WEST VIRGINIA DISASTER
NPR April 9, 2010 The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has released hundreds of pages of documents detailing its last three quarterly inspections of a Massey Energy Co.-owned mine in Montcoal, W.Va., where families grieved the deaths of 25 miners. President Obama, speaking in the White House on Friday, said what miners' families know: Coal mining is dangerous work. "Their government and their employers know that they owe it to these families to do everything possible to ensure their safety when they go to work each day," Obama said. That's the question: Did MSHA and Massey do everything possible — everything they should have done? inspection reports indicate that the agency was closely watching the Upper Big Branch South mine. They just don't say if it was watching as closely — or pushing as hard — as it could have. In the past year, MSHA inspectors wrote up 68 instances of what they called "high negligence" at the mine and three cases of reckless disregard.
Isn't this both interesting and sad? Everyone in the business knew about the violations but did nothing to substantially improve the safety record. It was as though writing up the violation was sufficient. But, one may ask, why waste ink and paper when safety was going up in smoke?
As Self-builders, our first focus should be on possible consequences rather than ritual fulfillments; if we keep future problems in our minds then we will be more prudent today. The Provocative Qur'an explains this as the valuable concept of Taqwa. If Taqwa is ignored, then disasters are waiting in the wings. I encourage you to pursue Taqwa so that your personal life my avoid tomorrow's disaster.
Isn't this both interesting and sad? Everyone in the business knew about the violations but did nothing to substantially improve the safety record. It was as though writing up the violation was sufficient. But, one may ask, why waste ink and paper when safety was going up in smoke?
As Self-builders, our first focus should be on possible consequences rather than ritual fulfillments; if we keep future problems in our minds then we will be more prudent today. The Provocative Qur'an explains this as the valuable concept of Taqwa. If Taqwa is ignored, then disasters are waiting in the wings. I encourage you to pursue Taqwa so that your personal life my avoid tomorrow's disaster.
Posted by Farooq Husayn at 4/9/2010 5:56 PM 
Categories: Coal mines, safety inspections
Tags: Quran coal self building Koran Taqwa safety inspections mining
Categories: Coal mines, safety inspections
Tags: Quran coal self building Koran Taqwa safety inspections mining
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