China News Service, Beijing, December 9th (Reporter Chen Su) The National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau of China held a press conference on the 9th to announce that there were 336 accidents and 474 deaths in Chinese mines before November 2021.
On the same day, Zhao Yuhui, deputy director and spokesperson of the Comprehensive Department of the National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau of China, briefed the public on the safety production situation in China's mines in the first 11 months of 2021. He said that the overall safety production situation in mines across the country has been stable from January to November this year. There were a total of 336 accidents and 474 deaths in mines across the country, a decrease of 59 accidents and 46 people year-on-year, a decrease of 14.9% and 8.8% respectively.
"China’s mine safety production has achieved the “three best in history”, that is, coal mines have not had any special major accidents for 60 consecutive months, non-coal mines have not had special major accidents for more than 13 consecutive years, and coal mines have had no major accidents for 24 consecutive months. Gas accident."
Zhao Yuhui said that we should also be soberly aware that as the end of the year is approaching, some companies are blindly producing and constructing in order to meet deadlines, rush to schedule, and complete tasks, ignoring safety and blindly producing and constructing. The risks caused by illegal, illegal, and risky operations have intensified; During the critical period, there is a strong impulse to produce super-power, super-intensity, and over-capacity, and the equipment is running at full capacity or even overload, and accidents of mass deaths and injuries are extremely likely to occur. Since the beginning of this year, the price of mineral products has continued to operate at a high level. Mines and disaster control projects can’t keep up, leading to tight continuation of mining and excavation, and increasing systemic safety risks.
Safety production is facing an unprecedented complex and severe situation.
"In the next step, we will keep a close eye on illegal production and construction activities, strictly prevent and control the continuous tension or even disorder of mining, while ensuring the safety of coal supply, strictly abide by the bottom line of safety, and resolutely curb the trend of frequent accidents at the end of the year and the beginning of the year." Zhao Yuhui said.
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