Chinanews.com, June 11th. The State Council Information Office held a press conference today. In response to the "recent two coal mine accidents in Henan suspected of underreporting", Zhang Xin, deputy director of the National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau, said that special personnel have been sent to supervise the investigation and handling of the accident. , Issued a warning message to the whole country about the concealment of these two accidents, and required all mining enterprises in all regions to learn the lessons of the two accidents deeply and increase the crackdown on the concealment of the accident.
Zhang Xin said that on May 26, a suffocation accident occurred in Zhengxin Zhongyuan Qiantong (Xinmi) Coal Industry Co., Ltd. in Henan Province, resulting in 4 deaths.
At the same time, there were reports from the masses and media exposure. On May 30, another roof accident occurred in Henan Zhenghong Kanghui (Xinmi) Coal Industry Co., Ltd., resulting in 3 deaths and 3 injuries.
“Both accidents were suspected of being under-reported. After the reports by the masses and the media exposure, they were verified by the People’s Government of Xinmi City, Henan Province.” Zhang Xin pointed out that after receiving the reports of these two accidents, the Ministry of Emergency Management and the National Mine Safety The Supervision Bureau attaches great importance to it and requires the Henan Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau to raise the level of investigation, further verify the number of people, find out the reasons, and be held accountable in accordance with the law.
At the same time, special personnel were dispatched to supervise the investigation and handling of the accident, and to issue warning messages to the whole country about the concealment of these two accidents, and require all mining enterprises in all regions to learn the lessons of the two accidents deeply and increase the crackdown on the concealment of accidents in mines.
Both accidents are now led by the Provincial Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau stationed in Henan, and an accident investigation team has been established to conduct accident investigations.
Zhang Xin said that the nature of the concealment of safety accidents is very bad, and it has always been a violation of laws and regulations in the field of safety production to promote legal governance and focus on severe cracking down.
In order to combat the concealment of accidents, the Ministry of Emergency Management and the National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau formulated the "Measures for Reporting and Incentives in the Field of Work Safety", "Provisions on the Handling of Work Safety Reports by Practitioners of Production and Business Units", and "Implementation Rules for Incentives for Reporting Work Safety in Mines (Trial)" And other related systems.
In 2020 alone, a total of 1,793 reports of concealed accidents were verified across the country, and the production and business units and the main persons in charge of the concealed accidents, relevant personnel of local and relevant departments were dealt with in accordance with the law, and the responsibilities were seriously investigated and included in joint punishment. Object, openly accept social supervision.
In addition, Song Yuanming, Deputy Minister of the Emergency Management Department, pointed out that in addition to the reporting measures issued by the Emergency Management Department, the State Administration of Mine Safety Supervision has also issued the "Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Mine Work Safety Reporting Incentives (Trial)". There are very important points in the detailed rules. , That is, you can report anonymously, leave a password through your mobile phone, and redeem rewards through the password. The attitude towards under-reporting accidents is resolute. Report them together, investigate them together, investigate them together, and punish them severely.