Chile to punish those responsible for mine accident

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Chile to punish those responsible for mine accident


08:58, October 15, 2010

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera (Front) attends a news conference in Copiapo hospital in Chile, Oct. 14, 2010. Sebastian Pinera inspects health status of the rescued miners who were trapped in the San Jose mine for more than two months in the hospital on Thursday. (Xinhua/Nicolas Celaya)

Chile says it will prosecute those responsible for the mine collapse that trapped 33 miners for more than two months before being freed Wednesday.

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said Thursday that, although all the miners were saved, those responsible for the accident could not go unpunished.

Pinera said the mine accident was a big lesson for both the government and the public, and the government and judiciary would prosecute those responsible.

The government would soon promulgate new measures on labor safety, requiring such industries as mining, construction, transport, agriculture and fisheries to create conditions that ensured work safety, he said.

He also said the rescue operation had cost 10 million to 20 million U.S.dollars and two-thirds of the expense came from the Chilean government and the state-run companies.

Any companies failing to meet the safety standards would be ordered to stop their business operations, he said.

The San Jose gold and copper mine, located in the desert in northern Chile, collapsed on Aug. 5, trapping 33 miners some 700 meters underground.


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[bill barilko]

Off with their heads!

 

[#juan]

Chile to punish those responsible for mine accident


08:58, October 15, 2010

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera (Front) attends a news conference in Copiapo hospital in Chile, Oct. 14, 2010. Sebastian Pinera inspects health status of the rescued miners who were trapped in the San Jose mine for more than two months in the hospital on Thursday. (Xinhua/Nicolas Celaya)

Chile says it will prosecute those responsible for the mine collapse that trapped 33 miners for more than two months before being freed Wednesday.

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said Thursday that, although all the miners were saved, those responsible for the accident could not go unpunished.

Pinera said the mine accident was a big lesson for both the government and the public, and the government and judiciary would prosecute those responsible.

The government would soon promulgate new measures on labor safety, requiring such industries as mining, construction, transport, agriculture and fisheries to create conditions that ensured work safety, he said.

He also said the rescue operation had cost 10 million to 20 million U.S.dollars and two-thirds of the expense came from the Chilean government and the state-run companies.

Any companies failing to meet the safety standards would be ordered to stop their business operations, he said.

The San Jose gold and copper mine, located in the desert in northern Chile, collapsed on Aug. 5, trapping 33 miners some 700 meters underground.


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Now there is a politician. Chilean mines kill on average, about thirty men a year. These guys all survived. Sounds like somebody did something right.

 

[damngrumpy]

For decades Chile and other South American countries ignored safety standards
and sided with the companies. The same holds true in the West Virginia mines.
In the States the mine that killed so many some months back, had 50 count them
50 violations cited against them just prior to the cave in.
All these companies and the governments have been playing wink wink for over a
hundred years. I think if we have companies in Canada that violate laws in the
nations where they have operations we should prosecute like we do for child sex
crimes.

 

[#juan]

For decades Chile and other South American countries ignored safety standards
and sided with the companies. The same holds true in the West Virginia mines.
In the States the mine that killed so many some months back, had 50 count them
50 violations cited against them just prior to the cave in.
All these companies and the governments have been playing wink wink for over a
hundred years. I think if we have companies in Canada that violate laws in the
nations where they have operations we should prosecute like we do for child sex
crimes.

The mining industry in Canada is no different. They pee on the rules until there is a disaster and then the rules are strictly enforced for a few years and then slowly the enforcement falls off and we go on until the next "accident". I think it is the same all over the world.

 

[mentalfloss]

Off with their heads!

:smile:

 

[Risus]

Pinera is sure milking this. There should be no doubt that the mine owners be charged. Pinera himself should be looked at.

 

[bill barilko]

Pinera himself should be looked at.

For what?

Are you aware how long he's been President?

Could you find Chile on a map?

 

[taxslave]

Not knowing much about Chile but I would expect that the government has some kind of control over mining besides collecting royalties so there must be some government employees that are due for **** to fall as well as the companies. At least until the international media looses interest.

Now there is a politician. Chilean mines kill on average, about thirty men a year. These guys all survived. Sounds like somebody did something right.

The B.C. forest industry kills 20+ workers a year and we have lots of rules and lots of inspections and good safety programs. Despite all this workers die in high risk industries and it is not always the employers fault. Sometimes it is nobody's fault. It just happens.