USTB held 2021 High-end Forum on Public Safety and Occupational Health

On 20th July 2021, the USTB Research Institute of Macro-Safety Science (RIMSS) and School of Humanities and Social Science hosted the 2021 High-end Forum on Public Safety and Occupational Health in Beijing. The co-organizers include the China Occupational Safety and Health Association (COSHA), Shenzhen Urban Public Safety and Technology Institute, and the USTB Research Institute of Urbanization and Urban Safety.


Main forum site


Attending experts and leaders

Dexue WANG President of China Occupational Safety and Health Association

Haizhou WANG Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

Qingrui YUE Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Dean of USTB Research Institute of Urbanization and Urban Safety

Lizhi YU Counsel of Division of Work Safety, Minister of Industry and Information Technology

Yang XIE Deputy Director of Division of Occupational Safety, National Health Commission

Laibin ZHANG Former President of China University of Petroleum, Convenor of the 8th Safety Science and Engineering Discipline Review Group of the Degree Committee of the State Council

Youguo HE Director of IIEM&CCII

Guolin LIU Party Secretary of China Academic of Safety Science and Technology

Jingguang FAN Director of National Center For Occupational Safety and Health, NHC

Fubao ZHOU Vice President of China University of Mining and Technology

Guilong WU Party Committee Secretary of University of Science and Technology Beijing

Qinghong PENG Dean of USTB School of Humanity and Social Science

Longzhe JIN Executive Vice President of USTB MSS

Heping ZHANG Professor of the University of Science of Technology of China

Shenjian XU Professor of China University of Political and Law

Shaobiao ZHANG Deputy Dean of Shenzhen Urban Public Safety and Technology Institute

Xiangbin YAN (Host of Opening Ceremony) Vice President of USTB


Mr Guilong WU addresses at the conference


Other leaders address at the conference


Guilong WU informed this is the first significant academic forum held as the foundation of USTB RIMSS and Research Institute of Urban and Urbanization safety. It aims to build bridges for cooperation across various disciplines, motivating the development of Macro-Safety disciplinary and progressing holistic state safety. Dexue WANG, Haizhou WANG, Lizhi YU, Yang XIE, and Laibin ZHANG gave speeches.


Thematic forum scenes


After the opening ceremony, Qingrui YUE, Jingguang FAN, Fubao ZHOU, Heping ZHANG, Shenjian XU, Shaobiao ZHANG, and Longzhe JIN gave thematic reports with sharing the content of ‘Engineering Diagnosis, Treatment, and Smart Operation & Maintenance’, ‘Status of Occupational Health Engineering’, ‘Large-scale coal mining dust prevention and control in China’, ‘Aircraft Fire Prevention Technique’, ‘Post-Epidemic Emergency Legal System’, ‘Urban Safety Development’, and some latest progress of USTB MSS’s disciplinary development. The professional and farsighted suggestions will motivate the safety industry to grow, lift the capability to tackle significant risk problems and strengthen the occupational safety management system.


Sub-sessions scenes


Four sub-sessions were held afterward, namely ‘Urban Safety and Risk Management’, ‘Occupational Safety and Public Health’, ‘Emergency Management and Metallurgical Safety’, and ‘Resources Exploitation Safety’. More than 200 experts and scholars attended and communicated the novel countermeasures corresponding to the new tasks under the regular epidemic containment circumstance. The participating scholars expressed their hope to strengthen the cooperation between the subject of Safety Science and Engineering with various disciplines, such as Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Material Science, Laws and Sociology, etc., and eventually fulfill the overall state safety target.


Based on the holistic state-level safety concept, the forum discussed the development path of public safety and occupational health in-depth, demonstrated the development trend of safety science, and showed the RIMSS’s advantages in integrating various subjects. Participating experts have highly recognized that the forum provides a good platform for public safety and occupational health experts to exchange experience and discuss countermeasures. It is of great significance for promoting the state’s public safety and occupational health.