Always regard workplace safety as the fundamental cornerstone, and resolutely prevent and curb the occurrence of serious and extremely serious accidents.

Huang Ming emphasized at the Ministry of Emergency Management’s ministerial office meeting:

Always regard workplace safety as the fundamental cornerstone.

Resolutely prevent and curb the occurrence of serious and extremely serious accidents.

4 On the 29th of the month, Huang Ming, Secretary of the Party Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Emergency Management, presided over a ministerial office meeting to analyze the recent national work‑safety situation and to deliberate and deploy measures for the Labor Day holiday and for the next phase of safety‑risk prevention. He emphasized the need to deeply understand and faithfully implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, to consistently regard work safety as the fundamental cornerstone of emergency management, to squarely address existing problems and resolve them effectively, to resolutely prevent and curb the occurrence of serious and extremely serious accidents, and to robustly safeguard the lives and property of the people as well as social stability.

The meeting noted that, since the beginning of this year, the national work‑safety situation has remained generally stable, with the total number of accidents, as well as major and particularly serious accidents, continuing to decline. However, a series of recent major and especially serious accidents—particularly those involving hazardous chemicals—have occurred in quick succession, underscoring that the work‑safety landscape remains grave and complex. With production and business activities now entering their peak season, natural disasters occurring frequently, numerous significant domestic events scheduled, and the upcoming Labor Day holiday featuring extended travel periods and concentrated public mobility, the tasks of ensuring safety and maintaining stability are extremely demanding. All efforts must be mobilized to comprehensively prevent and defuse major safety risks.

The meeting emphasized that, in the new context, effective emergency management requires innovative concepts, approaches, and policies, as well as more pragmatic, meticulous, and professional measures to address pressing issues. First, it is necessary to We must deeply understand and faithfully implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping. General Secretary Xi has clearly emphasized that departments responsible for workplace safety and emergency rescue must remain constantly vigilant, with no room for even the slightest slackness or carelessness. This guidance is highly relevant to emergency management agencies and serves as the fundamental principle guiding our work; we must, in light of actual conditions, continue to thoroughly and effectively put it into practice. Second, it is necessary to Resolutely prevent and curb serious and extremely serious accidents. Accidents such as hazardous‑chemical explosions severely undermine the public’s sense of security. We must urge all localities to earnestly implement the arrangements set forth at the video conference on risk prevention and stability maintenance, conduct a thorough re‑screening of chemical enterprises, provide targeted safety and legal education to enterprise owners and management teams, and ensure that they strictly fulfill their responsibilities while on duty. We will accelerate the establishment of online monitoring and remote‑control information systems for coal mines, non‑coal mines, tailings ponds, fireworks and firecrackers, and key fire‑safety units, and continue to carry out both open inspections and undercover investigations. We will meticulously and rigorously conduct provincial‑level assessments and inspections of work related to workplace safety and fire protection, and, for any problems identified, take decisive action to compel local authorities and enterprises to make rectifications—exposing those that should be exposed, holding accountable those who should be held to account, and shutting down those that must be shut down. Third, it is necessary. Strengthen efforts to prevent and respond to natural disasters. Enhance coordination and joint consultations with departments such as meteorology, water resources, and natural resources, promptly issue disaster warnings, and ensure that frontline construction workers and the general public are notified without delay. Urge all localities to strictly enforce flood‑control and typhoon‑response responsibilities, intensify risk assessments of key facilities—including reservoirs and dams, river embankments, flood storage areas, and urban flood‑prevention infrastructure—and promptly eliminate safety hazards. Promote the establishment of checkpoints and control measures in Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, and other regions to tighten management of fire sources entering mountainous areas, and reinforce forest‑fire patrols to detect and extinguish fires at their earliest stages. Four requirements Ensure robust holiday duty and emergency response. Firmly uphold the principle that “when the public celebrates, we ensure safety,” strictly enforce leadership on‑duty and standby arrangements, preposition rescue resources at key locations, and respond promptly and effectively to any accidents or disasters. In coordination with Beijing, meticulously and thoroughly carry out security measures for the World Horticultural Exposition to guarantee absolute safety.

Comrades from the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Emergency Management attended the meeting, while heads of the ministry’s various departments and bureaus, as well as those from the China Earthquake Administration, the National Coal Mine Safety Administration, the Fire and Rescue Bureau, and the Forest Fire Brigade, were present in an observer capacity.

Source: General Office   Editor-in-charge: Liu Liping