ILO HANDBOOK
February 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLA HANDBOOK on 'Safety and health in small-scale surface mines' has been published by the International Labour Organisation, which wants to improve the working conditions of the 13 million miners it says work in smaller operations. It especially addresses countries where health and safety regimes are weak, setting out basic principles where there is a lack of regulation and stresses the important role of mines inspectorates.The publication - available for free via the Internet - includes recommendations on dealing with mining accidents, general ...
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