China introduces mine safety rule

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Source: BBC



New regulations have come into force in China that require managers of mines to accompany workers down the shafts.

Chinese mines are notorious for fatal accidents. More than 2,500 miners were killed in China last year.

The authorities hope that putting officials in the mines alongside their workers will act as strong incentive to improve safety conditions.

Mining is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world - where to earn a living means putting your life at risk. But Beijing is pushing the industry to clean up its act.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11490728

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Making the managers go down in the shafts with the miners might be an effective safety tool in the US, too. :)

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1. Very good rule. But... define "manager". (nt)

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