China is determined to step up gas control in major state-owned
coal mines, since gas explosions have been listed as the No. 1
killer of miners in this country.
Wang Xianzheng, director of the State Administration of Coal Mine
Safety, made the remarks at a meeting in Tieling city, northeast
China's Liaoning Province, which was ended Friday.
A
total of 45 mines in major coal production bases including Kailuan
of Hebei Province, Datong of Shanxi Province and Fuxin of Liaoning
Province are on the top list.
These mines are required to report regularly to regional safety
offices. Meanwhile, the administration will send specialists and
technicians to local mines to act as supervisors, and the public
will be invited to monitor the situation, according to the
meeting's decision.
(Xinhua News
Agency August 31, 2002)