All Jobs Come With Risks

All jobs, I believe within my limited knowledge, have their own risks. All jobs also have their own challenges. Risks and challenges may bear different meanings. But we won't talk about how risks differ from challenges. The thing to be emphasized here is that there are risks of whatever job or work you do.

The tragedy in New Zealand reflected the danger of people working in the mines. Condelences for all the family victims. We hope in Malaysia, the employers and workers are putting the best efforts of safety and precaution at the workplaces.

29 miners dead after 2nd blast at New Zealand mine

GREYMOUTH, New Zealand (AP) - A massive explosion deep inside a New Zealand coal mine Wednesday erased hopes of rescuing 29 miners caught underground by a similar blast five days ago. The prime minister declared it a national tragedy.

Even if any of the missing men had survived the initial explosion Friday at the Pike River Mine, police said none could have lived through the second. Both blasts were believed caused by explosive, toxic gases swirling in the tunnels dug up to 1 1/2 miles (2 kilometers) into a mountain that had also prevented rescuers from entering the mine to search for the missing.

. . . It was one of New Zealand's worst mining disasters. The country's industry is relatively small compared to other nations and considered generally safe, with 210 deaths in 114 years after the most recent tragedy.

It also devastated families who - buoyed by the survival tale of Chile's 33 buried miners - had clung to hope for more than five days that their relatives could emerge alive.