[2026 Safety Hazards] Hazards related to basic safety production management (12 categories)
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Qualifications and certificates for production and business operations: Simply put, these are the “legal procedures” that enterprises must obtain in order to carry out production and business activities. Examples include work safety permits, fire safety inspection reports, and safety assessment reports. If these procedures are missing, have expired, or do not meet the requirements of current **laws, regulations, and industry standards, they constitute such potential hazards.
Safety production management organizations and personnel: This refers to whether the enterprise has established a dedicated safety management department in accordance with regulations, and whether it has sufficient full-time or part-time safety management personnel. Especially in high-risk industries such as those dealing with hazardous chemicals and mining, full-time safety managers must be assigned; relying on part-time staff to handle safety matters constitutes such a potential hazard.
Safety production responsibility system: This means that enterprises must clarify \"who is responsible for safety\" – from the top management and safety officers to ordinary employees in each position, everyone must have clear safety responsibilities, thus creating a system where \"everyone is accountable\". If such a responsibility system is not established, or if the responsibilities are not clearly defined, or if responsibilities are set forth but not implemented or monitored, these all fall under this category of potential risks.
Safety production management systems: These are the safety management \"rules\" that enterprises must have, such as how to conduct safety training and education, how to carry out safety inspections, how to approve hazardous operations, and how to distribute personal protective equipment. If these core rules are missing, or if they are formulated too vaguely and do not align with the actual production conditions of the enterprise, making them impossible to implement in practice, this constitutes such a hidden risk.
Safety operating procedures: These outline “how to operate safely” for employees in each position during their work. Examples include the steps for operating machinery and important safety precautions to be observed. If no operating procedures are established for each position, or if those procedures are poorly written and lack specificity, employees cannot ensure safety by following them; this constitutes such a hazard.
Education and training category: Enterprises must conduct regular safety training for their employees, including top management, safety officers, regular staff, as well as workers performing special tasks (such as electricians and welders). Failure to provide training as required, insufficient training duration, or inadequate training content all fall under this category of hazards. In particular, situations where special operation personnel start working without obtaining the necessary certification also constitute such hazards.
Safety production management documentation: This refers to the requirement for enterprises to organize and archive various records related to safety, such as training records, safety inspection records, approvals for hazardous operations, records of the distribution of personal protective equipment, and accident records. If these records are not established, or if they are incomplete or non-standard, and if the necessary documents fail to be retained, this constitutes such a hidden risk.
Investments in safe production: This refers to the funds that companies must allocate specifically to ensuring safe production, such as purchasing safety equipment, maintaining production machinery, conducting safety training, and providing personal protective equipment. If there are no rules governing the appropriation and utilization of safety funds, if the amount allocated is insufficient, or if the money isn’t spent on work safety, these all constitute such hazards.
Emergency management: Enterprises must be prepared to handle unexpected safety incidents. This includes establishing their own emergency response teams or partnering with professional emergency rescue organizations； Develop comprehensive emergency response plans and file them as required ； Regularly organize emergency drills ； Equip sufficient emergency supplies (such as fire extinguishers and first-aid kits), and ensure that they are functional. If these preparatory measures are not properly carried out, such as emergency supplies becoming expired or regular drills not being conducted, they fall under this category of potential hazards.
Basic management of special equipment: Special equipment refers to devices that have specific safety requirements, such as boilers, elevators, cranes, and industrial vehicles. Enterprises should establish specialized management systems for special equipment, and conduct regular inspections of such equipment to ensure that it is in good condition before it can be used ； The certificates of personnel operating special equipment must be valid, and complete equipment records should be maintained to document the inspection and maintenance of the equipment. If these tasks are not done properly, they fall into this category of potential hazards.
Basic occupational health management: This means that companies need to pay attention to their employees’ occupational health, such as dust and harmful gases that may be present in the work environment, and must report such issues as required by regulations； Regularly test for harmful factors in the workplace to ensure they remain within acceptable limits ； Create occupational health records for employees, documenting their health examination results ； Employees also need to receive training on occupational health so that they know how to protect themselves. If these tasks are not carried out properly, they fall into this category of potential hazards.