Page 43 that shell Of course the degree of decom position of the bodies will be determined by the temperature and climate and by how long it has been before you can reach them and begin col lection Remember that you are helping the deceased to receive a respectful burial even if in some cas es it must be a hasty and mass burial Y ou are saving their remains the indignity of simply being left on the ground to decay In some cases you are helping survivors know their loved ones have died rather than linger ing in uncertainty Those relatives or friends can then take the bodies for private burial or at least know where they are buried This gives them closure so they can move on with their lives Statistically mining in Ontario is one of the saf est industries in all of Canada The enormous amount of efort training and resources cou pled with intense government oversight through the Ontario Ministry of Labour ensure that the risks of serious injury or death are minimized at all costs Dr Holmes and men like Austin Neame paved the way so that a worldclass response would be employed in the event of an unforeseen tragedy Page 41