The 2023 China-ASEAN Emergency Management (Work Safety) Cooperation Forum was recently held in Nanning, with guests from China and ASEAN countries taking the theme of "Prevention First, Safety First", focusing on in-depth exchanges and discussions on safety production supervision, supervision and law enforcement, and enterprise safety production management, learning from each other, discussing safety production cooperation plans, jointly promoting safe development, and jointly improving the level of regional safety production.
Share experience to improve safety production capacity
Guangxi and ASEAN countries are located in the Asia-Pacific region and are vulnerable to natural disasters, and both sides face similar challenges in natural disaster prevention and emergency management. It is the common responsibility of all countries to prevent and curb major accidents, promote safe development, and protect the lives of workers. In the keynote forum, the guests focused on the theme of the forum and exchanged speeches in the fields of emergency management, safe production, disaster prevention and mitigation, command and rescue, etc.
Guests from ASEAN countries at the meeting learned about the performance of emergency rescue drones.
Philippine Deputy Secretary of Labor and Employment Benawidez said that the forum is a key work of the ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Cooperation Network this year. The agenda of the forum was reasonable and comprehensive, and the expert speeches were full of insights, covering all aspects of safety production, from regulatory law enforcement to enterprise management practice. He hopes to strengthen cooperation between ASEAN countries and China in the area of work safety to jointly create safer and healthier workplaces.
In his speech, Deputy Secretary-General of the ASEAN Secretariat, Mr. Egpa, said that the forum provides a way for cooperation among ASEAN countries, and he expects China to share more successful examples in the field of work safety, strengthen cooperation between countries, and work together to promote sustainable economic growth by ensuring the safety and health of workers.
Song Zhannan, State Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training of Cambodia, shared Cambodia's experience in successfully implementing the Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan. He believes that through this forum, the cooperation between ASEAN countries and China in the field of promoting occupational safety and health in the workplace will be strengthened.
One of the key roles in reducing occupational diseases and protecting workers is to provide capacity building in the field of occupational safety and health. Kateni Racha, Inspector General of the Ministry of Labour and Director of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare**, presented Thailand's achievements in the field of occupational safety and health over the past 10 years. He hoped that the forum would strengthen understanding among ASEAN countries and work together to address and reduce work-related injuries and diseases, and improve the safety and health of workers through dialogue and cooperation.
Myanmar is working to build capacity to improve workers' careers through diploma programs and ombudsman forums, said the director of the Department of Factories and Labor Law Inspection at the Ministry of Labour, Ding Koke, said Myanmar is working to build capacity.
We need to put the well-being of our workers first and make sure they return home safely at the end of the day. Idham, Director General of the Occupational Safety and Health Assessment and Development Department of the Ministry of Labor of Indonesia, believes that ensuring the safety of workers is not just a statistic, but also a moral obligation and an investment in a sustainable future. He said that by carrying out the construction of safety production culture and improving the safety awareness of workers, the occurrence of accidents and occupational disease risks can be effectively prevented.
The Forum will use the forum to increase knowledge and deepen skills and enhance the capacity to manage, supervise and enforce work safety.
Maniben, Deputy Director General of the Department of Labor Management of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Laos, said that Laos and China have cooperation in occupational safety and health. In July this year, 10 Lao Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare** received safety training in Guangxi, indicating that the two sides are strengthening cooperation to create a safe working environment.
In his speech, the Deputy Director of the Department of Occupational Safety and Health of the Ministry of Human Resources of Malaysia, Isako, said that many people around the world suffer from work-related accidents, injuries and illnesses every year, which not only increases labor costs, but also affects the economic growth of countries and regions. She hopes that through the experience shared at the forum, she can find practical and concrete suggestions for more practical ways to manage the safety and health of workers.
The person in charge of the relevant departments of Guangxi said that Guangxi will rely on the activities of this forum to continue to build a China-ASEAN emergency management cooperation base, continue to deepen China-ASEAN emergency management cooperation and exchanges, continue to strengthen the cooperation and development of China-ASEAN emergency industry, promote the sharing and cooperation of emergency management between the two sides, the complementary development of emergency industries, and the coordinated improvement of emergency response capabilities, so as to help jointly build the "Belt and Road" in a wider field, at a deeper level and with higher quality, jointly respond to various security risks and challenges, and jointly safeguard the safety of people's lives and property in the region.
"High-precision" equipment was unveiled to help emergency cooperation
The 2023 China (Guangxi)-ASEAN Emergency Equipment and Technology Exhibition is one of the important supporting activities of the forum, with exhibitors covering early warning and command, engineering rescue, grassroots disaster prevention, fire-fighting equipment, emergency communication equipment, professional rescue vehicles, etc., with an exhibition area of nearly 60,000 square meters, attracting many merchants to conduct technical exchanges and negotiations on site.
Students from Guangxi Safety Engineering Vocational and Technical College demonstrated the fire extinguishing drill system on the spot.
In the innovative emergency technology exhibition and emergency financial service exhibition area, two multi-functional emergency rescue drones attracted merchants and visitors to stop and take pictures at the booth of United Aircraft Group. "The on-site display is the TD550 unmanned ***, which has the functions of material delivery, fire fighting and fire extinguishing. Sun Liye, assistant to the president and group marketing director of United Aircraft Group, introduced. In recent years, United Aircraft's UAV products have been involved in fire fighting, emergency communications, material transportation, etc. Sun Liye told reporters that the group reached a strategic cooperation with China Tower (Beihai) at this exhibition to jointly develop drone applications in Beihai City's emergency inspection, coastal defense inspection, maritime inspection, water conservancy inspection, urban management, environmental protection and other industries, so as to help the construction of local smart cities and serve the construction and development of local low-altitude economy. At the same time, the group also formally signed a strategic cooperation with Nanning RCEP Business Association to use its scientific and technological advantages to build an emergency rescue cooperation platform based in Guangxi, facing ASEAN and radiating the world, so that China's emergency science and technology can "go global".
Fujian Qiaolong Emergency Equipment Co., Ltd. is one of the earliest manufacturers of water supply and drainage emergency rescue equipment in China that adopts hydraulically driven pump technology. The reporter noticed that the company's independent research and development of the "dragon water absorption" series of water supply and drainage equipment attracted attention, and the emergency rescue equipment produced participated in the rescue work of many cities. The relevant person in charge of the company said that it is expected that through this exhibition, the products can find channels to enter Southeast Asian countries.
Unmanned survey ship, fixed-wing UAV, fire extinguishing combat drill system, airway obstruction emergency treatment drill system, dormitory escape VR demonstration experience ......Guangxi Safety Engineering Vocational and Technical College moved the teaching interactive experience project to the exhibition site, and many visitors came forward to experience it. According to the relevant person in charge of the school, the school's achievements in promoting the integration of industry and education, science and education, and the achievements of the school in docking with the national strategy and serving the training of ASEAN security emergency technical and skilled personnel have been demonstrated, and at the same time, the exchange between the school and benchmark enterprises in the field of safety and emergency response has been enhanced, and the platform for international exchanges and foreign cooperation in running schools has been expanded.
Broaden the scope of cooperation and achieve complementary advantages
During the forum, the China-ASEAN Emergency Cooperation Exchange and Industry Buyers Conference hosted by the Emergency Management Department of the Autonomous Region was held simultaneously to effectively promote the complementary development of the emergency industry between China and ASEAN countries, and build an emergency equipment and technology industry cluster facing the national market and radiating Southeast Asia.
It is reported that the China-ASEAN Emergency Cooperation Exchange and Industry Buyers Conference takes China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation as the link and emergency management services for the development and cooperation of China-ASEAN industry as the entry point, promotes Guangxi to deepen emergency industry cooperation with ASEAN countries, further expands the breadth and depth of economic and trade cooperation, and injects new impetus into the high-quality development of Guangxi's emergency industry.
At the meeting, a number of companies demonstrated the performance of emergency rescue products through roadshows. Five signing ceremonies were held on the spot, including the signing ceremony of the Guangxi UAV Emergency Rescue Alliance and the strategic framework cooperation agreement of China Tower Branch.
At the meeting, a number of representatives of overseas Chinese groups and overseas Chinese businessmen shared the current situation of the emergency industry in ASEAN countries, how to expand the emergency industry business of ASEAN countries, and contribute to the emergency management cooperation between China and ASEAN countries.
Chen Rong, president of the Guangxi Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar, said in an interview with reporters that Myanmar has a tropical monsoon climate, and there will be heavy rainfall and other disasters, so it is in urgent need of emergency cooperation. The Chamber of Commerce will build bridges, actively do a good job in docking service guarantees, and help more Chinese enterprises "go global".
Ying Yunming, vice president of the Guangxi Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia, said that during the event, he saw that many high-tech emergency rescue equipment produced by Chinese enterprises had reached the world's leading level. Cambodia has a large demand for equipment and equipment related to the emergency field, and hopes that through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce, advanced equipment will be introduced into Cambodia, and more Chinese enterprises are welcome to explore the Cambodian market.
Lu Qian, the person in charge of Vietnam's future energy efficiency technology, has lived in Vietnam for many years and has established extensive contacts with local enterprises and enterprises. She said that Vietnam is a country with rapid economic development and rapid industrial and commercial development, and the demand for firefighting equipment is increasing. She said that she would make use of her own advantages to promote exchanges and cooperation between Guangxi and Vietnam in disaster response.