Sears Manufacturing Company (Europe) Limited, an Ebbw Vale vehicle seat manufacturing company, was fined £52,010 (inc. costs) after a worker was injured from an explosion.
The circumstances were:
- Highly flammable release agent is used to prevent dispensed foam sticking to the seat mould.
- The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) require an assessment to have been carried out and suitable control measures put in place to prevent an explosion.
- A failure to have suitable control measures in place caused the release agent to ignite on 26 January 2015.
- An operator suffered burns to his head and hands.
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