Issues regarding the preliminary assessment of occupational disease hazards in new, revised, and expanded projects
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This post was last edited by yusea on 2011-7-21 11:35. **According to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases: Article 15 – For 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) that may pose risks of occupational diseases, the project owner shall submit a preliminary assessment report on such occupational disease risks to the health administration department during the feasibility study phase.** The health administration department shall, within 30 days from the date of receiving the preliminary assessment report on occupational disease hazards, make a decision on the review and notify the construction unit in writing. 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. The occupational hazard assessment report should evaluate the potential occupational hazard factors associated with a construction project and their impact on the health of workers and the workplace, in order to determine the categories of hazards and the necessary measures for protecting against occupational diseases. The catalog of classifications for occupational disease hazards in construction projects, as well as the regulations regarding such classifications, are established by the health administrative department of the State Council. 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. For the design of protective facilities in construction projects involving **hazardous occupations, a health review by the health administration department is required; construction can only proceed if it meets the **occupational health standards and health requirements. 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 inspection for construction projects, the occupational disease prevention facilities must pass the inspection by the health administration department before they can be put into formal production and use. What are the procedures required for new construction, renovation, and expansion projects? What information is needed from a safety and environmental protection perspective? In particular, regarding the specific hazards associated with occupational diseases, what additional requirements are needed beyond those stipulated in the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases?
We are about to carry out this task; could an experienced member please provide specific instructions on how to do it?
Materials prepared for enterprise security: Approval for the initiation of the construction project； Feasibility study report for construction projects ； Commission Letter for Professional Hazard Prediction and Assessment Report ； Expert review comments on the occupational hazard prediction assessment report. Documents required for administrative approval: Papers for applying for the review or registration of a pre-assessment of occupational **hazards for a construction project ； Application for Review of Pre-assessment of Occupational Hazards in Construction Projects ； Pre-evaluation Report on Occupational Hazards in Construction Projects ； Expert Review Comments on the Pre-assessment Report on Occupational Hazards in Construction Projects ； Explanations for Modifications to the Pre-assessment Report on Occupational Hazards in Construction Projects (if any modifications are made)
In the case of entrusted declaration, a proof of entrusted declaration is also required
The last edit to this post was made by ythchxch on 2011-7-21 at 21:40. Reply to 2# ltlqz: Our project was carried out in accordance with the standards specified by the original poster. The entire process is quite lengthy and involves many aspects; it is recommended that you hire a professional agency to handle it. The specific steps involve signing a contract with such an agency, which will then prepare the occupational disease hazard assessment report during the project initiation phase, as well as the evaluation of the effectiveness of occupational disease hazard control measures at the time of project completion. Professional agencies are very familiar with the entire process; we approached the disease control center to handle it. All we need to do is provide some documents to the intermediary agency, and they are responsible for all communications with the health authorities, coordination, and submission of documents. They also take care of matters such as reviews at meetings and on-site testing for occupational hazards. Even the review of our occupational health plans is handled entirely by them, and all we need to do is receive the approval.
Now, the registration for professional hazard prediction assessments has been transferred to the Work Safety Supervision Bureau
Reply to 6# jinpingwang_69: The testing for occupational diseases is now handled by the Work Safety Supervision Bureau. I’m not sure what the situation is regarding the assessment of the risks associated with occupational diseases Is that required by the work safety supervision agency or by some **regulatory document? Could you give a link?
This post was last edited by jinpingwang_69 on 2011-8-3 at 09:19. A preliminary assessment for occupational hazards is carried out first; generally, health and epidemic prevention stations as well as disease control centers have the authority to do this. After the preliminary assessment report (draft for review) passes the evaluation, the preparing agency makes necessary revisions before submitting the final version to the health administration department for record-keeping. Since 2011, this task of record-keeping has been transferred to the Work Safety Supervision Bureau. However, it is possible to entrust the entire process to an assessment agency – you only need to cooperate with them; your agency prepares the documents, and you simply go through the formalities while they handle the rest. Although there are requirements in place for this, oversight used to be lax, and it’s possible that, now that it falls under the jurisdiction of the Work Safety Supervision Bureau, it might operate in a similar manner to safety assessments.