What is the country’s compensation policy for silicosis patients?

The standard name of pneumoconiosis is pneumoconiosis. This disease is caused by the long-term inhalation of production dust (dust) in occupational activities and its retention in the lungs. It is characterized by diffuse fibrosis of the lung tissue ( Scar)-based systemic disease. Compensation standards for pneumoconiosis: It is necessary to pass a work-related injury appraisal. Generally, pneumoconiosis is between level 5 and 6 work-related injuries: (1) Retain the labor relationship with the employer, and the employer will arrange appropriate work. If it is difficult to arrange work, the employer will pay it on a monthly basis. (2) A one-time disability subsidy is paid from the work-related injury insurance fund according to the disability level. The standard is: Level 5 disability is 16 months of personal wages, and Level 6 disability is 14 months of personal wages. The following are the national subsidy policies that silicosis patients enjoy: 1. The patient’s rehabilitation expenses, social security, etc. are all borne by the state; 2. If an occupational patient resigns and chooses another unit, his salary will not change. If the company is facing bankruptcy, merger, dissolution, etc., then the company should arrange for occupational disease patients; 3. If the employer does not have social insurance for occupational disease patients, their medical care and living expenses will be borne by the employer. Article 55 of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases" When medical and health institutions discover patients with suspected occupational diseases, they shall inform the workers themselves and promptly notify the employer.

Legal basis: "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases" Article 55 When medical and health institutions discover patients with suspected occupational diseases, they shall inform the workers themselves and promptly notify the employer. The employer shall arrange for the diagnosis of patients with suspected occupational diseases in a timely manner; during the period of diagnosis or medical observation of patients with suspected occupational diseases, the employer shall not terminate or terminate the labor contract concluded with the patient. The expenses incurred by patients with suspected occupational diseases during the period of diagnosis and medical observation shall be borne by the employer.