A comparative study of the occupational disease list between Taiwan region and the mainland / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To provide technical reference for the revision of the list of occupational diseases of China, the list of occupational diseases between the Taiwan district and the Mainland China have been analyzed and compared.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Focus on the system of occupational diseases list between the Taiwan district and the Mainland China, the literature analysis and comparative methods were commonly used, and to explore the similarities and differences of the list of occupational diseases between the mainland and Taiwan.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The list of occupational diseases between the mainland and Taiwan shows uniformity in the legislative process, the status and role, classification, but exists difference in the enumeration mode, the legal basis of the development, the institutions to develop the list, classification and coverage et al.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>To revise the National List of Occupational Diseases, the socio-economic development requirements should be based on, combined with social security capacity, gradually expand the coverage of occupational diseases, to adapt to the needs of the occupational disease prevention.</p>