The maintenance
of older machinery is highlighted in this incident.
A major accident was
averted at an aluminium plant in (name omitted) district. Here, the nearly
20-year-old Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) plant suddenly collapsed.
Fortunately, no one was present at the time of the incident, which did not
cause any loss of life. After the accident, there was chaos in the plant
premises.
According to the
information, this plant was built in 2004-05 by the (company name omitted). The
employees allege that under pressure from industrialists, the labour department
is only doing formalities and safety standards are being ignored.
We are thankful
that no one was injured nor killed in this sudden collapse. Many times, on our
travels we have observed workers standing near/under precipitators, dust
collectors, etc. We asked a worker why they are standing there? They told us
they liked the shade of the hot sun, and the breeze. Since then we have always
recommended that the workplace install fences around machinery that is located
outside of their facilities.
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