Overview
In recent years, a number of coal-miners have suffered severe accidents at the hands of their employers. Your paper will deal with the mining industry as a whole, and how they manage employee safety. In your paper, you should discuss the following:
- The mining industry
- The accidents you read about
- How was safety ensured before the accidents; how is safety ensured now
- How does the US compare in safety to other countries with mining industries
- What are the ethics involved
- What is the history of government involvement; what is it now
- Should liability rest with the employee instead of the employer
- Anything else you find that is interesting