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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Tata prosecuted for endangering workers during gas leak repair

Two workers narrowly avoided being killed or seriously injured when flames up to three metres in length shot from a leaking gas pipe during poorly planned and executed repair work. Tata Steel UK Limited, registered to Millbank, London, pleaded guilty to two separate breaches of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations. The company was fined a total of GBP 30,000 and ordered to pay GBP 1,696 in costs.

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Tata Steel is a Global Compact participant since 2001/03/09.
Tata Steel was a USD 10,000 contributor at the Foundation for the Global Compact both in 2009 and 2010.

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