China, where fatal coal mine accidents are an almost daily event, has ordered pit managers to accompany miners underground on every shift in a new bid to improve safety.
Their job will be to discover any potential dangers before they lead to an accident, the Beijing News said a day after a gas explosion killed 15 workers in Shanxi and the same day 18 workers were killed in a northern mine collapse.
Pit managers ordered to go in before staff
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