But China lacks an inspection force that can come in and shut down operations when the conditions demand it. They'll say they close lots (of unsafe mines), but they're not really serious.
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Ordinarily, violations occur on a regular basis. On any inspection, you'll find some. This is not a very huge mine. As the numbers grow in volume, it's something management has to address.Davitt McAteer
Does it provide perfect, two-way communications The answer is no. But the perfect should not be the enemy of the good. These need to be put into the mines.
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Time is our enemy again the lack of communication and the lack of the ability to know where the location is are the two strongest factors that give us concern.
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There has been no place for families in investigations of mining accidents, and that day is over.
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Any time we had problems, they wanted to jump on it and fix it.
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Historically, investigations of mine disasters in the United States have never involved the families of the victims. That era ends today.
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