What is the theme of Occupational Disease Publicity Week in 2023?

The theme of Occupational Disease Publicity Week in 2023 is "Improving the working environment and conditions and protecting the physical and mental health of workers".

April 25th to May, 2023 1 day is the 2nd1publicity week of the Occupational Disease Prevention Law in China. The publicity is carried out around the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases and other laws, regulations, standards and policies, publicizing the relevant laws and regulations of the state on strengthening occupational health protection, and the practical experience in managing occupational hazards according to law, expanding the coverage of industrial injury insurance, carrying out occupational disease diagnosis and rehabilitation, implementing the rescue policy for occupational disease patients, and safeguarding the occupational health rights and interests of workers.

The theme of Occupational Disease Publicity Week in 2023 also includes "Pay attention to occupational health and build a healthy China". This theme aims to emphasize the importance of occupational health to workers and the whole society, and its key role in achieving the strategic goal of a healthy China.

Bear the burden of proof in the diagnosis of occupational diseases;

The employing unit shall truthfully provide information such as workers' occupational history and occupational hazard exposure history, as well as the detection results of occupational hazard factors in the workplace required for occupational disease diagnosis and identification; The administrative department of health shall supervise, inspect and urge the employer to provide the above information; Laborers and relevant institutions should also provide information related to the diagnosis and identification of occupational diseases.

When the occupational disease diagnosis and appraisal institution needs to know the occupational disease hazard factors in the workplace, it may conduct on-site investigation on the workplace or request the health administrative department to organize on-site investigation within ten days. The employing unit shall not refuse or obstruct.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Occupational Disease Prevention Law