在线国产一区二区_成人黄色片在线观看_国产成人免费_日韩精品免费在线视频_亚洲精品美女久久_欧美一级免费在线观看

  Home>News Center>China
       
 

Safety watchdog to be given more power
By Fu Jing (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-03-14 06:22

The newly-upgraded work safety watchdog will get more teeth to curb the growing incidence of fatal accidents.

The State Council has decided to grant more power to the State Administration of Work Safety so that it can conduct inspections and supervise more effectively, especially in coal mines where at least 6,000 were killed last year, Huang Yi, spokesman for the administration, said.

"Giving us more power is a very important step to stop the rising trend of fatal accidents," Huang told China Daily in an exclusive interview.

The administration was last month "promoted" from a deputy-ministry department to cabinet-ministry level.

According to an industry insider, the administration was often ignored in the past by provincial and local governments, which thought it was not powerful enough.

In one such instance, a gas explosion in a mine killed at least 23 workers last week in the coal-rich province of Shanxi. Due to poor safety measures, Xiangyuangou coal mine in Jiaocheng County was ordered to be closed last summer by the inspection authorities, but it continued to operate in defiance of the order.

Dangerous conditions are common in the coal mining sector. Last year, miners dug out 1.95 billion tons to sustain the country's economy, but only 1.2 billion tons were mined with the proper protection measures in place.

Huang said China's State-owned coal mines have a comparatively better safety record than private mines. Despite that, a string of fatal gas explosions at State-owned coal mines in Henan, Shaanxi and Liaoning provinces have killed about 450 miners since last winter. Half of China's 25,000 small private coal mines do not meet safety standards and have failed to invest enough in the safety of their workers.

State Council task forces have been conducting surprise inspections to eliminate hazards at State-owned coal mines in 21 coal-rich provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, said Huang.

R.C. Lao, resident project manager of the Canada-China Project for Cleaner Production said coal mine gas, mainly methane, causes a great number of coal mine explosions and many casualties.

"But on the other hand, it is a valuable and clean fuel," said Lao, suggesting that extracting it can reduce the amount of coal needed and make mine operations much safer.

Premier Wen Jiabao has said the government would spend 3 billion yuan (US$361 million) this year in upgrading safety technologies at State-owned coal mines to "truly make coal mining safer."

A Beijing-based mining safety expert told Xinhua that he believed the funds would mainly be used to deal with the problem of coal-bed gas, as gas explosions are the "top killer" in Chinese coal mines.

Apart from upgrading alarm systems and improving underground ventilation facilities at coal mines, the money might also be spent on research to use coal-bed gas as a new source of energy, said the expert.

Despite such efforts, Huang said the safety situation in China's coal mines is still grave.

He said a severe energy strain caused by China's rapid economic growth has prompted coal mines across the country to over-stretch their capacity. More than 70 per cent of the energy fuelling China's robust economy is from coal. Nearly 90 per cent of China's coal pits are underground and about half of them are rich in gas.

"Poor management, insufficient supervision and ignoring safety requirements are the factors that have led to frequent coal mine accidents," said Huang.

(China Daily 03/14/2005 page1)



 
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

Hu Jintao elected chairman of state CMC

 

   
 

Court gets back power of death reviews

 

   
 

Scientists conduct HIV vaccine test

 

   
 

Perform vital mission, Hu tells military

 

   
 

Safety watchdog to be given more power

 

   
 

Wen lauds Tung's role in HK's development

 

   
  SW China invests 30 m yuan for production safety
   
  First human trials of AIDS vaccine launched
   
  China's economy expected to grow 8-9 percent in 2005
   
  Hu Jintao elected chairman of state CMC
   
  Tsang: Election for new chief executive in July
   
  China getting tough on corrupt officials
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  News Talk  
  It is time to prepare for Beijing - 2008  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 亚洲黄色一级 | 黄色片免费观看 | 91福利视频导航 | 一级黄片毛片 | 日韩一区在线播放 | 久久九九国产 | 色哟哟精品观看 | 日韩精品免费一区二区夜夜嗨 | 国产一区久久 | 91精品福利| 日韩二区三区 | 一级片免费观看 | 亚洲成人免费网站 | av在线视| 日韩精品欧美 | 国产精品自拍一区 | 午夜不卡视频 | 亚洲综合网站 | 日韩欧美精品一区 | 欧美日韩综合网 | 人人爽人人爽人人片av | 免费观看的黄色网址 | 亚洲天堂色图 | 欧美精产国品一二三区 | 国产精品一区二区在线免费观看 | 韩国av在线 | 色影视 | 一区二区三区免费 | 午夜欧美 | 成人免费视频一区二区 | 欧美视频在线一区 | 免费不卡视频 | 国产欧美日韩在线 | 蜜臀av性久久久久av蜜臀妖精 | 看片黄全部免费 | www国产在线观看 | 成人免费网站黄 | av不卡在线观看 | 亚洲成人免费在线观看 | 国产白丝精品91爽爽久久 | 欧美日韩一区二区三区视频 |