Thursday 31 January 2013

£15,000 fine for Silvercliffs chlorine leak - - Ballymoney and Moyle Times

�15,000 fine for Silvercliffs chlorine leak - Local - Ballymoney and Moyle Times: IN a prosecution brought by Moyle District Council, Hagans Leisure Ltd has been ordered to pay a total of �15,000 after health and safety failings led to members of the public being exposed to a release of chlorine gas.



The incident happened at the Silvercliffs Holiday Village in Ballycastle which is owned by Hagans Leisure Ltd of Templepatrick.At Antrim Crown Court on January 18, Sam Hagan, Director of Hagans Leisure Ltd pleaded guilty to the charge of failing to ensure the public’s safety contrary to Article 5 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.Inadequate risk assessments, deficiencies in staff training and poorly maintained equipment led to a chlorine gas leak at Silvercliffs Holiday Village, on the 27th June 2009.

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