Legal basis: Article 3 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases adheres to the principle of giving priority to prevention and combining prevention and control, and establishes a mechanism in which employers are responsible, administrative organs supervise, industry self-discipline, employees participate and social supervision, and implements classified management and comprehensive management.
Article 4 Laborers have the right to occupational health protection according to law. The employing unit shall create a working environment and conditions that meet the national occupational health standards and health requirements for workers, and take measures to ensure that workers obtain occupational health protection. Trade unions shall supervise the prevention and control of occupational diseases according to law and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of workers. The employer shall listen to the opinions of the trade unions when formulating or amending the rules and regulations related to the prevention and control of occupational diseases.
Article 5 The employing unit shall establish and improve the responsibility system for occupational disease prevention and control, strengthen the management of occupational disease prevention and control, improve the level of occupational disease prevention and control, and be responsible for the occupational disease hazards generated by the unit.
Article 6 The principal responsible person of the employing unit shall be fully responsible for the occupational disease prevention and control work of the unit.
Article 7 Employers must participate in industrial injury insurance according to law. The administrative departments of labor security of the State Council and local people's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen the supervision and management of work-related injury insurance, and ensure that workers enjoy the benefits of work-related injury insurance according to law.
Article 8 The State encourages and supports the research, development, popularization and application of new technologies, new processes, new equipment and new materials that are conducive to the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases and the protection of workers' health, strengthens the basic research on the pathogenesis and occurrence law of occupational diseases, and improves the scientific and technological level of occupational disease prevention and treatment; Actively adopt effective occupational disease prevention and control technologies, processes, equipment and materials; Restrict the use or eliminate technologies, processes, equipment and materials with serious occupational hazards. The state encourages and supports the construction of medical rehabilitation institutions for occupational diseases.