China's chief administrative officials will take first-line responsibility for work safety accidents, the State Administration of Work Safety said Wednesday.

"Nothing is difficult as long as chief officials assume chief responsibility," a senior official with China's safety watchdog said.

Work accidents witnessed a decrease of 10.7 percent year on year and the death toll declined by 7.1 percent in 2005, official figures showed.

Party chiefs and province governors have stood at the forefront of the battle and paid a great dealt of attention to work safety, which has brought down the above numbers more than other years, the official said.

Work safety will continue to be an important indicator to evaluate local chief officials, the official said.

Source: Xinhua