The Zhitong Finance App learned that on October 16, the Ministry of Emergency Management held a regular quarterly press conference. Mr. Zhang Xinglin, a production safety inspector of the Ministry of Emergency Management, pointed out that currently is the peak season for fireworks production. Affected by several typical accidents this year and changes in the supply and demand relationship in the market, the phenomenon of illegal production and operation of fireworks and firecrackers in some regions has rebounded. In order to strengthen safety supervision, the Ministry of Emergency Management has taken four main measures. First, a national fireworks and firecrackers production safety video conference was held on September 29 to analyze the main current problems, investigate the safety situation during the peak season, and arrange and deploy key safety supervision tasks. Second, continue to push forward the whole chain of “fight against the wrong” campaign to strictly crack down on illegal acts such as the production and operation of prohibited products that exceed the standard, illegal production and operation of fireworks and firecrackers, and online sales and offline delivery. The third is to strengthen safety risk alerts during different periods of the peak season, guide and supervise regions to strengthen targeted control measures, and strictly prevent all kinds of accidents from occurring. Fourth, further strengthen unannounced visits and inspections in key regions and during key periods, use safety risk monitoring and early warning systems to carry out online spot checks, and resolutely prevent all kinds of accidents and related vicious incidents.
The transcript is as follows:
Shen Zhanli, press spokesperson of the Ministry of Emergency Management and director of the Press and Publicity Department:
Dear journalists,
Good morning everyone! Welcome to the Ministry of Emergency Management press conference. Today's press conference mainly introduces you to specific measures taken by the State Council Safety Commission Office and the Ministry of Emergency Management to implement the spirit of the National Video Conference on Work Safety and further strengthen work safety. Attending today's press conference were Mr. Zhang Xinglin, Mr. Yu Dexuan, and Mr. Sun Wende, production safety inspectors of the Ministry of Emergency Management.
Over the years, the overall production safety situation in our country has stabilized and improved. Since this year, the total number of accidents has continued to decline, but major production safety accidents have occurred in some places, and the lessons are very profound. In response to the serious situation facing production safety, the State Council Safety Commission Office and the Ministry of Emergency Management have earnestly implemented the deployment requirements of the National Work Safety Video Conference, carefully implemented various work safety measures, and made every effort to prevent and contain major accidents. Here, we will focus on three areas of work.
Shen Zhanli:
The first is to actually collide and carry out unannounced investigations. Give full play to the “sharp sword” role of the central government's work safety assessment and inspection, start with “supervision” and “inspection of enterprises”, insist on “more notifications, more unannounced visits, more hidden scenes, and uncover more people who 'release water'”, carry out in-depth unannounced investigations and “look back”, sink the frontline to find out the truth, investigate problems, and carry out rectification, and continue to convey the clear direction of “only getting stricter” and a firm attitude of “watching to the end” on the problem. During the Mid-Autumn Festival National Day, the Security Commission Office of the State Council and the Ministry of Emergency Management deployed safety prevention work and daily video dispatch, dispatched unannounced inspection teams led by ministry leaders to go deep into 18 provinces to focus on “what are the major risks, where, and how to prevent them”, carry out unannounced investigations and surprise inspections, provide point-to-point risk reminders on hidden problems discovered, and supervise rectification, and drive all regions, relevant departments and central enterprise headquarters to simultaneously dispatch unannounced inspection teams to prevent and mitigate holiday safety risks with full coverage of unannounced visits. At the same time, the media's role in public disclosure and warning education has been increased, and media reporters have been invited to conduct in-depth interviews to reveal a number of major hidden problems and typical cases, creating a strong deterrent effect.
Second, strict supervision and enforcement of production safety laws. Highlight major risk scenarios, strictly prevent fire accidents, continue to deepen special remediation of outstanding issues such as illegal fire work, aging electrical circuits, flame retardant, or unqualified insulation materials, and fire risks in high-rise buildings, accelerate the promotion of “breaking windows and breaking the net”, and open up a “channel of life.” Strictly crack down on illegal subcontracting, standardize the safety management of outsourced operations in the mining, construction, chemical and other industries, urge issuing units to implement supervision of contracting units, and put an end to “outsourcing” and “subcontracting without care”. Strengthen the safety management of mixed production and business sites such as “factory in factory” and “garden in garden”, consolidate the responsibilities of owners and tenants, clarify functional zones for production, warehousing, and residence, vigorously rectify problems such as illegal production and operation, private electrical wiring, and insufficient safety protection distance, and resolutely avoid mass damage. Strongly punish and carry out a “fight against the wrong”, and resolutely take measures such as “double punishment in one case”, discontinuation of production and rectification, and request closure for serious illegal acts. Serious accidents are seriously prosecuted and held accountable according to law and regulations. Strengthen efforts to link execution, improve and improve coordination mechanisms for linking production safety and execution, resolutely punish illegal and criminal acts of production safety in accordance with the law when they meet the conditions for transfer to judicial authorities.
Shen Zhanli:
The third is to deepen the fight against root causes in key industry areas. Strengthen mine safety management, promote the hard implementation of the “Eight Hard Measures”, and strictly control issues such as hidden work surfaces, overstaffed and super-capable production, and entering a well without a location card. Strengthen safety supervision of the entire chain of fireworks and firecrackers, take good care of safety work in all aspects of production, storage, sales, transportation, delivery, and release, strictly implement relevant mandatory national standards, and crack down on all kinds of illegal acts. Strengthen tourism and transportation safety management, urge scenic spots to strengthen daily maintenance of facilities and equipment such as suspension bridges, ropeways, cable cars, sightseeing buses, etc., strictly prevent “sick” operation, overcrowded and overloaded operation, and severely crack down on illegal acts such as “three super and one fatigue” and illegal passenger carrying of trucks and agricultural vehicles. Carry out special safety measures for shipbuilding and repair enterprises, and urge all relevant departments in various regions to comprehensively investigate all types of shipbuilding and repair enterprises, focusing on rectifying hidden problems in high-risk areas such as limited space operations, lifting and lifting, and storage and use of hazardous chemicals. In addition, targeted safety measures have also been taken for key industries such as hazardous chemicals, industry and trade, construction, fishing vessels, etc.
Currently, we have entered the fourth quarter. Judging from historical data, the fourth quarter has always been a period of high incidence of accidents. Some enterprises can easily rush the construction period, catch up with progress and excessive production. The risk of accidents has increased. They must adhere to the supremacy of people and life first, transform the sense of responsibility of “not being at ease at all times” into action to resolutely stabilize the production safety situation.
The above is the relevant information for everyone to be informed about. Let's move on to the questioning section. Please inform your news agency before asking questions.
CCTV News Channel Reporter:
Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued opinions on further strengthening the safety supervision of the entire chain of fireworks and firecrackers. What are some key initiatives that will help resolve outstanding issues in the field of fireworks and firecrackers?
Zhang Xinglin, Production Safety Inspector of the Ministry of Emergency Management:
Thank you for your question. In recent years, the overall fireworks safety situation has been stable across the country, but some typical incidents since this year have revealed outstanding problems such as failure to implement the main responsibility of enterprises for production safety, and inadequate implementation of departmental supervision and territorial supervision responsibilities. The “Opinion” of the State Administration Office focuses on the current pain points, difficulties and outstanding issues in the fireworks industry, and proposes 20 specific measures to further innovate methods, fill loopholes, continue to make efforts, and strengthen supervision.
First, in response to outstanding problems such as weak production safety base, low degree of mechanization of production, poor management level, and weak information-based management capabilities, it is emphasized that enterprises are required to deepen benchmarking and upgrading, raise the level of mechanized automated production, improve digital information management capabilities, establish and implement enterprise elimination and exit mechanisms, and resolutely close enterprises that do not have production safety conditions in accordance with the law.
Second, in response to problems such as the mismatch between the distribution of fireworks and firecrackers in individual regions and the distribution of wholesale enterprises across regions, all regions are required to scientifically formulate and dynamically improve business site plans, rationally arrange wholesale enterprises and retail stores (points), and clarify the scope of sales and distribution areas for wholesale enterprises in line with actual practice.
Third, in response to new situations and issues such as online sales and offline delivery of fireworks and firecrackers, it is clear that relevant departments take targeted security control measures, emphasizes compacting the corporate principal responsibilities of Internet platforms, prohibits individuals from publishing information on online fireworks and firecrackers, and at the same time requires thorough investigation, traceability, and serious investigation and punishment of illegal clues.
Fourth, in response to the problem of enterprises producing and operating prohibited products in violation of regulations in order to seize the market and pursue profits, it is emphasized that fireworks quality supervision and spot checks should be carried out in accordance with the law, production and operation of products that do not meet mandatory national standards, such as products that exceed dosage and specifications, and at the same time speed up the elimination of personal release products with high safety risks.
Fifth, in response to issues such as failure to implement the main responsibility of enterprises for production safety and evasion of accountability by actual controllers, etc., it is clear that the main responsible person (including the legal representative, actual controller, and actual person in charge) will be prosecuted according to law for failure to perform safety management duties and cause an accident to occur, according to “who invests, who benefits, and who is responsible”.
Sixth, in response to the problem of the low cost of breaking the law by enterprises, it is proposed to strengthen the link between execution and punishment for illegal acts caused by subjective malice, such as excessive personnel, excessive dosage, excessive licensing, and unauthorized changes in the use of industrial warehouses, and refer suspected offenses to judicial authorities for criminal liability according to law and regulations.
Seventh, in response to issues such as the complicated and arduous task of “fighting the bad” of fireworks and firecrackers, and the unclear responsibilities of some regions, it is clearly necessary to consolidate the work responsibilities of local people's governments to “fight against corruption”, strengthen interdepartmental information sharing, law enforcement coordination, and execution links, and strictly crack down on illegal acts.
In response to other outstanding issues, the “Opinion” also clarified new control requirements and specific measures in a targeted manner, and proposed a series of practical and hard strategies. Thank you!
Rule of Law Daily reporter:
In response to the “loose and weak” safety supervision and enforcement issues revealed in some accidents, what measures will the Ministry of Emergency Management take to improve the quality and efficiency of supervision and enforcement? Thank you.
Yu Dexuan, Production Safety Inspector of the Ministry of Emergency Management:
Thank you for your question. In response to the problems revealed by several major accidents this year, we have made unprecedented determination and measures to push for more strict safety supervision and enforcement, and resolutely rectify issues such as “relaxation and weakness.” First, in the central work safety assessment and inspection work, a special inspection team for supervision and enforcement has been set up to strictly investigate and supervise the “discharge” of the law, seriously urge relevant regions and departments to carry out safety supervision duties, and continuously improve safety supervision and enforcement. Second, work with relevant departments to carry out “fight against corruption” work in key industries and vigorously promote the link between production safety and execution. The third is to step up reporting, interviews, and exposure, and continue to strengthen the effectiveness of supervision of law enforcement work in various regions. These measures are highly targeted and vigorous. In the second and third quarters of this year, the number of major accident hazards discovered per thousand inspections increased dramatically over the same period last year. At the same time, tough measures such as “double penalties in one case”, production shutdown and rectification, and execution were also adopted in accordance with the law, and enforcement efforts were significantly strengthened.
In the next step, we will earnestly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, always adhere to a strict tone in accordance with the requirements of the National Work Safety Video Conference, and continue to promote the improvement of the quality and efficiency of safety supervision and enforcement. On the one hand, strict preparation and implementation of annual enforcement plans. In August of this year, the Ministry of Emergency Management revised and issued the “Measures for Preparing an Annual Work Safety Supervision and Inspection Plan”, which has carried out improvements in terms of optimizing the preparation of plans, improving inspection content, online law enforcement throughout the entire process, and strengthening supervision at the law enforcement level. For high-risk mining, hazardous, fireworks, and metal smelting enterprises, etc., the frequency of inspections will be increased as appropriate, and inspections of high-risk enterprises will be strengthened. Strict measures are taken in accordance with the law against serious violations of laws and regulations discovered during inspections to enhance the deterrent power of law enforcement. On the other hand, responsibility for supervision and enforcement continues to be compacted. Continue to step up efforts to “fight against corruption” in key industries, connect production safety and execution discipline, and carry out special inspections on supervision and enforcement. We will strengthen supervision and guidance for all regions, and for regions where enforcement is weak, we will take measures such as notifications, interviews, and on-site supervision. Where there is a hidden risk of a major accident that is not punished in accordance with the law or where enforcement is not in place, supervise and carry out a reverse investigation of responsibility, seriously pursue accountability, prevent “loose and weak” supervision and enforcement at the source, and strive to make illegal enterprises afraid to break the law, enable legal enterprises to develop safely, and strongly guarantee the safety of people's lives and property. Thank you!
Cover News Reporter:
We are aware that this year's Mid-Level Registered Safety Engineer Professional Qualification Examination will be held soon. What is the current status of development of the mid-level registered safety engineer professional qualification? What are the policy requirements for the provision and use of registered safety engineers? Thank you.
Sun Wende, Work Safety Inspector of the Ministry of Emergency Management:
Thank you for your interest in the work of Chu Anshi. The mid-level injection safety personnel team is an important part of China's production safety professional talent team. After 20 years of development, it should be said that the results have been remarkable. In particular, it has provided important technical support for the progress of China's production safety industry. Since the first unified national examination in 2004, it has been organized 21 times so far, and the total number of people who have obtained the professional qualification of intermediate security teachers has reached 716,000. The popularity of applications for intermediate injection safety teachers continued to heat up this year, nearly 10 times higher than when the exam was first opened in 2004. With the continuous increase in social recognition, the Intermediate Safety Officer Professional Qualification Examination has entered the list of large-scale national vocational qualification examinations.
Policy development relating to injection safety has gone through a total of four stages: First, the law was revised and established. The 2014 revised Production Safety Law established the legal status of injection safety officers for the first time, clearly stipulating that enterprises in high-risk industries should be equipped with injectors to carry out production safety management work; the 2021 revised Work Safety Law clarifies corresponding penalties for production and operation units that are not equipped with safety inspectors.
The second is innovation in classification management. The “Administrative Measures on the Classification of Injection Safety Engineers” issued in 2017 clearly stipulate the hierarchical classification, equipment and use of injectors, requiring that the proportion of safety managers above intermediate level in production and storage units and mining units of dangerous goods should reach about 15%, and increase year by year.
Third, the professional qualification system has been fully optimized. In 2019, the “Provisions on the Professional Qualification System for Instructors” were issued, which clarified the scope of practice of Chu An Shi: production safety management, production safety technology, investigation and analysis of production safety accidents, safety assessment and evaluation, consultation, verification, testing, inspection, education, training, etc.
Fourth, the use of professional service agencies has been strengthened. This year, the Ministry of Emergency Management promulgated and implemented the “Administrative Measures on Safety Evaluation, Testing and Inspection Agencies” and the “Qualification Requirements for Safety Evaluation Agencies”. In these documents, personnel who have obtained the professional qualification of intermediate level injectors and above are clearly used as personnel conditions to support the qualifications of safety evaluation agencies, and the staffing ratio of mid-level injection safety personnel has been further increased.
The implementation of this series of policies has further enabled injection safety management units to meet the requirements of production and management units in various industries for production safety management professionals and capabilities, and has also further played the technical support role of injection safety operators. In addition to this, a large number of injection safety firms in the community and professional technical service agencies with injection security teachers as the core backbone are also receiving commissions from micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to assist enterprises in carrying out safety management work. To a certain extent, this has made up for the shortcomings and weaknesses of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises with insufficient safety management personnel and insufficient professional ability, and is conducive to better helping micro, small and medium-sized enterprises improve the level of production safety management. Thank you!
Xinhua News Agency Reporter:
The “Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Further Strengthening the Safety Supervision of the Whole Chain of Fireworks and Firecrackers” sets out clear safety supervision requirements for the production, storage, operation, transportation, and release of fireworks and firecrackers. How can the Security Commission Office of the State Council promote implementation? Thank you.
Zhang Xinglin:
Thank you for your question. The “Opinion” focuses on outstanding issues in the industry and further clarifies the safety supervision requirements of all parties and the safety supervision responsibilities of all parties. The aim is to tighten the “protective net” of safety supervision throughout the fireworks and firecrackers chain, strictly rectify illegal acts, and resolutely curb major accidents. The Security Commission Office of the State Council will give full play to its role in coordination and guidance and carry out the implementation of the “Opinions” from five aspects.
The first is to strengthen organizational leadership and refine specific measures. Currently, the Ministry of Emergency Management is working with relevant departments to formulate detailed measures and division of responsibilities for the key tasks of the “Opinion” at the national level. The next step is to issue and implement it under the name of the State Council Safety Commission Office to push all regions to quickly organize and formulate specific implementation plans for the “Opinions” to ensure that the implementation of the various measures is practical and practical.
The second is to strengthen interpretation training to consolidate the responsibilities of all parties. Promote regional organizations to carry out publicity and training for enterprise workers and government supervisors, guide enterprises to actively investigate and correct hidden hazards, improve compliance management capabilities, guide supervisors to perform their duties seriously and with due diligence, improve the quality and efficiency of safety supervision, and further consolidate corporate principal responsibilities, departmental supervision responsibilities, and territorial management responsibilities.
The third is to strengthen publicity and guidance to create a good atmosphere. Promote all regions, especially major production areas, to continue to step up publicity efforts, publicize fireworks safety knowledge in a comprehensive, multi-channel and multi-form manner, carry out warning education on typical cases, educate and guide the public to buy, store, and set off fireworks safely, encourage the public to actively report illegal acts, and raise awareness of safety precautions throughout society.
Fourth, strengthen departmental collaboration to form joint supervisory efforts. Regularly organize special meetings, research and judgment with relevant departments, refine the division of tasks, implement effective work measures, guide all regions to investigate violations and regulations discovered in supervision and enforcement work, and strengthen the whole chain of in-depth investigation, tracking and traceability, notification of information, handover of leads, joint law enforcement, and collaborative investigation and punishment.
Fifth, continue to follow up on results and strictly pursue accountability. Strengthen follow-up, dispatch, supervision and inspection efforts, regularly report on relevant situations, analyze existing problems, promptly report and interview departments and regions where work is progressing slowly and responsibilities are not being implemented, and include the implementation of the “Opinions” as an important part of the central work safety assessment and inspection. Thank you!
People's Daily Overseas Reporter:
Recently, the Ministry of Emergency Management, together with the General Administration of Financial Supervision and the State Administration of Mines Safety, issued a notice on production safety liability insurance in 2026. Can you tell me about the situation? How will the next step be to better play the role of safety and liability insurance accident prevention services? Thank you.
Sun Wende:
Thank you for your interest in safety and liability insurance work. The security and liability insurance system is an important economic policy and rule of law measure determined by the Party Central Committee and the State Council in the field of production safety. It has financial compensation and accident prevention functions. The core advantage of this system is to give full play to the functions of insurance institutions to participate in safety risk assessment, control and accident prevention. It should be said that this is an effective means to help enterprises improve the level of production safety management.
Recently, in order to further develop the advantages of the safety and liability insurance system, the Ministry of Emergency Management, the General Administration of Financial Supervision, and the State Mine Safety Supervision Administration jointly issued the “Notice on Accurate Implementation of Safety and Liability Insurance Accident Prevention Services in 2026 to Help Enterprises in Key Industries Improve the Level of Production Safety Management”. The “Notice” mainly focuses on key industries such as mining, hazardous chemicals, fireworks, and metal smelting, and makes arrangements in four areas:
The first is accurate service. In response to regulatory priorities in the field of emergency management, the projects and content of accident prevention services are refined and optimized by industry to achieve “enterprise-specific policies and on-demand services”.
The second is to increase capital investment. Insurance institutions are urged to increase the budget ratio for accident prevention services, strictly select and recruit third party service agencies, and maximize the efficiency of the use of funds for accident prevention service expenses.
Third, every effort should be made to improve quality and expand coverage. All high-risk enterprises are required to achieve investment and security coverage by the end of the year. At the same time, production and management units in other high-risk industries are encouraged to apply for security liability insurance, so that safety and liability insurance accident prevention services can benefit more enterprises.
Fourth, incentives and restraints. Conduct accident prevention service evaluations, reward the good and punish the bad, strengthen publicity and guidance, promote excellent cases, and create a good atmosphere of social co-governance.
In order to promote the full implementation of the security and liability insurance system, we will focus on five tasks in the next step:
The first is to win and invest in an “offensive battle” to prevent accidents. Supervise and guide all regions to pay close attention to the implementation of budget targets. Within three years from this year, each region will invest 20% of its accident prevention budget, and spend at least 10% on accident prevention services by the end of this year.
The second is to vigorously promote the “innovation war” of service organization methods. Innovate the accident prevention service organization model, improve service quality, and enable accurate prevention services to help enterprises work safely.
The third is to continue deepening the “battle of positions” for information system construction. Adhere to “data is king”, accelerate the upgrading and transformation of provincial security and liability insurance information systems, and achieve online monitoring of accident prevention services.
Fourth, the “battle of landing” to push forward the implementation of the system in depth. Vigorously publicize and promote the security and liability insurance implementation measures and the five security and liability insurance accident prevention service standards issued this year, so that the system and standards have been implemented and effective.
The fifth is to play a good “combo punch” to lead the assessment and exemplify the “combo punch.” On the one hand, strengthen the central government's role as a “baton” of production safety assessments and inspections, and conduct interviews, notifications, and deduct points for regions and units that are lagging behind in work. On the other hand, give full play to the exemplary driving effect, establish a positive incentive and points mechanism, guide all regions to continuously innovate organizational models, improve service quality, and enable security insurance to achieve “comprehensive results” through “blossom”. Thank you!
Phoenix TV Reporter:
We know that the fourth quarter is the peak season for fireworks production and operation. What measures will the Ministry of Emergency Management take to strengthen safety supervision to prevent and contain accidents in this area? Thank you.
Zhang Xinglin:
Thank you for your interest in the safe work of fireworks. As you mentioned, currently is the peak season for fireworks production. Affected by several typical accidents this year and changes in the relationship between supply and demand in the market, the phenomenon of illegal production and operation of fireworks and firecrackers has rebounded in some regions. Production safety work during this year's peak season is under unprecedented pressure, and the task of safety supervision and “fighting against corruption” is extremely complicated and arduous. The Ministry of Emergency Management thoroughly investigated the safety situation and characteristics of fireworks and firecrackers during this year's peak season, focused on the prevention and control of major safety risks, and promoted the implementation of targeted safety control measures during key periods in all regions. It mainly adopted four measures.
The first is to thoroughly implement the “Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Further Strengthening the Safety Supervision of the Whole Chain of Fireworks and Firecrackers”. A national fireworks and firecrackers production video conference was held on September 29 to analyze current major problems, investigate the safety situation during the peak season, and arrange and deploy key safety supervision tasks.
The second is to continue to push forward the whole chain of “fight against the wrong” campaign, and work with relevant departments to guide all regions to focus on outstanding issues in the production, operation, storage, transportation, and release of fireworks and product quality, and strictly crack down on illegal acts such as production and operation of prohibited products that exceed standards, illegal production and operation of fireworks and firecrackers, and online sales and offline delivery.
The third is to strengthen safety risk reminders during different periods of the peak season. In the period from now until next year's Lantern Festival, the safety risks in different regions are thoroughly analyzed and investigated in response to the characteristics of different periods such as production concentration, transportation concentration, sales concentration, and emission concentration, and “Risk Reminder for Production Safety and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation” are sent point-to-point in time to guide and supervise regions to strengthen targeted control measures to strictly prevent all kinds of accidents from occurring.
Fourth, further strengthen unannounced visits and inspections in key regions and during key periods, use safety risk monitoring and early warning systems to carry out online spot checks, track and push local authorities to implement rectification, follow up enforcement, and hold accountability item by item, and reverse the investigation and rectification of hidden hazards to resolutely prevent the occurrence of all kinds of accidents and related vicious incidents. Thank you!
Shen Zhanli:
This concludes today's press conference. Thank you to all the publishers, and thank you to all the reporters and friends. Bye!
This article was selected from “China Net”, editor of Zhitong Finance: Feng Qiuyi.