Introduction
The Norwegian mining industry has a high injury frequency rate and a high severity rate, i.e. reports to the Norwegian authorities reveal that this industrial sector has the most personnel injuries of all sectors in Norway (Arbeidstilsynet, 1995; Alteren, 1995a). The safety results of 1993 and 1994 represent the typical safety performance; an injuries frequency of respectively 32,5 and 28,5 lost time injuries per one million working hours, and a severity rate of respectively 473 and 545 lost days per one million working hours.
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