The drill obligation does not apply to every facility that keeps chemicals. Law on Chemicals No. 69/2025/QH15 draws the circle fairly tightly.
Under clause 3 of Article 39, a chemical facility in the civil sector that stores chemicals on the list in clause 2 of Article 37 must organise a chemical incident response drill periodically, every year.
The list in clause 2 of Article 37 is the list of chemicals requiring a chemical incident prevention and response Plan, issued by the Government in Decree 24/2026/ND-CP. So the practical check is to compare the facility’s chemicals against that list.
A drill is not a standalone event. Clause 1 of Article 39 requires the contents of the approved Plan or the issued Measures to be fully implemented — which means the drill scenario comes from that document.
On expansion of scale or a change of production line or equipment for production, use or storage, the Plan or Measures must be amended, and the changed items may only operate after approval or issuance (clause 2 of Article 39).