Revealed: Catalogue of Health and Safety Hazards at Explosion Factory; L Gas Oven Made From Bin Lorry L Air Was Filled with Chemical Dust
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A CATALOGUE of health and safety hazards lay at the heart of the working practices of ICL Plastics Ltd, the Glasgow factory which collapsed on Tuesday, killing nine members of staff.
Scientists, fire officers and health and safety experts believe a dust explosion, linked to chemical powders and the gas ovens used by the factory, may have caused the building to collapse. The explosions happen when dust builds up in a confined space and comes into contact with an ignition source.See the full content of this document
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Revealed: Catalogue of Health and Safety Hazards at Explosion Factory; L Gas Oven Made From Bin Lorry L Air Was Filled with Chemical Dust
Dust explosions can be more deadly than a dynamite blast. The explosion could also have been caused by chemical dust entering ovens used in the manufacturing process. Workers rescued from the building spoke of an oven exploding.
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