Damaged drains, cables across hangar floors, a leaking oven, oil spills and a risk of Legionnaires’ disease… these are just a few of the workplace hazards inspectors found at Casement Aerodrome
Health and safety inspections on the Irish Air Corps discovered spills of hazardous brake fluid, a water supply that carried the risk of Legionnaires disease, fall risks, damaged drains and trailing cables across hangar floors.
The Defence Forces were also issued with a contravention notice by the Health & Safety Authority (HSA) over the use of some chemicals without proper training of personnel.
A separate report from December said that several safety data sheets were outdated and recommended additional training on the handling of specific restricted chemicals.
Read full article by Ken Foxe at the Irish Mail on Sunday via Pressreader…
https://www.pressreader.com/article/281728389626905
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