Bee’ah’s Waste Treatment Facility had a minor industrial incident involving an expired industrial gas cannister... This resulted in an employee from the Manual Waste Sorting team being exposed to leaked gas from the cannister, who experienced discomfort for a brief moment...

Bee’ah immediately informed Civil Defence of the incident and sent the 55 workers in the affected area to the nearest hospital. The employees were discharged within an hour by medical professionals and sent home to be monitored overnight...

Bee’ah has [since] upgraded the safety measures at the facility and enhanced pre-inspection screenings to ensure that such incidents are not repeated.