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SHP: Dairy fined after explosion destroys cheese factory roof
by - 29/08/2012
"According to the Safety & Health Practitioner, a dairy firm has been fined £20,000 following a major explosion at its cheese factory in Cumbria.
The website says the incident took place at Aspatria Creamery in Aspatria on 29 July 2010. The explosion to"
According to the Safety & Health Practitioner, a dairy firm has been fined £20,000 following a major explosion at its cheese factory in Cumbria.
The website says the incident took place at Aspatria Creamery in Aspatria on 29 July 2010. The explosion took place from the boiler house at the site and the force of the blast lifted the roof off the building.
''The boiler room was partially destroyed and debris was thrown more than 100 metres across the site,'' says SHP. ''Nobody was injured during the incident.
''An investigation by the HSE determined that a blocked vent on a water heating system, known as a calorifier, had caused the tank to explode. The calorifier could hold 9000 litres of water and was used to produce hot water for washing the dairy.
''Maintenance engineers at the site had been manually controlling the calorifier’s steam-supply valve, as the automatic control had broken. The vent pipe on the tank had become blocked due to a build up of calcium carbonate, which prevented the water from escaping when it became too hot. The pressure inside the tank continued to rise and the water temperature reached approximately 150OC before the tank exploded.
''The creamery’s owner, First Milk Cheese Company Ltd, appeared at Carlisle Magistrates’ Court on 15 August and pleaded guilty to breaching reg.15(2) of the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000, for failing to ensure the valve was free of obstructions. In addition to the fine, it was ordered to pay £36,064 in costs.
''Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Michael Griffiths said: “I hope this prosecution will act as a warning to any other company that uses hot water and steam systems to make sure they are properly maintained, so that incidents like this don't happen in the future."
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