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Unsafe behaviour is normal behaviour [So. Africa]
Mines in South Africa have a fatality and injury rate three times the equivalent in developed countries...despite having occupational health and safety legislation on a par with those countries. The reason appears to be an endemic acceptance of risk...The fundamental reason for poor safety standards, says [Dr Koos Oosthuizen, a medical doctor working for Murray & Roberts Cementation] is that safety is not integrated into production practices.