Exploring Occupational Injuries and Disease Awareness in Different Industries

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Exploring common workplace injuries like strains, cuts, and respiratory conditions, highlighting the significance of identifying them as occupational diseases to safeguard workers' entitlements, medical coverage, and job security. The discussion underscores the necessity of educating and empowering employees in high-risk sectors to be informed about their rights and safety measures.

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