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Safety 'lax' in tunnel collapse

National
2008-11-20

CHINA'S top work safety supervisor has criticized local governments for sloppy supervision, claiming it was one of the reasons behind the collapse of a subway tunnel under construction in Hangzhou that left eight...

Graft feared in deadly accidents

National
2008-10-8

CHINESE investigators had found clues that corruption may be behind both last month's deadly mud-rock flow and nightclub fire, Huang Yi, the State Administration of Work Safety spokesman, said yesterday. "Investigations...

China provides some coal comfort

Business | Energy
2008-8-11

CHINA, the world's biggest producer of coal, will increase production at large mines to ease a shortage of the fuel in the second half of this year, the state work-safety bureau has announced. The State Administration...

Mines death toll falling

National
2008-7-9

CHINA'S top work safety official said yesterday that the death toll for each million tons of coal produced fell to 1.05 people in the first half of 2008, from 1.485 for all of 2007 and 3.08 for 2005. The decline...

Coal mine blast toll reaches 27

National
2008-6-15

Rescuers said early yesterday that 27 people were found dead and seven remained trapped after a coal mine blast in north China's Shanxi Province. The explosion occurred in the facility of the Anxin Coal Mining...

Torrential rain warning issued

National
2008-5-4

YOU have been warned - the State Administration of Work Safety urged local officials yesterday to prepare for heavy rain, which has been forecast for central and southern China. The administration ordered an immediate...

Fatal accident record improving

National
2008-4-18

THE death toll from work place accidents in China fell 14.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, the nation's top work safety official said yesterday. The figure includes road accidents. In China, ordinary...

Coal mines get back to business

National
2008-3-7

China's State Administration of Work Safety is endeavoring to help more than 10,000 small coal mines resume production after the severe winter weather, a source with the SAWS said. "More than 2,700 coal mines saw...

Factory 'broke the rules'

National
2008-2-18

The Yuetong Warehouse and Transport Co - the scene of Thursday's fireworks warehouse explosions at Foshan City in Guangdong Province - had broken safety rules for the storage of firecrackers, the country's safety...

Lax safety causes three dangerous acid disasters

National
2008-2-16

The State Administration of Work Safety yesterday criticized "grim" chemical transportation safety conditions and asked local authorities to draw lessons from a series of sulfuric acid accidents in Yunnan. The...