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Winter mine safety campaign links Russian delegation to U S program
A Russian mining delegation visited during the West Virginia Mine Rescue contest to launch the 1998 99 winter alert campaign. They discussed methane dangers from barometric shifts and drier air, and noted Russia’s higher fatalities but lower production and wage issues.
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Russia
United States
West Virginia
National Mine Health and Safety Academy
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Davitt McAteer
McAteer
Beckley
Arlington
Central
Jesus
Boris Krasnykh
Mining Safety Inspectorate
Soviet Union
Eastern Research Institute
Krasnykh
Vitaly Sukhov
Union of Coal Producers
David McAteer
National Mine and Safety Academy