Jury: Fix Mine Safety Regs
The safety regulations in the Mines Act need an update. That's the conclusion the jury at the coroner's inquest into the Sullivan Mine accident reached on Friday.
After a week of testimony from 25 different witnesses, the five-person panel made 16 recommendations to the B.C. Ambulance Service, Teck Cominco and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum resources.
The most important recommendations were aimed at the ministry.
The jury asked the ministry "to amend the Mines Act regulations to meet or exceed the WCB standards with regards to confined space provisions in the Occupational Health and Safety regulations."
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Francis Plourde
