【HaiChuan Safety Discussion】Comparison Table of Penalties for Enterprises That Violate the New Version of the Work Safety Law

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“\"Safety must be taken into account in all aspects of pipeline management, in all business operations, and in all production and business activities.\" These are the \"three musts\" principle as referred to in the field of work safety; they were first proposed during an inspection in 2013, amid the emergency response efforts following an explosion caused by a leak in an oil pipeline in the Huangdao Economic Development Zone of Sinopec. This amendment to the Work Safety Law incorporated the “three musts” into the law, further clarifying the work safety responsibilities in various areas; it can be said that a relatively comprehensive system of responsibilities has been established. First, the safety supervision responsibilities of the department were clarified. The industry authorities must ensure safety; it is specified that the various departments responsible for safety supervision shall, within their respective areas of responsibility, oversee and manage safety in the industries and sectors under their jurisdiction. Departments such as transportation, housing and urban-rural development, water resources, and civil aviation each carry out safety supervision over their respective industries. However, the emergency management department is responsible not only for the comprehensive safety supervision and management of these industries, but it also has direct oversight over certain industries such as metallurgy, non-ferrous metals, building materials, light industry, textiles, machinery, tobacco, and commerce – a total of eight industries. In addition, hazardous chemicals and fireworks are also under the direct supervision of the emergency management department; this clarifies the scope of its regulatory responsibilities. Second, clarify the safety supervision responsibilities for emerging industries. In recent years, the responsibilities for regulatory oversight in some newly emerging industry sectors have not been clearly defined. Once laws are established to address this issue, when clarity still exists, local people’s governments at the county level or above shall determine the departments responsible for supervision and management based on the principle of similar functions, thereby preventing departments from shifting responsibility to one another and creating \"blind spots\" in regulation. For example, the concept of \"farm-based tourism\" that has emerged in recent years involves not only tourism and catering but also agriculture and rural areas; no single entity bears sole responsibility for it. Sometimes, none of the relevant departments are willing to take on such responsibilities – what should be done in such cases? Under the revised legal provisions in force, the local people’s authorities shall, in accordance with the principle of similar activities, designate an industry department to oversee business operations. Third, clarify the safety management responsibilities of the enterprise’s decision-making and management levels. We say that when managing business, safety must be taken into account; when managing production and operations, safety is also essential. In a company, aside from the principal person in charge who bears primary responsibility, all other deputy managers must assume certain responsibilities for work related to safety production, depending on the areas they are in charge of. Let me give you an example: in a company’s headquarters, the chairman and the general manager are the key figures in charge, and they are therefore the primary persons responsible for ensuring safe production within the company. But there are also many deputy positions; for example, there are many deputy general managers, including those in charge of human resources, who are responsible for the safety in their respective areas. In the subsidiary companies, the safety management teams are inadequately staffed and lack personnel; the deputy in charge is responsible for the accidents that result from this. For example, the deputy general manager in charge of finance is held accountable if safety investments are not adequate in the subsidiaries. This is what we mean by the principle that safety must be taken into account in business management, and that safety must also be considered in production and operational activities. When it comes to production, many of our companies have deputy general managers in charge of production. Such deputy general managers must not focus solely on production at the expense of safety; they need to pay equal attention to both production and safety. If safety is neglected, the person in charge of production will be held responsible in the event of an accident. This is the core principle behind the concept of “three responsibilities and three musts”.

The new version of the Work Safety Law provides more detailed provisions, especially regarding penalties, which have been further strengthened. Penalties can be imposed directly on issues identified during inspections, thereby preventing those who try to take chances from having any chance to get away with it

Are there high-resolution versions of these three tables? Can’t see it clearly