China’s State Council Work Safety Committee Office recently held work-safety accountability talks with the heads of 11 city- and prefecture-level governments across seven provincial-level regions, according to a report published on November 13, 2026.

The talks covered Baotou in Inner Mongolia, Nanyang in Henan and Xiangyang in Hubei, where major accidents had occurred earlier in the year. They also covered eight places that had each recorded at least three relatively serious accidents within six months: Lüliang, Shuozhou and Xinzhou in Shanxi; Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang; Yantai in Shandong; Zhengzhou in Henan; and Honghe Prefecture and Qujing in Yunnan.

The office said the national work-safety situation had been generally stable this year, but accidents classified as relatively serious or above had increased again in some areas. It called on local authorities to strengthen oversight and address risks in sectors including mining, hazardous chemicals, fireworks, manufacturing, fire safety and road transport. It also urged officials to enforce companies’ safety responsibilities and intensify inspections before and after the end of the year.

The talks were held under the State Council Work Safety Committee’s provisional rules for work-safety accountability talks. Representatives of several national departments, including the Ministry of Emergency Management and the Ministry of Public Security, took part.

Source: The Paper.