This chapter delves into the occupational safety and health regulations in China, focusing on industries like mining and construction. It emphasizes the need for employers to establish clear guidelines, provide training, and ensure compliance with safety measures to prevent occupational diseases among workers.
Occupational disease, a term that we sometimes use rather casually to describe some of our minor ailments, is actually linked to a more serious matter pertaining to the health and welfare of workers. In China, the country has built, and is trying to improve, a national system for the monitoring and prevention of occupational diseases and hazards. On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Josh Cotterill