Chapter 1316: Stop Production for Me

Su Xinghui looked at Lu Sancheng. He was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties. His face showed signs of weathering, and his joints were thick—one look told you he was a manual laborer. He spoke in the local Matou Township dialect.

Su Xinghui had seen many quarries in his past life. In his previous life, townships like Meng Hu Ling and Green Ridge hadn't developed well, and their most prosperous enterprises were quarries. He was very familiar with this type of quarry.

For a quarry like this, the boss needed to hire someone knowledgeable as a production manager. Such a person was usually a former quarry worker who was very familiar with the entire process. Only then could they serve as production manager, responsible for both production and safety. Their salary was usually about twice that of an ordinary worker.

Su Xinghui asked, "Manager Lu, are you aware that such heavy dust and such loud noise pose a huge danger to the workers' health?"

Lu Sancheng was stunned. Perhaps in his entire life, he had never heard anyone ask him this question, and he had never considered whether his profession posed any health risks.

Of course, this dust and noise posed huge dangers to the body. Long-term inhalation of dust leads to severe lung disease, eventually developing into pneumoconiosis. Working in a high-noise environment for a long time causes great damage to hearing and balance, and even carries the risk of deafness.

However, in this era, basically no one paid attention to these things, and no one had such awareness. China's first Labor Law had been enacted only a little over a year ago, and its content regarding labor protection and occupational health was still very limited.

Even with this Labor Law, local governments didn't care about the health hazards workers suffered on the job. State-owned enterprises were a bit better and would issue some labor protection supplies, but in private enterprises like this, few bosses would take the initiative to buy any protective gear—wasn't that just an added cost?

Looking at these workers, only two were wearing safety helmets, while the others weren't even wearing those. None of them were wearing masks, and their mouths and noses were exposed to this high concentration of dust. Seeing this scene, Su Xinghui felt his body trembling uncontrollably; he was beyond furious.

After a moment of stunned silence, Lu Sancheng said, "Isn't it just inhaling some dust? There shouldn't be any major problems."

Su Xinghui said with a dark face, "No major problems? You'll see how serious it is in a couple of years. Don't throw your life away just to earn a little money. Let me ask you, how much is your monthly salary?"

Yin Hualong's Third Uncle said, "The salary is quite high, two or three hundred a month. Manager Lu's is even higher, over five hundred."

Su Xinghui knew that such a salary was indeed quite high. Lu Sancheng's salary was even higher than his own as a Township Party Secretary, especially in this impoverished mountainous county. An income of over six thousand a year was an astronomical figure. No wonder they were willing to work so hard in such a harsh environment.

Su Xinghui said, "No matter how high the salary is, you can't risk such danger. Manager Lu, order a stop to production. If you don't stop, I will call the police station to intervene and have the power supply station cut your electricity. You choose."

Lu Sancheng said, "Secretary Su, is this stop to production long-term or temporary?"

Su Xinghui said, "That depends on the results of our investigation and your rectification. If I investigate and find that your procedures are indeed in order and your rectification results meet the requirements, you can resume production. Otherwise, it will be a permanent shutdown!"

Manager Shen shouted, "You brat, you dare! Do you believe that my uncle can have you removed?"