19/12/2011
A Melbourne glue manufacturer has pleaded guilty to failing to provide a safe workplace, after a large tank of chemicals leaked into its factory. The 600 – litre tank released a flow of corrosive chemicals into Bostik’s factory in the Melbourne suburb of Thomastown in 2007.
Worker Craig Cole suffered extensive burns to his body and four other workers inhaled the toxic substance. The Victorian County court heard Bostik faces fines of more than $960,000. The company will be sentenced at a later date.