QAL staff weren't properly trained to stop chemical leak
Premium Content Subscriber only Two Queensland Alumina Limited staff were not properly trained to prevent a serious environmental breach when the alarm was raised on September 8, 2018, a court has heard. The error resulted in a two to three tonne slurry of alkaline bauxite being released into the air which travelled 11km south and impacted 119 properties and vehicles in the South Tree Industrial State and caused $868,906.78 in insurance payouts. Crown prosecutor Deborah Holiday, acting for t...
Dan Peled Ross Woodford Ralph Devlin Alumina Limited Sa Department Of Environment Environmental Authority
Source: gladstoneobserver.com.au