What is the occupational disease prevention and control policy?

China's occupational disease prevention policy is:

1. give priority to prevention, combining prevention with control;

2. Classified management and comprehensive management.

Occupational disease refers to the diseases caused by workers in enterprises, institutions and individual economic organizations who are exposed to dust, radioactive substances and other toxic and harmful substances in their professional activities. The laws of all countries have provisions for the prevention of occupational diseases. Generally speaking, all diseases that meet the legal requirements can be called occupational diseases. Occupational disease diagnosis is generally carried out by units with certain special conditions authorized by the health administrative department.

Article 36 of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases stipulates: "For workers exposed to occupational hazards, the employing unit shall, in accordance with the provisions of the safety production supervision and management department and the health administrative department of the State Council, organize occupational health examinations before taking up the post, during the post and after leaving the post, and inform the workers of the examination results in writing. The expenses for occupational health examination shall be borne by the employer. The employer shall not arrange for workers who have not received occupational health examination before taking up their posts to engage in operations that are exposed to occupational hazards; Workers with occupational taboos shall not be arranged to engage in operations that are taboo; Workers who are found to have occupational-related health damage during occupational health examination shall be transferred from their original posts and properly placed; Workers who have not undergone occupational health examination before leaving their posts may not dissolve or terminate their labor contracts. "

legal ground

Article 36 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases shall, in accordance with the provisions of the safety production supervision and management department and the health administrative department of the State Council, organize the occupational health examination before, during and after taking up the post, and inform the workers of the examination results in writing. The expenses for occupational health examination shall be borne by the employer. Workers who have not undergone occupational health examination before leaving their posts shall not terminate or terminate their labor contracts.