Who keeps the employee's occupational disease files?
The employing unit shall properly keep the employee health monitoring files according to law. The employer may also formulate relevant regulations and negotiate with the employees to personally keep the occupational health monitoring files of the employees. Employee health occupational file is to check and evaluate the health status of employees, prevent possible diseases in the future, and reduce the risk of occupational diseases.
Legal basis: Article 36 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases.
The employing unit shall establish occupational health monitoring files for workers and keep them properly within the prescribed time limit.
The occupational health monitoring files shall include the employees' occupational history, occupational hazard exposure history, occupational health examination results, occupational disease diagnosis and treatment and other relevant personal health information.
When leaving the employer, the laborer has the right to ask for a copy of his occupational health monitoring file, and the employer shall provide it truthfully and free of charge, and sign the copy provided.
When an acute occupational accident occurs or may occur, the employing unit shall immediately take emergency rescue and control measures and report to the local health administrative department and relevant departments in time. After receiving the report, the health administrative department shall, jointly with relevant departments, promptly organize investigation and handling; When necessary, temporary control measures can be taken.
The administrative department of health shall organize medical treatment.
For workers who have suffered or may suffer from acute occupational hazards, the employer shall promptly organize medical treatment, health examination and medical observation, and the expenses required shall be borne by the employer.