Denton D K
Occup Health Saf. 1983 Jan;52(1):12-6.
Our ability to make underground mines a safe place to work will be a major concern to those seeking to use coal as an energy source. Increased production will stimulate a heightened concern for making mining a more effective energy resource. This effectiveness means that unless safe performance is achieved, the cost of poor safety, such as loss of lives and costly delays due to breakdowns and other failures, will greatly reduce productivity of underground mining operations. As such, coal companies and miners must be prepared to safely manage their operation before underground mining makes a significant effect on energy independence.
对于那些寻求将煤炭用作能源的人来说，我们使地下矿井成为安全工作场所的能力将是一个主要问题。产量的增加将促使人们更加关注如何使采矿成为一种更有效的能源资源。这种有效性意味着，除非实现安全作业，否则诸如人员伤亡以及因故障和其他事故导致的高昂延误成本等安全状况不佳所带来的代价，将大大降低地下采矿作业的生产率。因此，在地下采矿对能源独立产生重大影响之前，煤炭公司和矿工必须做好准备，对其作业进行安全管理。
