machines, equipment, supplies and substances which have strict requirements on occupational safety and hygiene, investors or employers shall prepare plans on occupational safety and hygiene measures at workplace and for the environment

2 The manufacture, use, preservation and transportation of machines, equipment, supplies, energies, electricity, chemicals, plant protection drugs

as well as the change of technology and import of new technology must comply with promulgated or applied national technical regulations or standards on occupational safety and hygiene at the workplace

*Article 149 Personal protection equipment in work

1 An employee doing a dangerous or toxic job must be adequately provided with and shall use personal protection equipment in the working process according to the regulations of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs

2 Personal protection equipment must meet applicable quality standards b) The 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - The Labor Code (which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No 51/2001/QH10) about occupational safety and hygiene at workplace

- Chapter VII: Working time and rest time

- Chapter IX: Occupational safety and hygiene

- Chapter X: Separate provisions for female employees

- Chapter XI: Separate provisions for minor employees and other types of employees

- Chapter XII: Social Insurance

- Chapter XVI: Labor inspection, handling of violations of labor law

c) Other related laws about occupational safety and hygiene at workplace

- Law No 21-LCT/HDNN8 of June 30, 1989, of people’s health

- Law on trade unions(Publisher, 2015)

1.2.3 Basic regulations on labor safety in seaports

1.2.3.1 The purposes of basic regulations on labor safety at seaports

Basic regulations on labor safety at seaports must be implemented to:

- To arrange, maintain and ensure workplace and facilities safely and avoid risks related to health at work

- Provide technical and medical equipment to ensure timely response and first aid when a labor incident or accident occurs

- Provide information, training courses and supervise if necessary to ensure the protection for workers against the risk of accidents or risks affecting the health of workers originating from their job or arising in when performing the job

- Labor protection equipment for the employee

- Provide necessary and reasonable rescue equipment when cannot fully prevent the risks of accidents and the risks that impact on the health of workers

1.2.3.2 Basic regulations on labor safety at seaports

a) Workplace

- When a workplace becomes unsafe or threatening to the health of workers, the effective measures need to be applied by the fence, marker system, or other appropriate means Stop the operation to protect the workers until there

is no longer dangerous if necessary

- All the places where the loading and unloading are conducted and all the roads leading to these areas must be illuminatedfully appropriately

Any obstacles that are likely to cause danger to the movement of a lifting device, a vehicle or someone, if cannot move or relocate, it must be signaled logically, easily identifiable and adequate illumination if necessary

All vacant lands areused for transportation or for storing goods or materials must be

The lobby must have sufficient width and be arranged to ensure the safety of vehicles and cargo handling equipment The lobby for walkermust be arranged as needed (have sufficient width and separated from the lobby for vehicles if can) b) Vehicle and equipment

Fire protection means must be provided full and ready for use in areas where the loading and unloading work are conducted

All the dangerous parts of machinery should be protected effectively

In case of emergency, immediately cease the supply of energy to the machines if necessary

All electrical equipment must be arranged, installed, operated and maintained in a reasonable way to prevent the dangerous and matched with the standards provided

by authority

c) Transporting people or vehicles to other work places

When transporting people to a ship or to a different place or by sea, it has to be ensured that all properly measures to ensure the safety The transportations must conform to the conditions of transport for this purpose

When workers have to move into or to a location on the land, the transportations arranged by the employer must ensure about safety

d) Ensure the safety for workers in the process of loading and unloading cargo

If workers work on ship, the way down of hatch or cargo compartment hatches must

be guaranteed by:

- A fixed stairway, if not, it must have a ladder with sufficient width, durable and good structure

- The other equipment had to have the approval of the competent authority

Do not use the hatch cover or bar of deck if these parts do not have the certainty structural and reliability guaranteed for use

It must have a ventilation system toensurethe air circulation in cargo holds or on deck in order to prevent the risk of harm to health of workers due to the smoke emitted from the internal combustion engine or from the other source

It must equip fully equipment, including evacuation vehicles to ensure the safety for employees while loading and unloading cargoes

In term of container ships, it must have the necessary means to ensure the safety of worker those who are doing the installation or dismantling container All paths for the container had to be arranged and the operation in the aisles should be deployed

to ensure the safety of workers, insofar as this procedure is reasonable and feasible e) safety measures for lifting vehicles

All lifting vehicles, all parts of ancillary equipmentand all hook cables or equipment lifting which is attached to a package, shall:

Having designed andfine texture, with reasonable reliability for the using purpose, maintained in the guaranteed condition and must be installedproperly

Used correctly and safely and should not exceed the tonnage

The fixture equipment on the port has to be checked from time to time by the competent authority

After completing the test of any lifting or parts of ancillary equipmentwith working conditions, the devices must be inspected fully and confirmed by inspectors

All the lifting equipment, the ancillary equipment parts must be inspected and verified by competent person periodically The testing must be performed at least once per 12 months

Do not be raised or lowered the packages if these package not be fixed with lifting devices to ensure safety.(Trung, 2014)

CHAPTER 2: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AT TAN VU

PORT BRANCH 2.1 Overview about Tan Vu Port Branch

Name of company: Port of Hai Phong Joint Stock Company – Tan Vu Port Branch Telephone: +84.31.3262608

Address: Dinh Vu Industrial Zone

2.1.1 Formation and development of Tan Vu Port Branch

In order to meet the demand of the cargo output which is rising through sea route and decrease the load for the inner-city port, the Port of Hai Phong JSC has invested

in constructing new berths in Dinh Vu Industrial Zone.The port has 5 berths with the total length of 980 m which are very big, modern, up-to-date and have ability to handle cargoes from high capacity vessels

In 28th November 2008, the Port of HaiPhong decided to form Tan Vu Port based

on the decision No.4271/QĐ-HĐTV Tan Vu Port belongs to Port of HaiPhong, with the obligations on handling cargo, freight forwarding and transporting The direct workforce of the port are divided in to 3 teams includes 1 motorized team, 1 handling team, 1 freight forwarding team

2.1.1.1 Geographical terrain

Tan Vu Port is located on Bach Dang flow, and the coordinate is 20050N, 106041E and have the area about 61 hectares (including berth area and yard area) The east of the portadjoins Vinalines Port, the west of the port adjoins Dinh Vu Joint Stock Port, the south of the port adjoins highway and the north of the port adjoins navigable flow

Tan Vu Port locates in the Red River Delta triangle and has advantages of geographical location on the river way, road and air route

- About the river ways, small ship from Hai Phong to Ha Noican go through Cam River, Duong River, KinhThay River or Dao River, Lach Tray River, Van Uc River, Thai Binh River and the final destination is Red River From

Hai Phong to MongCai, small ship can go through Bach Dang River, Cai Trap channel, LachHuyen River and the final destination is Ha Long Bay

- About the road, Highway 5 is primary highway linking Hai Phong – Hai Duong – Ha Noi Highway 10 is the way linking Hai Phong – Thai Binh – Nam Dinh

- The airline is very conveniently Nowadays,Government has a plan to upgrade Cat Bi Airport to be an international airport

Those are favorable geographical condition for transporting cargoes to all cities of the country

2.1.1.2 Climate and weather condition

Tan Vu Port is affected by monsoon According to the Beaufort Wind Scale, if the level of wind is 5 or lower, the port can operate normally But if the wind level is from 5 to 7, the port may have some problemsif still operate and the productivity will be decreased slightly When the wind reaches level 7 or higher, the port must stop operating

In storm season, the port could be affected by storms formed in Philippine’s archipelago Storms could bring heavy rains and be the cause of bad influence on the operation of the port

Table 2.1 Flows guide to Tan Vu Port

Name of the flow Length (m) Width (m) Depth (m)

(Source: LachHuyen flow, 2015)

Figure 2.1 Flow chart guide to Port of Hai Phong

(Source: LachHuyen flow 2015)

- Draught in berth

By the investment and berths dredging project, berths were revamped and dredged with the depth is -10.2 m and have ability to services large ship, vessels

2.1.2 Roles and tasks of Tan Vu Port

Tan Vu Port is a branch of Port of Hai Phong Joint Stock Company; therefore it plays a key role in importing and exporting goods, machinery, and equipment for domestic and foreign market The tasks of Tan Vu Port Branchare handle container, equipment, iron and steel and bulk cargoes

It also contributes to the production activities of Hai Phong Port The cargo output accounted for 9% and revenue occupied14% of total of Port of Hai Phong in 2014

2.1.3 Functions of Tan Vu Port

The first and also the main function of Tan Vu Port is handling containers Container services of company include transportation service, packaging service, preserving service and other …

The second function is handling iron and steel, equipment and bulk cargoes This is also an important part to support for handling containers, taking advantage of every possibility of equipment to improve the efficiency of port’s operation

The final function is managing workforce and production strictly to achieve high economic efficiency, enhance labor’s skill and take care for employees

2.1.4 Organizational structure

Organizational structure of the company plays a crucial role in production and business processes Along with the development of economy, Tan Vu Port Branchalways takes cares of the methods to improve the management system in order to suit the production capacity of the company

The leader of Haiphong port is Director who is responsible for all activities of company Deputy Directors are people who support manager Business operations department is the key department supporting Director in monitoring all tasks in manufacturing business Therefore, the manufacturing business situation of the port

is enhanced, contributing to increase the revenue of the port and also raising the income of the employees

Human resources of Tan Vu Port Branch:

- Management staffs: 44 people

- Direct labors: 209 people

- In direct labors: 171 people

- Total: 424 people

Management staffs include the leaders of the port and staffs from departments Direct labors consists of workers, drivers In direct labors are freight forwarders, repairers, security teams…

-Information technology Team

Motorized Team

Figure 2.2 Organizational structure of Tan Vu Port

(Source: Administration Department of Tan Vu Port)

- Director

Director of Tan Vu Port is the leader of the port and directly responsible to Party Committee, Council members, General Director of Port of Hai Phong for receiving targets, plans, organizing efficient business production, completing the plans

- Deputy Directors

Deputy Directors are people who are on behalf of Director and undertake a field of his/her expertise on assigned functions and powers They directly monitor, manage and be responsible for reporting to Director about the assigned task

Deputy Director of Operation is person steering the tasks of handling cargoes, freight forwarding import and export through the port Directly managing and steering handling team and freight forwarding team

Deputy Director of Technique is person who is in charge of managing the use of vehicles, equipment which help handle and transport goods; ensuring the quantity and the quality of materials and checking and repairing equipment and vehicles Directly managing and steering motorized team

- Administration department

Supporting Director in staff issues, arranging organizational structure, monitoring direct production and ensuring policies for staffs of the port Besides, basing on business production situation to support Director in organizing salary

- Business operation department

The task of this department is organizing ships and cargoes operation, planning ship, warehouse liberation and monitoring process of the implementation of plans This department assist Director in operational measures such as berth, warehouse, and equipment of the port…

Monitoring production chain of the port, assisting Director in handling capacity, reporting cargo output through the port every day to Director Organizing briefings