(Adopted at the 24th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the
Ninth National People's Congress on October 27, 2001 and
promulgated by Order No. 60 of the President of the People's
Republic of China on October 27, 2001)
Contents
Chapter I??? General
Provisions
Chapter II?? Preliminary
Prevention
Chapter III? Prevention and Control in the Course
of Work
Chapter IV?? Diagnosis of Occupational
Diseases and Security for Occupational Disease
Patients
Chapter V??? Supervision and
Inspection
Chapter VI?? Legal Responsibility
Chapter VII? Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I
General Provisions
Article 1? This Law is enacted, in accordance wi9th the
Constitution, for the purpose of preventing, controlling and
eliminating occupational disease hazards, preventing and
controlling occupational diseases, protecting the health and
related rights an interests of workers, and promoting the
development of the economy.
Article 2? This Law is applicable to activities conducted
within the territory of the People's Republic of China to prevent
and control occupational diseases.
The occupational diseases mentioned in this Law refer to the
diseases contracted by the workers of enterprises, institutions and
household economic organizations (hereinafter all are referred to
as the employer) due to their exposure in the course of work to
dusts, radioactive substances and other toxic and harmful
substances, etc.
The categories and catalogue of occupational diseases shall be
arranged, readjusted and published by the administrative department
together with the administrative department for occupational
security under the State Council.
Article 3? In prevention and control of occupational
diseases, the principle of putting prevention first and combining
prevention with controlling shall be upheld, and the diseases shall
be controlled under different categories and dealt with in an
all-round way.
Article 4? The workers enjoy the right to occupational
health protection.
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