Basis for the assessment of occupational disease hazards [Daily Question 20090405]

I. Laws, Regulations, and Rules
1) Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases (Decree No. 60)
2) Regulations on Labor Protection in Workplaces Using Toxic Substances (Decree No. 352 of the State Council)
3) Regulations on Emergency Response to Public Health Emergencies (Decree No. 376 of the State Council)
4) Administrative Measures for the Classification of Occupational Disease Hazards in Construction Projects (Issued by the Ministry of Health under Decree No. 49)
5) Standards for the Evaluation of Occupational Disease Hazards in Construction Projects (Issued by the Ministry of Health under Document No. 63)
6) Provisions on the Review of Occupational Health in Construction Projects (Issued by the Ministry of Health under Document No. 375)
7) Administrative Measures for Occupational Health Surveillance (Decree No. 23 of the Ministry of Health dated March 28, 2002)
8) Catalogue of Occupational Disease Hazard Factors (Issued by the Ministry of Health under Document No. 163)
9) Catalogue of Highly Toxic Substances (Issued by the Ministry of Health under Document No. 142)
10) Catalogue of Highly Toxic Chemicals (2002 edition)
11) Catalogue of Occupational Diseases (Issued by the Ministry of Health under Document No. 106)
12) Provisions on the Supervision and Management of Labor Protection Equipment (Order No. 1 of the State Administration of Work Safety)
13) Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Employees (Decree No. 9 of the State Council)
14) Other regulatory documents related to occupational health

II. Standards and Specifications
1) Technical Guidelines for Pre-evaluation of Occupational Disease Hazards in Construction Projects (GBZ/T 196-2007)
2) Standards for the Evaluation of Occupational Disease Hazards in Construction Projects (Issued by the Ministry of Health under Document No. 63)
3) Hygienic Standards for the Design of Industrial Enterprises (GBZ 1-2002)
4) Occupational Exposure Limits for Hazardous Factors in the Workplace – Part 1: Chemical Hazardous Factors (GBZ 2.1-2007)
5) Occupational Exposure Limits for Hazardous Factors in the Workplace – Part 2: Physical Factors (GBZ 2.2-2007)
6) Warning Signs for Occupational Disease Hazards in the Workplace (GBZ 158-2003)
7) Technical Specifications for Occupational Health Surveillance (GBZ 188-2007)
8) Standards for Hygienic Engineering Controls to Prevent Occupational Poisoning in the Workplace (GBZ/T 194-2007)
9) Standards for Informing Workers about Occupational Disease Hazards in Positions Involving Highly Toxic Substances (GBZ/T 203-2007)
10) Guidelines on Occupational Disease Information for Workers in Positions Involving Highly Toxic Substances (GBZ/T 204-2007)
11) Standards for Hearing Protection of Workers in Industrial Enterprises (Issued by the Ministry of Health under Document No. 620)
12) Code for Design of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems (GB 50019-2003)
13) Code for General Layout Design of Industrial Enterprises (GB 50187-1993)
14) General Principles for Safety and Hygiene in Production Processes (GB 12801-1991)
15) Rules for Selecting Labor Protection Equipment (GB 11651-1989)
16) Standard for Architectural Lighting Design (GB 50034-2004)
17) Standard for Architectural Daylighting Design (GB/T 50033-2001)
18) Sampling Standards for Monitoring Hazardous Substances in Workplace Air (GBZ 159-2004)
19) Measurement of Physical Factors in the Workplace – Part 8: Noise (GBZ/T 189.8-2007)
20) Classification of Hazards from Occupational Exposure to Poisons (GB 5044-85)
21) Classification of Toxic Jobs (GB 12331-90)
22) Classification of Noise-related Jobs (LD80-1995)
23) Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Toluene Poisoning in Occupations (GBZ 16-2002)
24) Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Nitrogen Oxide Poisoning in Occupations (GBZ 15-2002)
25) Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Occupations (GBZ 23-2002)
26) Diagnostic Criteria for Occupational Noise-induced Deafness (GBZ 49-2007)
27) Technical Regulations for Lighting Design in Chemical Enterprises (HG/T 20586-1996)

Legal basis for the assessment of occupational disease hazards in construction projects: I. The Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, Article 15: Where new construction projects, expansion projects, renovation projects, as well as projects involving technological upgrades or the introduction of new technologies (hereinafter collectively referred to as construction projects) may pose risks of occupational diseases, the project owner shall submit a preliminary assessment report on such occupational disease hazards to the health administration department during the feasibility study phase. If a pre-evaluation report is not submitted, or if the pre-evaluation report has not been approved by the health administration department, the relevant authorities shall not approve such construction project. Article 16: The costs associated with the installation of occupational disease prevention facilities for construction projects shall be included in the project’s budget. Such facilities shall be designed, constructed, and put into operation simultaneously with the main structure of the project. Before the completion acceptance of a construction project, the project owner shall conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of controls against occupational disease hazards. At the time of completion acceptance for a construction project, its occupational disease prevention facilities can be put into formal production and use only after passing the inspection by the health administration department. Article 17 Pre-assessments of occupational disease hazards and evaluations of the effectiveness of controls against such hazards shall be carried out by professional occupational health technology service institutions that have been established in accordance with the law and have received qualification certification from the health administrative departments at the provincial level or above. The evaluations conducted by occupational health technical service agencies shall be objective and truthful. II. Article 13 of the Regulations on Labor Protection in Workplaces Using Toxic Substances: For new construction projects, expansion projects, renovation projects, as well as technology improvement and technology introduction projects (hereinafter collectively referred to as construction projects) that may pose risks of occupational poisoning, a pre-assessment of such risks must be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, and such assessment must be approved by the health administration department ； The protective facilities against occupational poisoning for construction projects that may pose such risks should be designed, constructed, and put into operation simultaneously with the main structure of the project ； Upon the completion of a construction project, an evaluation of the effectiveness of controls against occupational poisoning hazards must be conducted, and the project must pass the inspection by the health administration authorities. The design of protective facilities against occupational poisoning in construction projects involving highly toxic operations must undergo health scrutiny by the health administration department ； Upon inspection, work may proceed only if it meets **occupational health standards and hygiene requirements. III. Article 4 of the \"Administrative Measures for the Classification of Occupational Disease Hazards in Construction Projects\": **Classification-based management shall be applied to construction projects with occupational disease hazards: (1) For construction projects that may pose general occupational disease hazards, a health assessment of the preliminary evaluation of occupational disease hazards during the feasibility study phase, an evaluation of the effectiveness of measures to control occupational disease hazards at the time of project completion, and a health inspection of the occupational disease prevention facilities are required.** ； (II) For construction projects that may pose serious risks of occupational diseases, in addition to the health inspections and health approvals specified in the preceding item, a health review of the design of protective facilities at the design stage shall also be conducted. IV. Article 6 of the Regulations on Radiation Protection for Radioisotopes and Radiation Devices: The radiation protection facilities for newly built, renovated, or expanded radiation work sites must be designed, approved, constructed, and put into use simultaneously with the main structure of the facility. The design of radiation protection facilities must be approved by the health administration department of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government, in conjunction with departments such as public security. After completion, it must undergo approval from relevant departments such as those responsible for health, public security, and environmental protection; only after obtaining the permit registration certificate can it be put into use. For engineering projects related to the treatment of radioactive wastewater, waste gas, and solid waste, an environmental impact assessment document approved by the environmental protection authorities must be submitted alongside the application for review; upon completion, the project must also receive approval from departments such as those responsible for health, public security, and environmental protection.

The main ones include the \"General Principles for Safety and Hygiene Requirements in Production Processes\" (GB12801－91), the \"General Principles for Safe and Hygienic Design of Production Equipment\" (GB5083-1999), the \"Code for General Layout Design of Industrial Enterprises\" (GB50187-93), and the \"General Principles for Safe and Hygienic Design of Industrial Enterprises\" (GB5083-1999), among others!

The first floor has a pretty complete selection, but it seems that some of the items now meet new standards

1. Relevant provisions of Articles 15, 16, and 17 of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases； 2. A series of regulations, norms, and standards issued by the Ministry of Health, including the \"Specifications for Evaluating Occupational Disease Hazards in Construction Projects\", the \"Administrative Measures for Classifying Occupational Disease Hazards in Construction Projects\", the \"Administrative Measures for Reporting Occupational Disease Hazard Projects\", and the \"Classification Catalogue of Occupational Disease Hazard Factors\" ； 3. Standards regarding the health design of construction projects, such as GBZ 1—2002 \"Health Standards for the Design of Industrial Enterprises\", GB50187—93 \"Code for General Layout Design of Industrial Enterprises\", GBZ 158--2003 \"Warning Signs for Occupational Disease Hazards in the Workplace\", GBZ 159--2004 \"Sampling Specifications for Monitoring Hazardous Substances in Workplace Air\", GB 5044—85 \"Classification of Hazards from Occupational Exposure to Toxic Substances\", GB 12331--90 \"Classification of Hazardous Tasks Involving Toxic Substances\", GB 5817—86 \"Classification of Hazards from Production Dust\", GB 50019--2003 \"Code for Design of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning\", GB 11654–11666--89 standards for health protection distances in various types of industrial enterprises, State Economic and Trade Commission’s Safety Regulation No. 189 \"Standards for the Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (Trial)\", as well as occupational health design regulations or codes specified for different industries.

When conducting an assessment of occupational disease hazards, the main sources of information should also include the relevant engineering documents and records of the enterprise

Let’s support the moderator; I’ll also get involved by providing the criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of occupational disease control in my company. The criteria vary from one organization to another, as they depend on the specific occupational hazards present in each organization (in my company, the main hazard is noise).

1.2 Evaluation Criteria
1.2.1 Laws and Regulations
1.2.1.1 Laws, regulations, and relevant guidelines:
(1) The Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases
(2) Ministry of Health’s Guidelines for Classifying Occupational Hazards in Construction Projects
(3) Ministry of Health’s Guidelines for Occupational Health Surveillance

1.2.2 Standards and Specifications
(1) Ministry of Health’s Standards for Evaluating Occupational Hazards in Construction Projects
(2) Health Standards for Industrial Enterprise Design GBZ1-2002
(3) Exposure Limits for Hazardous Factors in the Workplace – Physical Factors GBZ2.2-2007
(4) Sampling Guidelines for Monitoring Hazardous Substances in Workplace Air GBZ159—2004
(5) Classification of Noise-Related Tasks LD/T 80-1995
(6) Standards for Measuring Noise in Industrial Enterprises GBJ122-88
(7) Standards for Measuring Noise in Workplaces WS/T69-1996
(8) Warning Signs for Occupational Hazards in Workplaces GBZ158-2003
(9) Standards for Providing Personal Protective Equipment (Trial) State Economic and Trade Security Bureau Document No. 189 (2000)
(10) Rules for Selecting Personal Protective Equipment GB 11651-1989
(11) Standards for Noise Control Design in Industrial Enterprises GBJ87-85

1.2.3 Basic Technical Documents
① Feasibility Study Report for ******** Project, Shanghai Chemical Engineering Design Institute Co., Ltd.
② Supplementary Materials to the Feasibility Study Report for ******** Project (Labor Safety and Health Section)
③ Notice on Establishing an Occupational Health Management Office
④ Occupational Health Management System of ******** Co., Ltd.
⑤ Emergency Plan for Chemical and Occupational Health Incidents at ******** Co., Ltd.
⑥ Occupational Health Work Plan and Implementation Plan for 200* at ******** Co., Ltd.
⑦ Procedures for Managing Personal Protective Equipment at ******** Co., Ltd.
⑧ Summary Table of Occupational Health-related Facilities at ******** Co., Ltd.
⑨ General Layout Plan of ******** Co., Ltd

Everything mentioned above is quite comprehensive; when I attended training before, it was only those things