General: In order to strengthen the supervision and management of occupational health, strengthen the main responsibility of the employer for occupational disease prevention and control, prevent occupational hazards, and protect the health and related rights and interests of workers, these regulations are formulated in accordance with the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases and other laws and administrative regulations.
These Provisions shall apply to the supervision and management of the occupational disease prevention and control and safety production supervision and management departments of the employing units. The employing unit shall strengthen the prevention and control of occupational diseases, provide workers with working environment and conditions that meet the laws, regulations, rules, national occupational health standards and health requirements, and take effective measures to ensure the occupational health of workers. The employing unit is the main body responsible for the prevention and control of occupational diseases and is responsible for the occupational hazards generated by the unit.
The main person in charge of the employing unit is fully responsible for the prevention and control of occupational diseases in the unit. State administration of work safety is responsible for the supervision and management of occupational health of employers nationwide according to the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases and the responsibilities stipulated by the State Council.
The safety production supervision and management departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and management of the occupational health of the employing units within their respective administrative areas in accordance with the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases and the duties stipulated by the people's governments at the corresponding levels. Occupational health technical service institutions that provide technical services for the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases shall provide technical services for the employing units in accordance with the requirements of the Interim Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Occupational Health Technical Service Institutions and relevant standards, norms and practice guidelines.
Any unit or individual has the right to report the employer's violation of these provisions and occupational accidents to the safety production supervision and management department. Chapter II Responsibilities of the Employer Article 8 An employer with serious occupational hazards shall set up or designate an occupational health management institution or organization, and be equipped with full-time occupational health management personnel.