Comparative Study on Coal Mine Safety between China and the US from a Safety Sociology Perspective
China and the US are of the two largest coal producer and consumer, but China lags far behind the US in regards of coal mine safety. After viewing the comprehensive attribute of safety science, by adopting historical and international comparison method, and following the aspects of coal mine safety, the two countries are compared in detail including safety production, safety investment and input, safety training and dissemination and safety regulation and legislation from a safety sociology perspective. Finally, by summarizing the features of totalistic and regulatory state, the necessity of the establishment of regulatory government was expounded for coal mine safety in China. By learning the advanced experiences from the US, the present status of coal mine safety in China was recognized, so as to provide references for the development of coal mine safety of China in future.
safety sociology perspective the science of safety science comparative study coal mine safety China the US
Guo Wei-ci Wu Chao
School of Resources and Safety, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
国际会议
The First International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering (首届矿山安全科学与工程学术会议)
北京
英文
615-623
2011-10-27（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）