Which people in chemical enterprises need a background in chemistry, chemical engineering, and safety?

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The \"Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening Work Safety in the Handling of Hazardous Chemicals\" issued by the General Offices of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council state in Section 11, \"Strengthening the Training of Professional Personnel,\" that an action plan for improving safety skills should be implemented, with employees of chemical and hazardous chemical enterprises being identified as the key group for such skill improvement efforts in high-risk industries. The principal persons in charge of hazardous chemicals manufacturing enterprises, as well as those responsible for work safety, must possess an associate degree or higher in a chemical-related field along with relevant practical experience. Full-time safety management personnel should have at least an intermediate-level professional title in chemistry or related fields, or hold a certification as a registered safety engineer in chemical safety. Employees assigned to front-line positions must have received vocational education in chemistry or hold a high school diploma or higher, and they must also complete training on hazardous chemicals safety; only after passing the relevant assessments can they take up their duties. Companies establish chemical engineering professional teams through internal training or external recruitment. In key chemical industry areas, a number of vocational colleges related to the chemical industry (including technical schools) will be supported in their establishment, and practical training bases will be set up in partnership with major chemical enterprises, chemical industrial parks, or third-party professional organizations. Integrate knowledge of chemical process safety management into the core curriculum frameworks for chemistry and pharmaceutical-related majors in relevant universities. Article 16 of the Implementing Measures for the Safety Production License of Hazardous Chemicals Production Enterprises stipulates that the enterprise’s principal responsible persons, those in charge of safety, and safety production management personnel must possess safety production knowledge and management skills appropriate to the production and business activities they are engaged in. They must participate in safety production training in accordance with the law, pass the assessments, and obtain safety qualification certificates. The persons in charge of safety, production, and technology within a company should possess certain expertise in the chemical industry or the relevant academic qualifications. Full-time safety management personnel must have at least a secondary vocational education degree in chemistry or chemical engineering (or in safety engineering), or hold a professional technical title at the intermediate level or above in the field of chemistry or chemical engineering. Enterprises should have registered safety engineers specializing in hazardous materials to handle work safety management. Special operation personnel must, in accordance with the Provisions on the Management of Safety Technology Training and Assessment for Special Operation Personnel, receive specialized safety technology training and pass the assessment in order to obtain a special operation certificate. Other practitioners other than those covered by paragraphs 1, 2, and 4 of this article shall, in accordance with **relevant regulations, pass safety education and training.                Article 8(4) of the Measures for the Administration of Licenses for the Operation of Hazardous Chemicals: Full-time safety production managers shall possess a secondary vocational education degree or above in the field of chemistry or chemical engineering, or a professional technical title at the intermediate level or above in the same field, or be qualified as a registered safety engineer specializing in the safe handling of hazardous materials ； Article 9 (Excerpt): For those operating hazardous chemicals with storage facilities, the applicant shall also submit the following documents and materials: proof of registration for major hazard sources, educational certificates of full-time safety management personnel, professional title certificates, or copies of qualification certificates for registered safety engineers in the field of hazardous materials safety ；            Implementation Plan for the Three-Year Special Campaign on the Safe Management of Hazardous Chemicals (Safety Committee [2020] No. 3) (III) 2 (Excerpt): For enterprises with production facilities and storage units that fall under the category of “two key areas and one major hazard”, new chief executives, as well as those in charge of production, equipment, technology, and safety, as well as safety management personnel, must have an associate degree or above in related fields such as chemistry or chemical engineering, or hold a professional title at the intermediate level or above in this field. New operators of production facilities and storage units involving major hazards or chemically sensitive processes must have a high school education or above, or possess vocational training at the intermediate level or above in chemical engineering. New operators of production facilities and storage units dealing with explosives must have an associate degree or above in chemical engineering. Summary:
Primary responsible person: Production; Person in charge of “two key areas and one major issue”: Production.
Person in charge of equipment: “Two key areas and one major issue”.
Person in charge of technology: Production; “Two key areas and one major issue”.
Person in charge of safety: Production; “Two key areas and one major issue”.
Safety management personnel: Full-time staff.
Registered safety engineers: (For chemical enterprises).
New employees working in front-line positions in chemical production: Those with a background in chemical vocational education or a high school diploma or above, and who have received training on the safety of hazardous chemicals.
New employees operating production units or storage facilities involving major hazard sources or chemically sensitive processes under strict supervision: Those with a high school diploma or above, or with a vocational education level in the chemical field at or above the intermediate level.
New employees operating production units and storage facilities dealing with explosives: Those with an associate degree or above in the chemical field. (Note: The above requirements apply mainly to chemical enterprises.)
Additional information: “Guidelines for Ensuring the Required Safety Qualifications of Key Personnel in Hazardous Chemical Enterprises (Trial)”
1. General Provisions
1.1 These guidelines are formulated in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, and policy documents, with the aim of standardizing the safety qualification requirements and standards for full-time safety management personnel in hazardous chemical enterprises, as well as for operators in high-risk positions (hereinafter referred to as these two types of key personnel). →The two types of key personnel mentioned here do not include the principal responsible persons; in other words, even if a principal responsible person has been working in the chemical industry for over 10 years, they cannot use this \"green channel\". 1.2 These regulations apply to enterprises that produce or handle hazardous chemicals and are required by law to obtain permits from the emergency management authorities, as well as chemical enterprises that use hazardous chemicals in their production processes. Fine chemical enterprises that involve processes under strict supervision or those with major hazard sources, as well as enterprises that produce chemically synthesized drugs, shall also follow these regulations (hereinafter collectively referred to as hazardous chemical enterprises).