Fire Safety Statistics

Mining is one of the most dangerous because it must be done in potentially dangerous and unhealthy, even with substantial improvements in technology. The fatality rate mine was at its peak during 1908 was reduced significantly with new technological developments and effective security measures.

According to statistics from the Mine Safety from 1983-2004, it was reported that there were more than 3 million lost workdays related to injury mining. Statistical results also showed that the probability of injury with 10 or more working days lost was 0.52 for the case of mining coal from 0.35 for metals and injuries of non-metal mines.

In general, the total number of accidents in coal mines and the total deaths in coal mines has decreased from 2002 in almost all countries involving the extraction of coal. But according to 2005 mine safety report of Statistics of China, the number of deaths in major coal mine disasters or accidents increased by 253 percent in 2005. The sharp increase was observed in spite of strong measures and efforts by the central government to reduce the number, frequency and severity of accidents. The sharp increase may be due to the fact that policy initiatives have done nothing to help reduce the number of major coal mine disasters and fatalities in such accidents. This is the central government in order for the closure of more than 12,000 small mines across the country.

Then, the overall decrease in the total number of accidents and deaths in coal mines could be due to the fact that the central government ordered local government officials to crackdown small mines in their areas. The reason could also be due to the adoption of effective security measures. The rate of accidents in mines has been greatly reduced since the introduction of modern safety and training methods, and productivity has increased dramatically.

Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) collects and analyzes current data on employment and production, as well as accidents, injuries and illnesses in the mining industry. The current accident, injury, illness and information are used to produce statistics on the causes of accidents. The statistics produced are published and available to the mining industry and the general public on the website related. These statistics are needed to assess security measures in place to make new security measures effective.

Mine Safety and Health Administration will publish a proposed regulation to improve miner safety and implement the recommendations of the Technical Study Group on the use of belt air and the composition and properties of flame retardant belt materials in underground coal mines, based on the analysis of mine safety statistics for several years. management of mining and labor and mining federal Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), have made huge efforts in reducing
accidents, training and improvement of minor minimizing unhealthy working conditions.

The mining industry must comply with strict security measures to reduce the number of accidents and fatalities, and reduce negative environmental impacts from mining. Security measures will enable the mining industry to better identify high-risk operations, and logically assess their programs to improve security.

Extreme weather conditions such as severe weather creates certain safety hazards that can affect working conditions in mines in the United States and other countries. Therefore, it is very essential to identify the risks to minimize or reduce or eliminate accidents, injuries and illnesses in the mining industry and ensure a safe workplace for all miners.