[The Permanent Safety and Health Commission for Coal Mines and other Extraction Industries]

After having congratulated the C.C.R. on the 25th anniversary of its foundation, the secretary of the Safety and Health Commission for the Mining and Other Extractive Industries, which also celebrates its silver jubilee, briefly exposes its history, composition and modus operandi. In essence the duties of the Safety and Health Commission are to propose measures to the governments to increase safety, firstly in mines and subsequently in all the extractive industries. Its working is based on eleven working parties where the best safety experts of the European extractive industries collaborate. The Commission is also empowered to make proposals for research, to promote safety campaigns and to organize information sessions for the industrial circles concerned. The positive appreciation and the active collaboration of these circles help the Safety and Health Commission to fulfill its task.