Labour Research September 2005

Health & Safety Matters

Union anger at Corus verdict

The Community steelworkers' union is angry that industrial giant Corus has not been called to account over an explosion at its Port Talbot plant in 2001.

Three Community members were killed in the blast, but an inquest decided last month on a verdict of accidental death rather than unlawful killing.

Following the verdict, Community assistant general secretary Roy Rickhuss said that the company had lacked written procedures, and that "team working" and "flat-tier" management had contributed to the lack of accountability.