SAFETY IN MINES
. REPORT OF COMMISSION DANGER OF OCCUPATION (Received December 22, 6.5 p.m.) British Wireless 4 LONDON, Deo. 21 The report of the Royal Commission on Safety in Coal-Mines, which sat for three years, emphasises that mining is the most dangerous of all the major industries, with an average annual loss of lifo of about 850. However, the commission believes that with the necessary effort these terrible figures can be reduced. The commission lays stress on tho need for a change in tho attitude of tho mining industry itself among owners, officials and workers alike—to lead to a higher standard of professional conduct regarding safety.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23228, 23 December 1938, Page 11
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