55 Sharjah workers treated after inhaling gas in workplace leak
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 1 Nov 2017
Ubicación: Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Empresas
Bee'ah - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 55
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 55 - Ubicación desconocida , Eliminación de residuos/basuras , Gender not reported )Temas
Lesiones/Heridas , Personal HealthRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Resource Centre
Historia que contiene respuesta: (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: Both the company, Bee'ah, and the police investigated the cause of the gas leak. The company issued a statement claiming to have taken corrective action and that the incident was resolved. Business and Human Rights Resource Centre invited Bee'ah to respond to the allegations ahead of the publication of this tracker; their response is available on our website.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
About 55 workers of an environment company in Sharjah suffered from suffocation due to a gas leak at their workplace in Al Sajjah area...Initial investigations have revealed that the gas leak was caused during the treatment process of semi-liquid food waste at Bee'ah's waste treatment plant. The workers were rushed to different hospitals and 54 of them have been discharged. The police are investigating the source of the gas leak. Mohamed Abdullaziz, director of safety department at Bee'ah, said the incident happened when the workers were carrying out manual work at the plant. "Only one of the workers suffered from inhaling the gas, but all the workers on site were sent to the hospital as a precautionary measure." The workers were given the rest of the day off and sent to their accommodation to ensure safety.