Report into Fatal Blast ConcludedThe report into a factory blast which killed nine workers in Scotland has called for the safety regime for liquid gas to be improved, it has been revealed.
A public inquiry was launched after nine people died and a further 33 people were seriously injured in a blast at the Glasgow plant of ICL plastics on May 11, 2004.
It heard how no proper checks had been made on corroded pipework installed in the 1960s, leading to a build-up of leaking gas which eventually ignited.
Chairman Lord Gill will make recommendations on how a similar tragedy can be prevented when the findings are published later this month.
However, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and Yvette Cooper, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, have already received the report.
Ms Cooper said: 'The recommendations in the report are for an improved safety regime for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) that seeks to minimise the risk of such an incident recurring in the future.
'The report and its recommendations will now be considered to see what can be done to ensure better understanding and maintenance of LPG installations in places of work.'
Plant operators ICL Plastics and ICL Tech were previously fined £400,000 by the courts after admitting health and safety breaches.
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