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Another paltry fire fine

  Last week, it was reported that Alcohols Limited of Oldbury had been fined £277,000 and ordered to pay £25,000 costs for a serious fire in 2012. It appears that the blaze was blamed on “the new boy” moving dangerous … Continue reading

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Rattlemon Goo

So the world has gone mad over some fairly ghastly Japanese animated characters. The chavs have got fit by following fictitious creatures and relentlessly pursuing them across parks and town centres. But did you know there are several characters from … Continue reading

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Attempted witness gobbling?

One of the more shocking revelations from the recently released but redacted HSE investigation report into the Rhodia/Solvay fire is the manner in which the defendants attempted to illicit personal information about those affected by their toxic gas leak, directly … Continue reading

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Solvay fire- The Freedom of information oddity

The long running saga to establish details of what exactly happened at the Solvay Trinity Street site on 2nd January 2009 has been challenging to say the least. I have asked many FOI questions to find out the causes and … Continue reading

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The Glyphosate whisperers

Shhhhhhh, the European Chemical industry are trying to gain influence for their products by lobbying the European Commission directly. ClamadiEU, CEO of Solvay and Chair of CeFIC is backed in this quest by one Alistair James Steel, under the pretentious … Continue reading

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Adieu ClamadiEU

One can only guess if this was the first word that spilled out of The Frenchman’s mouth on hearing Brexit had won and the UK were leaving the European Union. Jean-Pierre ClamadiEU probably was not a supporter of Vote leave, … Continue reading

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EU must be joking

So were you in or out today? The speculation and campaigning has been bitter, divisive and scare mongering of the worst order- just what politicians do best of course, whilst pretending to be in touch with the common man or … Continue reading

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Canal contempt

Recently there was some suspicious activity noted on the Birmingham canal near Rattlechain. The pump from the lagoon had been switched on again and was flowing out of the larger lagoon. A couple of cars were up on the cut … Continue reading

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Blankety blank

  I have recently had a response to a long running saga concerning Rhodia’s 2009 Trinity street fire where a mixture of phosphine and white phosphorus vapour released into the air formed associated breakdown products. Toxic gas WAS released from … Continue reading

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New Public Health England incident management guide for white phosphorus

Public Health England, formerly known as “The Health Protection Agency” appear to have updated version one of a document entitled “white phosphorus incident management”, written in 2007. DOWNLOAD THIS HERE. The January 2016 update is perhaps long overdue, given that … Continue reading

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