It Could Happen Again ; Stockline Inquiry Finds Lack of Action by Safety Bosses Means There Is Still 'Every Possibility' of a New Disaster [Scot Region]
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SCOTLAND could face another disaster on the scale of the Stockline factory explosion - because 'weak' health and safety chiefs have failed to learn crucial lessons, a judge warned yesterday.
Nine workers died and a further 33 were seriously injured when the plastics plant was destroyed in a gas explosion five years ago. But Lord Gill, who chaired a year-long public inquiry into the tragedy, yesterday revealed that Health and Safety Executive (HSE) chiefs had so far failed to introduce any reforms to prevent another catastrophe.See the full content of this document
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It Could Happen Again ; Stockline Inquiry Finds Lack of Action by Safety Bosses Means There Is Still 'Every Possibility' of a New Disaster [Scot Region]
Announcing his findings, he said: 'As matters now stand, there is every possibility that a similar disaster could occur again.'
In an emotional statement released last night, relatives of fiv...See the full content of this document
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