There are many occupational hazards that affect the health of employees, including chemical poisons, productive dust, physical factors, and occupational trauma. When the occupational hazard factors affect the human body and the intensity exceeds a certain limit, the human body cannot compensate for the functional or organic pathological changes it causes, and the corresponding clinical signs appear. Such diseases are collectively referred to as occupational diseases. .

Protecting the health of workers and safeguarding workers’ health rights and interests is an important goal in the formulation of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases." The Occupational Disease Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China clearly stipulates that laborers have the right to occupational health protection according to law. It also stipulates that the employer is the first person responsible for labor protection and must provide labor protection for the workers. It also stipulates the responsibilities of governments at all levels and relevant administrative departments. At the same time, it also stipulates the responsibilities of organizations and individuals involved in the prevention and control of occupational diseases.

Occupational health, also known as occupational hygiene, is the prevention of toxic and hazardous substances that cause harm to human health during the work process or cause occupational diseases. Its main contents include improving working conditions, eliminating and preventing occupational hazards, reducing occupational diseases, and ensuring the health of employees.

It is generally recognized that occupational diseases should meet the following three conditions: First, the disease should be closely related to occupational hazards in the workplace; second, the dose (concentration or intensity) of the exposure to the risk factors can cause disease regardless of past or present. The third is the difference between occupational and non-occupational causes. The former must be greater than the latter. Medically referred occupational diseases refer to specific diseases caused by occupational hazards. In the legislative sense, occupational diseases have a certain scope, that is, all occupational diseases prescribed by the competent authorities of the national government are collectively referred to as statutory occupational diseases. Those diagnosed with statutory occupational diseases can enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits.

With the continuous changes in industrial production conditions, the types and effects of occupational hazards are constantly changing. At present, statutory occupational diseases in China are defined as 115 categories of 10 categories.

Occupational health is closely related to occupational diseases. In practical work, occupational health starts from the perspective of prevention, implements various measures to prevent occupational diseases for employees and eliminates or reduces the impact of occupational hazards on workers. This is the root cause of controlling or reducing occupational diseases. Of the policy. Therefore, it is of great significance to improve occupational health.

The Chinese government attaches great importance to the prevention of occupational diseases. In the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Treatment of Occupational Diseases," the occupational health requirements for the prevention of occupational diseases are clearly stated. At the same time, the obligations and rights of workers in the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases are stipulated. For example, workers have the right to receive occupational health education, training, occupational health check, occupational disease diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation and other occupational disease prevention services. Occupational health examinations include pre-employment physical examinations, regular physical examinations during the post, post-exit health checks, and emergency health checks.

Employers must provide occupational hazard protection facilities that meet the requirements; manage occupational hazards that exist in workplaces; evaluate and manage the degree of occupational hazards at workplaces; provide health supervision for workers; sign contracts and sign boards and warnings for workplaces. Labeling, training and education to inform workers of occupational hazards; establish monitoring of occupational hazards and workers' health records; report occupational diseases, treat people with occupational diseases, and ensure proper placement; take laborers’ social insurance for work-related injuries; implement occupational diseases Harm prevention and occupational disease prevention funds.

China Labor Insurance Network