China's laws, rights, and administrative structures in occupational safety and health: A comparison with the United States

• Published in: Journal of public health policy Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 455 - 469
• Main Authors: Sun, Yinling, Xu, Lingzhong, Shao, Hua, Wang, He
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Palgrave Macmillan 01.11.2014; Palgrave Macmillan UK; Macmillan
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; China; Civil Rights - legislation & jurisprudence; Economic development; Employer provided health insurance; Equality and Human Rights; Fatalities; Government Regulation; Health care administration; Health policy; Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence; Humans; Insurance regulation; Medical sciences; Medical Sociology; Miscellaneous; Occupational diseases; Occupational disorders; Occupational health; Occupational Health - legislation & jurisprudence; Occupational health and safety; Occupational Injuries - prevention & control; Occupational Injuries - rehabilitation; Occupational medicine; Occupational safety; Original Article; Physical trauma; Public Health; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Publishing industry; Social Justice; Social Policy; Social Sciences; Sociology; United States; Work place safety regulation; Workers compensation; Workers compensation insurance; Workers' Compensation - legislation & jurisprudence; Workers' Compensation - organization & administration; Asia; United States; North America; China; America; United States > US; USA; China, People's Rep; workers’ compensation; occupational health; occupational safety; administration; policy; Human; Legislation; Right; Occupational exposure; Indemnization; Health policy; Compensation; Worker; Safety; workers' compensation; Comparative study; Occupational medicine; Public health
• ISSN: 0197-5897; 1745-655X
• DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2014.12

China has achieved rapid economic development, but faces tremendous challenges in occupational safety and health (OSH). We describe China's laws, rights, and administrative structures in OSH and in workers' compensation.The article compares these with comparable laws, rights, and administrative structures in the United States. We hope this comparison may provide useful lessons for continued OSH development and improvement in China.