title: A comparative study of vocational education and occupational safety and health training in China and the UK.
abstract: In order to enhance Chinese workers' occupational safety awareness, it is essential to learn from developed countries' experiences. This article investigates thoroughly occupational safety and health (OSH) in China and the UK; moreover, the article performs a comparison of Chinese and British OSH training-related laws, regulations and education system. The following conclusions are drawn: China's work safety continues to improve, but there is still a large gap compared with the UK. In China a relatively complete vocational education and training (VET) system has been established. However, there exist some defects in OSH. In the UK, the employer will not only pay attention to employees' physiological health, but also to their mental health. The UK's VET is characterized by classification and grading management, which helps integrate OSH into the whole education system. China can learn from the UK in the development of policies, VET and OSH training.
authors.affiliation: a School of Resources and Safety Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) , China.|b State Key Lab of Coal Resources and Safe Mining , China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) , China.
authors.forename: Baisheng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.affiliation: a School of Resources and Safety Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) , China.|b State Key Lab of Coal Resources and Safe Mining , China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) , China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0497-6345
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: a School of Resources and Safety Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) , China.|b State Key Lab of Coal Resources and Safe Mining , China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) , China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: c National Center for International Cooperation in Work Safety , China.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: c National Center for International Cooperation in Work Safety , China.
authors.forename: Xiaobing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: a School of Resources and Safety Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) , China.|b State Key Lab of Coal Resources and Safe Mining , China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) , China.
authors.forename: Yangyang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: a School of Resources and Safety Engineering , China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) , China.|b State Key Lab of Coal Resources and Safe Mining , China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) , China.
authors.forename: Jinxin
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0497-6345
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health / Q000592:standards; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057766:Policy; D006113:United Kingdom; D014829:Vocational Education / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: education system; safety and health training; vocational education and training; work safety status