China has pledged to shut down at least 2,000 small coal mines by the end of 2015 as it tries to improve safety standards of industries with high mortality rate. Mines targeted will be those with an annual output of less than 90,000 tons that fail to adhere to safety rules, and those based on substandard coal resources that are prone to accidents. Approval will also end for new coal mines with an annual capacity of less than 300,000 tons. According to official statistics, 1,384 people in total were killed in coal mine accidents in 2013, and two-thirds of accidents each year happened in small mines.
中國正在努力改進高死亡率行業(yè)的安全標準，并承諾到2015年底至少關閉2000座小煤窯（coal mine）。關閉的對象將是那些未能遵守安全規(guī)章、年產量不足9萬噸，以及那些依托不合格的煤礦資源建立、容易發(fā)生事故的小煤窯。同時，中國將不再批準年產能低于30萬噸的新煤窯。據官方統(tǒng)計，2013年，共1384人死于煤礦事故，且每年發(fā)生的事故中有三分之二都發(fā)生在小煤窯。
