According to the relevant provisions of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, the employer shall provide necessary occupational health examination and diagnosis services for employees. When the employer conducts occupational health examination, it shall select qualified medical and health institutions to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the examination results. At the same time, the employer should also ensure the time limit and cycle of occupational health examination, and timely discover and prevent occupational health hazards. When diagnosing and evaluating occupational diseases, the employing unit shall also choose medical and health institutions recognized by the labor administrative department or the health administrative department. These medical and health institutions have professional technical and equipment conditions, can make scientific diagnosis and evaluation of occupational diseases, and provide necessary medical treatment and vocational rehabilitation services for employees. At the same time, the employer should scientifically formulate and improve the occupational health management system according to the different characteristics of posts and the individual differences of employees, and comprehensively improve the occupational health level of employees through prevention, control and intervention.
What will happen if the employer fails to select qualified medical and health institutions for occupational health examination? If the employer fails to select a qualified medical and health institution for occupational health examination as required, it will face administrative punishment and bear the consequences. When the employer is found to have violated the law of occupational health management, the labor administrative department will order it to make corrections and may impose administrative penalties such as fines.
Employers should attach importance to occupational health management, select qualified medical and health institutions for occupational health examination and diagnosis, and protect the health rights and interests of workers. At the same time, the employer should also scientifically formulate and improve the occupational health management system to improve the occupational health level of employees and maintain good labor relations.
Legal basis:
Article 10 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases shall provide employees with necessary occupational health examination and diagnosis services, select qualified medical and health institutions to carry out occupational health examination, and carry out occupational disease diagnosis and evaluation through medical and health institutions approved by the labor administrative department or the health administrative department.