Soviet mining disaster: casualty of Soviet-era rules

Mining union official praises all the new gear miners have.  The big problem today, and the one that led to the recent explosions in a coal mine that killed dozens, "is with the management system, not the equipment."

Miners are paid by the tons of coal they pull out, or the output-volume-mania of the Soviet era.  When faced with meeting safety codes versus getting paid more, men pick the latter to their detriment. Example:  in order to meet monthly quotas (another Soviet-era mindset), miners will routinely turn off the methane detectors.