Thursday is the second day since Wuhan lifted its 76-day lockdown. Office buildings and markets are preparing to reopen while public transport has become busier. Everything in Wuhan is reviving. Photo: Li Hao/GT

Chinese authorities on Sunday demanded solid efforts to ensure workplace safety and resolutely curb major accidents.

Workplace safety should be enhanced as epidemic prevention and control becomes a regular practice, read a circular issued by the Office of the Work Safety Commission under the State Council and the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM).

Local authorities are required to shoulder responsibilities in strengthening safety management while organizing work resumption and production, according to the circular.

It also stressed major responsibilities for enterprises and their leaders to guarantee safe production.

Amid efforts to ensure safety services at epidemic-related sites and anti-epidemic material production facilities, measures will be taken to strengthen the safety governance of key industries, with emphasis on hazardous chemicals, coal mines, non-coal mines, road traffic, construction, urban operations and other related fields, read the circular.

The safety of first responders and all people should be prioritized, and efforts will be taken to prevent secondary disasters and accidents during the rescue process, the circular stressed. It also called for efforts to strengthen on-the-job training and increase reserves of key equipment and materials, and to improve comprehensive rescue capabilities for major accidents and disasters.