Unite member in serious paper mill accident

Publicado: 19 Febrero 2009
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HSE investigations into the exact circumstances surrounding the incident, with the full co-operation of the company, are still ongoing. In the meantime, the company has released a ‘Safety Alert’, in conjunction with local Unite representatives, and with the agreement of Unite and the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI).

Tony Burke, Unite assistant general secretary, said: “We welcome the response from UPM-Kymmene providing information to the industry on the recent accident at the plant.

“However, we are appalled that yet another serious accident has happened in a UK paper mill. Once again one of our members has been very seriously injured, and could easily have been killed.

“We expect all paper mills to take urgent action to ensure that an accident like this can not happen again. Unite is calling on all UK paper mills to redouble their efforts to improve health and safety in the industry.”

The alert has been sent out by the CPI as Safety Alert 0509 – ‘Paper machine reel spool incident.’

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