President Hu Jintao
and Premier Wen
Jiabao last Thursday urged law enforcement organs to implement
stricter inspections and punish people legally responsible for
accidents that claim large numbers of casualties and property
loss.
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Wen chaired a special State Council meeting on work safety that
said local governments, relevant departments and enterprises should
deal with underlying problems that might trigger accidents.
The State Council said coal mines, chemical plants,
transportation companies and fireworks factories were priorities
for safety overhauls between this winter and spring next
year.
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According to Xinhua News Agency today, since November 20 the
Ministry of Public Security has imposed stricter measures against
overloaded passenger cars, speeding, drunken driving, driving tired
and driving without registration plates.
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The Ministry of Education said on November 17 that students' sports
activities should be organized only inside campuses, as those on
traffic routes greatly threaten students' lives.
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The same day, the Ministry of Communications said it would overhaul
major ferry services, prohibiting non-passenger vehicles using
passenger transport.
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Last Tuesday, the Bureau of Production Safety Supervision and
Administration urged companies nationwide to learn lessons from the
latest disastrous blast at a Jilin chemical plant and gas leak at
the Capital Iron Corp., and to carry out thorough internal safety
checks.
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While pressing local coal mines to prevent gas explosions, the
bureau said it would further work to close down unlicensed
collieries.
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It also said it would crack down on unauthorized fireworks
factories.
(Xinhua News Agency November 28, 2005)