mine safety
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmineandsafety
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mine
noun[C]
uk/maɪn/us/maɪn/
a hole or system of holes in the ground where substances such as coal, metal, and salt ...
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safety
noun[U]
uk/ˈseɪf.ti/us/ˈseɪf.ti/
a state in which or a place where you are safe and not in danger or ...
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(Definition ofmineandsafetyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In 1869 and 1870minesafetylaws were indeed passed.
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The major bills regulatingminesafetybefore 1969 were passed in 1941, 1952, and 1966. 89.
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A novel teleoperated robot was also presented which serves in a novel role forminesafetyand remote surveying tasks.
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A novel teleoperated robot with unique communications capabilities for use in undergroundminesafetyand reconnaissance missions is also presented.
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No proposals are currently with me in respect ofminesafety.
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I know that safety of men in these small mines does not compare with the deepminesafetyrecord.
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The process of mining frees the methane contained in coal; for reasons ofminesafety, it has to be released from the mines.
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I should like to join in what has been said aboutminesafety.
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Indeed, it would be true to say that the improving record ofminesafetyis due primarily to technology.
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The much improved standards achieved inminesafetymust be maintained.
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Last week, in this building, there was a press conference concerned withminesafety.
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He gave me what was almost a categoric assurance aboutminesafety.
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They are here to look at our safety arrangements for mines because they recognise the need to promoteminesafetyin their country.
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We shall not regard these regulations, or any other regulations onminesafety, with complacency.
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Deregulatedminesafetyand longer working hours will lead to more injuries and deaths underground in our coal mines.
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The improving record ofminesafetyis due primarily to technology.
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The main anxiety about privatisation that was expressed to me lies in the direction ofminesafety.
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I recognise thatminesafetymust be paramount.
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