Injuries suffered by employees during rescue and disaster relief can be counted as work-related injuries. According to the provisions of Article 15 of the Regulations on Industrial Injury Insurance, an employee who has one of the following circumstances shall be deemed as an industrial injury: (1) died of a sudden disease or died within 48 hours after rescue; （2） Injured in activities of safeguarding national interests and public interests such as rescue and disaster relief; （3） An employee who was formerly serving in the army and was injured and disabled in war or on duty, has obtained a revolutionary disabled soldier certificate, and has suffered a recurrence of old injuries after arriving at the employer. In case of any of the situations mentioned in Items (1) and (2) of the preceding paragraph, the staff and workers shall enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits in accordance with the relevant provisions of these Regulations; In case of the circumstance mentioned in item (3) of the preceding paragraph, employees shall enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits other than one-time disability subsidies in accordance with the relevant provisions of these Regulations.
Legal basis
Article 15 of the Regulations on Industrial Injury Insurance shall be deemed as industrial injury if an employee has any of the following circumstances:
（1） Death due to sudden illness or death due to ineffective rescue within 48 hours during working hours and post;
（2） Those who are injured in activities of safeguarding national interests and public interests such as rescue and disaster relief;
（3） An employee who was formerly serving in the army and was injured and disabled in war or on duty, has obtained a revolutionary disabled soldier certificate, and has suffered a recurrence of old injuries after arriving at the employer.
In case of any of the situations mentioned in Items (1) and (2) of the preceding paragraph, the staff and workers shall enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits in accordance with the relevant provisions of these Regulations; In case of the circumstance mentioned in item (3) of the preceding paragraph, employees shall enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits other than one-time disability subsidies in accordance with the relevant provisions of these Regulations.
