Publicity Week of Occupational Disease Prevention Law:
China has designated the International Labor Day from the last week of April to May 1 (April 25th to May1) as the national publicity week of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases. Publicity Week of Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Law is to conscientiously implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on occupational disease prevention and control, thoroughly publicize and implement the occupational disease prevention and control law, promote employers to implement the main responsibility of occupational disease prevention and control, and protect workers' occupational health rights and interests. During the publicity week every year, the health authorities will jointly carry out the publicity week activities of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases with human resources, social security, trade unions and other relevant departments and organizations around a theme. Common occupational diseases include respiratory diseases caused by dust and chemicals, skin diseases caused by chemical poisoning and so on. Long-term unprotected contact may be life-threatening.