Occupational diseases, mostly of lung, on rise
By Jia Feishang |
March 31, 2010, Wednesday
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NEW cases of occupational diseases nationwide are on the rise, with 80 percent of them involving lung illnesses, the country's work safety watchdog said yesterday.
Yang Yuanyuan, vice director of the State Administration of Work Safety, said pneumoconiosis is the main occupational disease in China, with more than 10,000 new cases on average reported each year.
Even more cases go unreported, Yang said.
More than 200 million workers in China are exposed to contaminated environments that are more likely to cause occupational diseases. That's especially true for workers in the coal, chemistry, construction, automobile manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries.
The physical plants in many medium- and small-sized businesses are in poor condition and lack protection from the occupational diseases, Yang said.
Zhang Haichao, a 28-year-old native of Henan's Xinmi City, made headlines last July when he had surgeons cut open his chest to prove he had pneumoconiosis, a lung disease caused by inhalation of dust.
The move came after his former employer, a brick factory, refused to pay compensation because the local occupational disease authority denied he had developed the illness.
Yang Yuanyuan, vice director of the State Administration of Work Safety, said pneumoconiosis is the main occupational disease in China, with more than 10,000 new cases on average reported each year.
Even more cases go unreported, Yang said.
More than 200 million workers in China are exposed to contaminated environments that are more likely to cause occupational diseases. That's especially true for workers in the coal, chemistry, construction, automobile manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries.
The physical plants in many medium- and small-sized businesses are in poor condition and lack protection from the occupational diseases, Yang said.
Zhang Haichao, a 28-year-old native of Henan's Xinmi City, made headlines last July when he had surgeons cut open his chest to prove he had pneumoconiosis, a lung disease caused by inhalation of dust.
The move came after his former employer, a brick factory, refused to pay compensation because the local occupational disease authority denied he had developed the illness.
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