China's Committee for Safety in Production under the State
Council warned all coalmine operators in the country to pay more
attention to safety after the
Spring Festival holiday, which ended on Saturday.
The committee made the announcement in a notice issued yesterday
following Wednesday's coalmine explosion in north China's
Shanxi Province.
The committee urged all operators to inspect and repair
facilities when they resumed production after the holiday.
All newly recruited mine workers must receive relevant training
on safety production and workers at special posts must have the
relevant certifications before they start working, the committee
said.
A colliery gas blast Wednesday at the Sihe Coal Mine of the
state-owned Jincheng Mining Group killed 23 coalminers and injured
53 others.
(Xinhua News Agency February 5, 2006)