State Councilor Wang Yong stressed the need for accident prevention and work safety at a seminar for provincial and ministerial officials in Beijing on Nov 16.

In recent years, there has been steady development in work safety but challenges remain, he said.

He emphasized that efforts should be made to enhance work safety in enterprises, promote technological innovation that supports work safety, improve emergency relief systems and crisis management ability while advocating work safety policies.

Hosted at the Chinese Academy of Governance, the seminar focused on work safety issues regarding prevention and management of serious accidents.