Development and present situation of occupational health grading and classification supervision methods of employers in China

Fang Wei; Meibian Zhang; Qiuliang XU; Lifang Zhou; Panqi Xue; Yixin Zhang; Xiaojun XU; Xinglin Fang; Yong HU; Hua Zou

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Development and present situation of occupational health grading and classification supervision methods of employers in China

VernacularTitle:我国用人单位职业卫生分级分类监管方法的发展与现状
Author: Fang WEI ¹ ; Meibian ZHANG ² ; Qiuliang XU ¹ ; Lifang ZHOU ¹ ; Panqi XUE ¹ ; Yixin ZHANG ³ ; Xiaojun XU ³ ; Xinglin FANG ¹ ; Yong HU ¹ ; Hua ZOU ¹
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1. Institution for Occupational Health and Radiation Protection, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China.
2. National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
3. Department of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China.
Publication Type:Specialcolumn:Studyonthegradingandclassificationofoccupationalhealthrisksinemployers
Keywords: occupational health; grading and classification; risk assessment; methodology; supervision; development
From: Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2023;40(6):613-618
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: In the face of a serious occupational disease prevention and control situation, the lack of efficient supervision and regulation methods has become a prominent contradiction. This paper reviewed the progress and application of occupational health grading and classification supervision methods for employers in China in recent years, and analyzed the characteristics and limitations of selected methods. The grading and classification supervision methods have gradually developed from considering only inherent health risk of occupational disease hazards, to considering both inherent attributes of occupational disease hazards and exposure duration. Some regional authorities introduced trial measures for grading and classification of occupational health supervision by embracing exposure level of an occupational disease hazard of interest, associated outcome severity, and occupational health management situation of targeted employers. In October 2022, the National Disease Control and Prevention Bureau issued the Notice on Carrying out Pilot Work of Occupational Health Classification Supervision and Law Enforcement, which further promoted the establishment of a differentiated occupational health supervision model. Grading and classification of occupational health supervision can improve the supervision efficiency of public health administration departments and promote employers to fulfill the main responsibility of occupational disease prevention and control.