Must Meet the "Basic Requirements" - Interpretation of Key National Data from the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" Outline (Part 5)
During the “11th Five-Year Plan†period, the mortality rate per unit of gross domestic product production safety accident fell by 35%, and the mortality rate of production safety accidents per employee of industrial and mining trade decreased by 25%.
---From the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan Outline for the People's Republic of China National Economic and Social Development"
On March 25, CNPC located a natural gas leak in the gas well of Gaoqiao Town, Kai County, Chongqing City, resulting in the evacuation of more than 10,000 people from nearby residents. The Luojia 2 well where the leakage accident occurred was in the same wellsite as the Luojia 16H well where the “12·23′′ large blowout accident occurred in 2003, but this accident was not caused by any casualties. In comparison, such results are certainly much better. As Li Yizhong, director of the State Administration of Work Safety, said, in a situation where it is impossible to fundamentally eliminate safety accidents, we must strive to achieve less or even dead people. This is the most basic requirement for safe production.
According to statistics, 136.7 million people died in various safety production accidents in the country last year. The result of another standard statistic is that, last year, our country’s death rate from the yuan GDP production accident was 0.7. This number is twice that of South Korea and 20 times that of the United States and the United Kingdom. Last year, the accident death rate of 100,000 employees in the mining industry and trade was 3.85. The petroleum and chemical industries are areas where safety accidents are frequent. Statistics show that accidents involving hazardous chemicals have shown a clear upward trend in recent years. In April of 2004, there were 13 more serious dangerous chemical spills and explosions in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Beijing. 23 people were killed and more than 300 were injured or poisoned. Obviously, this kind of safe production environment is incompatible with the scientific development and harmonious society construction that we are pursuing during the 11th Five-Year Plan period. Perhaps based on such considerations, the national 'Eleventh Five-Year Plan' outline proposes an indicator of mortality reduction. This really shows our helplessness in production safety: The severe safety production situation makes it necessary for us to first meet the basic requirements.
Less dead, or even dead, is the basic precondition for safe production, the basic precondition for the healthy development of the national economy, and the basic prerequisite for building a harmonious society. If even less dead or immortals can't do it, how can one change the assessment and impression of 'the oil and chemical industry is a dangerous zone'? How can we make millions of employees responsible for the development of this industry? How can we move to the highest level of safe production that maximizes the protection of employees' health, eliminates occupational diseases, and creates an absolute safety environment for society and employees?
These are two heavy indicators. If we can complete or even exceed this target, what we have obtained is not just temporary benefits and speed, but it will save the lives of the most precious people. We have no reason not to work hard!
---From the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan Outline for the People's Republic of China National Economic and Social Development"
On March 25, CNPC located a natural gas leak in the gas well of Gaoqiao Town, Kai County, Chongqing City, resulting in the evacuation of more than 10,000 people from nearby residents. The Luojia 2 well where the leakage accident occurred was in the same wellsite as the Luojia 16H well where the “12·23′′ large blowout accident occurred in 2003, but this accident was not caused by any casualties. In comparison, such results are certainly much better. As Li Yizhong, director of the State Administration of Work Safety, said, in a situation where it is impossible to fundamentally eliminate safety accidents, we must strive to achieve less or even dead people. This is the most basic requirement for safe production.
According to statistics, 136.7 million people died in various safety production accidents in the country last year. The result of another standard statistic is that, last year, our country’s death rate from the yuan GDP production accident was 0.7. This number is twice that of South Korea and 20 times that of the United States and the United Kingdom. Last year, the accident death rate of 100,000 employees in the mining industry and trade was 3.85. The petroleum and chemical industries are areas where safety accidents are frequent. Statistics show that accidents involving hazardous chemicals have shown a clear upward trend in recent years. In April of 2004, there were 13 more serious dangerous chemical spills and explosions in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Beijing. 23 people were killed and more than 300 were injured or poisoned. Obviously, this kind of safe production environment is incompatible with the scientific development and harmonious society construction that we are pursuing during the 11th Five-Year Plan period. Perhaps based on such considerations, the national 'Eleventh Five-Year Plan' outline proposes an indicator of mortality reduction. This really shows our helplessness in production safety: The severe safety production situation makes it necessary for us to first meet the basic requirements.
Less dead, or even dead, is the basic precondition for safe production, the basic precondition for the healthy development of the national economy, and the basic prerequisite for building a harmonious society. If even less dead or immortals can't do it, how can one change the assessment and impression of 'the oil and chemical industry is a dangerous zone'? How can we make millions of employees responsible for the development of this industry? How can we move to the highest level of safe production that maximizes the protection of employees' health, eliminates occupational diseases, and creates an absolute safety environment for society and employees?
These are two heavy indicators. If we can complete or even exceed this target, what we have obtained is not just temporary benefits and speed, but it will save the lives of the most precious people. We have no reason not to work hard!