Safety security

Traffic police nationwide forces will increase their patrols in three routes to ensure traffic order and safety on the national holidays April 30 and May 1 Traffic police increase patrols on roads Specifically, traffic police force nationwide will mobilize all officers and arrange patrol forces to control and strictly handle violations of traffic safety with concentration on roads with high-risk of accidents, during hours which accidents often occur and the “accident blackspot " where road traffic accidents have historically been concentrated. Moreover, police officers will work in full compliance with the Ministry of Public Security’s direction on patrol and handling of violations according to the theme "Driver on the road under influence of drugs violating regulations”. Police officers will handle violations relating to overloading, oversized vehicles; plus, they will maximally exploit the surveillance camera system to impose punishment on violators. Over the past time, illegal motorbike race has developed complicatedly. The Traffic Police Department required police in provinces and cities to evaluate and learn lessons from the implementation of the Ministry of Public Security's plan on preventing and combating illegal racing. Additionally, police officers must well understand the situation, and assume responsibilities of their units. On that basis, more police officers will be assigned their duties with the aim to prevent the gathering of illegal racing, swinging and re-occurrence of security disorder. Traffic police ensure the traffic safety and safety of railway and inland waterways meanwhile they also actively coordinate with local authorities, police, and the railway and waterway sectors to inspect, control and handle violations which is the cause of railway traffic accidents, waterways. The Traffic Police Department also required traffic police, police units and localities to grasp the situation, develop plans to mobilize permanent and …

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Transport operators have to equip their vehicles with 4G or 5G security camera. Around 200,000 over-nine-seat coaches, container trucks and tractor-trailers will have to be equipped with cameras to monitor driver and passenger conduct, according to the Transport Department under the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam. Transport firms to install cameras on vehicles before July 1. Photo: Tran Cuong Deputy Head of the transport department Do Cong Thuy said that the department had requested transport firms to install cameras on vehicles before July 1 in line with the government's Decree 10/2020/ND-CP providing for auto transport business and conditions for auto transport businesses. Accordingly, transport operators have to equip their vehicles with 4G or 5G security camera, Thuy said, adding that the vehicle cameras must send the visuals 12-20 times an hour to transport firms and regulatory agencies. The installation of cameras in vehicles is aimed to enhance the safety of passengers, help State regulatory agencies better oversee travel activities, monitor drivers, prevent them from picking up more passengers than the seating capacity, Thuy stressed. Transport businesses are required to store camera footage recorded within 24 hours for vehicles traveling up to 500 kilometers, and 72 hours for those running over 500 kilometers. Footage would be provided to authorities, including police and traffic inspectors, to keep track of driver conduct and prevent them from excessively picking up passengers. In 2020, the Vietnam Automobile Transport Association requested the Ministry of Transport extend the installation deadline to two years as transport firms faced losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the proposal was rejected. Chairman of the Vietnam Automobile Transport Association Nguyen Van Quyen said that the cost of camera installation and internet connection would be high. Each vehicle must have three to four cameras, while …

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Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway will have a trial run next month.-VNA/VNS Photo The move was made after materials and equipment reportedly stolen from stations and depots of the railway project. Since August 1, the line has been connected to the national power grid for trial operation. Therefore, another important task for the project management board is to ensure the safety of its electricity system. The project EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) general contractor, the China Railway Sixth Group (CRSG), was asked to strengthen security personnel presence, install surveillance cameras and fences to control people entering the station and prevent unauthorised persons from entering the construction site. All Chinese-Vietnamese bilingual documents planned for the project must be examined and approved by the management board before being printed and used at the site. It is strictly forbidden to post or publicise the documents before this approval to avoid misleading the public. On August 11, the general contractor invited all of the workers and their relatives to attend a trial run of the elevated train. In order to control entrance, bilingual Chinese – Vietnamese metro tickets were used with one-day validity. Regarding the using of signboards and printed documents in Chinese and Vietnamese in the project area, the board reported that the materials are only for internal and temporary use during the construction to facilitate the work of on-site Chinese engineers and experts. The ministry also required the EPC contractor to allocate human resources to ensure the remaining work of the project is completed in accordance with the schedule and quality requirements. Since the metro line was also connected to the national power grid for its trial operation last month, electrical hazards are a new worry. The work must comply with the provisions of the contract and the detailed plan approved by competent authorities, according to the transport …

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