Enterprises require employees to provide past medical history when recruiting and applying for jobs. Are they suffering from major or infectious diseases? Is there a legal basis?

Laborers engaged in operations exposed to occupational hazards must submit pre-job occupational health examination reports according to law, and workers who have not received pre-job occupational health examination shall not be arranged to engage in operations exposed to occupational hazards. Relevant laws and regulations are as follows:

Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Act

Article 35 The employing unit shall, in accordance with the provisions of the administrative department of health of the State Council, organize workers exposed to occupational hazards to undergo occupational health examination, and inform the workers of the examination results in writing. The expenses for occupational health examination shall be borne by the employer.

The employer shall not arrange for workers who have not received occupational health examination before taking up their posts to engage in operations that are exposed to occupational hazards; Workers with occupational taboos shall not be arranged to engage in operations that are taboo; Workers who are found to have occupational-related health damage during occupational health examination shall be transferred from their original posts and properly placed; Workers who have not undergone occupational health examination before leaving their posts shall not terminate or terminate their labor contracts.

The occupational health examination shall be undertaken by the medical and health institutions that have obtained the Practice License of Medical Institutions. The administrative department of health shall strengthen the standardized management of occupational health examination, and the specific management measures shall be formulated by the administrative department of health of the State Council.

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In addition to physical examination, the employing unit shall conduct occupational health training for workers before taking up their posts and regular occupational health training during their posts. Relevant laws and regulations are as follows:

Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Act

Article 34 The principal responsible person and occupational health management personnel of the employing unit shall receive occupational health training, abide by the laws and regulations on occupational disease prevention and control, and organize the occupational disease prevention and control work of the unit according to law.

The employing unit shall conduct occupational health training for workers before their posts and regularly during their posts, popularize occupational health knowledge, urge workers to abide by the laws, regulations, rules and operating procedures for occupational disease prevention and control, and guide workers to correctly use occupational disease protection equipment and personal occupational disease protection articles.

Workers should learn and master relevant occupational health knowledge, enhance their awareness of occupational disease prevention and control, abide by laws, regulations, rules and operating procedures for occupational disease prevention and control, correctly use and maintain occupational disease protection equipment and personal occupational disease protection articles, and report occupational disease hazards in a timely manner.

If the laborer fails to perform the obligations stipulated in the preceding paragraph, the employer shall educate him.