Abstract

Mainland China and Taiwan have both completed revisions of their occupational safety and health laws during the last few years, and both address similar occupational safety and health areas, including such supervisory and management tasks as production safety management, hazardous chemical products, education & training, and accident prevention. This article provides a brief introduction to the supervisory organizations, legal frameworks, and legal responsibilities relating to health and safety in Mainland China and Taiwan, and summarizes the focal points of these most recent revisions of occupational safety and health laws in Mainland China and Taiwan. The article finally proposes some key guidelines concerning fields connected with occupational safety and health, and these guidelines may provide countries or companies planning to enter this market—the world’s largest manufacturing market—with response methods and guidance.

Highlights

  • To a certain degree, occupational safety and health (OSH) management prior consent is a positive indicator of socioeconomic development

  • This article provides a brief introduction to the supervisory organizations, legal frameworks, and legal responsibilities relating to health and safety in Mainland China and Taiwan, and summarizes the focal points of these most recent revisions of occupational safety and health laws in Mainland China and Taiwan

  • Legal Responsibility In Taiwan, if a business unit is in violation of the Labor Safety and Health Act, the labor inspection organization or safety monitoring organization may uniformly punish that company in accordance with law; If a case involves criminal responsibility, it must be referred for prosecution, and the workers involved may demand monetary compensation or other compensation responsibilities from the business unit

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Introduction

Occupational safety and health (OSH) management prior consent is a positive indicator of socioeconomic development. The researchers summarized, analyzed, and compared the occupational safety and health legal systems, laws and regulations, and academic research, and investigated similarities and differences in the supervision and management of the occupational safety and health legal systems of Mainland China and Taiwan, including their production safety management, equipment inspection, hazardous chemical products, education & training, and accident prevention. This is done to gain a better understanding of the occupational safety and health legal systems of Mainland China and Taiwan, and their state of implementation, share each system’s advantages, and promote the goal of occupational safety and health

Supervisory Organizations
Legal Framework of the Occupational Safety and Health System
Legal Responsibility
Inspection Organization
Chief Laws Concerning Occupational Safety and Health
Key Points of Revisions in Taiwan’s Legal System
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