中华人民共和国安全生产法(英文版)

OrderofthePresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaTheLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaonWorkSafety,adoptedatthe28thMeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheNinthNationalPeople’sCongressofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaonJune29,2002,isherebypromulgatedandshallgointoeffectasofNovember1,2002.JiangZeminPresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaJune29,2002LawofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaonWorkSafety(Adoptedatthe28thMeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheNinthNationalPeople’sCongressonJune29,2002)ChapterIGeneralprovisionsArticle1ThisLawisenactedforenhancingsupervisionandcontroloverworksafety,preventingaccidentsduetolackofworksafetyandkeepingtheiroccurrenceatalowerlevel,ensuringthesafetyofpeople’slivesandpropertyandpromotingthedevelopmentoftheeconomy.Article2ThisLawisapplicabletoworksafetyinunitsthatareengagedinproductionandbusinessactivities(hereinafterreferredtoasproductionandbusinessunits)withintheterritoryofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Wherethereareotherprovisionsinrelevantlawsandadministrativeregulationsgoverningfirefighting,roadtrafficsafety,railwaytrafficsafety,waterwaytrafficsafety,thoseprovisionsshallapply.Article3Inensuringworksafety,principleofgivingfirstplacetosafetyandlayingstressonpreventionshallbeupheld.Article4ProductionandbusinessunitsshallabidebythisLawandotherlawsandregulationsconcerningworksafety,redoubletheireffortstoensureworksafetybysettingupandimprovingtheresponsibilitysystemforworksafetyandimprovingtheconditionsforittoguaranteeworksafety.Article5Principalleadingmembersofproductionandbusinessunitsareinfullchargeofworksafetyoftheirownunits.Article6Employeesofproductionandbusinessunitsshallhavetherighttoworksafetyassuranceinaccordancewithlawandtheyshall,atthesametime,performtheirdutyinworksafetyinaccordancewithlaw.Article7Tradeunionsshall,inaccordancewithlaw,makearrangementforemployeestoparticipateinthedemocraticmanagementofandsupervisionoverworksafetyintheirunitsandsafeguardthelegitimaterightsandinterestsoftheemployeesinworksafety.Article8TheStateCouncilandthelocalpeople’sgovernmentsatalllevelsshallstrengthentheirleadershipoverworksafetyandsupportandurgeallthedepartmentsconcernedtoperformtheirresponsibilitiesinexercisingsupervisionandcontroloverworksafetyinaccordancewithlaw.Thepeople’sgovernmentsatorabovethecountylevelshall,inatimelymanner,providecoordinationandsolutiontomajorproblemsexistinginsupervisionandoverworksafety.Article9ThedepartmentinchargeofsupervisionandcontroloverworksafetyundertheStateCouncilshall,inaccordancewiththisLaw,exerciseall-roundsupervisionandcontroloverworksafetythroughoutthecountry.Thedepartmentsinchargeofsupervisionandcontroloverworksafetyoflocalpeople’sgovernmentsatorabovethecountylevelshall,inaccordancewiththisLaw,exerciseall-roundsupervisionandcontroloverworksafetyonworksafetywithintheirownadministrativeregions.TherelevantdepartmentsundertheStateCouncilshall,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisLawandrelevantlawsandadministrativeregulations,exerciserelevantsupervisionandcontroloverworksafetywithinthescopeoftheirrespectiveresponsibilities.Thedepartmentsconcernedunderthelocalpeople’sgovernmentsatorabovethecountylevelshall,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisLawandrelevantlawsandadministrativeregulations,exercisesupervisionandcontroloverworksafetywithinthescopeoftheirrespectiveresponsibilities.Article10TherelevantdepartmentsundertheStateCouncilshall,incompliancewiththerequirementsforsafeguardingworksafetyandinaccordancewithlaw,formulaterelevantnationalstandardsorindustrialspecificationswithoutdelayandmaketimelyrevisionsonthebasisoftechnologicaladvancementandeconomicdevelopment.Productionandbusinessunitsshallimplementthenationalstandardsorindustrialspecificationsforworksafetyformulatedinaccordancewithlaw.Article11People’sgovernmentsatalllevelsandtherelevantdepartmentsunderthemshallredoubletheireffortstopublicizelawsandregulationsregardingworksafetyanddisseminateknowledgeaboutitindifferentformsinordertoenhancetheemployees’awarenessoftheimportanceofworksafety.Article12Theintermediaryorganizationsestablishedinaccordancewithlawtoprovidetechnicalservicesforworksafetyshall,incompliancewithlaw,administrativeregulationsandbusinesscriteria,acceptcommissionsentrustedbyproductionandbusinessunitstoprovidesuchservices.Article13TheStateappliestheresponsibilityinvestigationsystemforaccidentsduetolackofworksafety.PersonswhoareresponsibleforsuchaccidentsshallbeinvestigatedfortheirlegalresponsibilitiesinaccordancewiththeprovisionsinthisLawandrelevantlawsandregulations.Article14TheStateencouragesandsupportstechnologicalresearchinworksafetyandthewideapplicationofadvancedtechnologyinthisareainordertoraisethelevelofworksafety.Article15TheStategivesawardstotheunitsandindividualsthatachieveoutstandingsuccessesinimprovingconditionsforworksafetyandpreventingaccidentsduetolackofworksafety,andinrescueoperations.ChapterIIWorkSafetyAssuranceinProductionandBusinessUnitsArticle16ProductionandbusinessunitsshallhavetheconditionsforworksafetyasspecifiedbytheprovisionsinthisLawandrelevantlaws,administrativeregulationsandnationalstand