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A few years back, I can say that safety is still very minimal in those kind of workplaces. The only things that miners had to protect them were probably their helmets. But, as technology improves, we now have a lot of ways to ensure safety in the mining industry and we even have regulatory boards that helps ensure that safety is being implemented - one such is MSHA. There are a lot of things that makes such workplaces even more hazardous such as climate conditions. earthquakes, etc. and the safety guidelines and rules from MSHA helps ensure that whenever such occurs, the risks included with it are minimized.

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