Lessons From Longford: The Esso Gas Plant Explosion

Lessons From Longford: The Esso Gas Plant Explosion

Simply a ‘must read’ for all organisations which have a duty of care to their employees under Health and Safety legislation.

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Lessons from Longford examines the findings of the Royal Commission into the Esso gas plant explosion at Longford, Victoria, in September 1998. It is written by an expert witness at the Commission hearings. Two men were killed in the Longford accident, which ripped through the Esso plant with devastating consequences. Melbourne’s gas supply was cut off for two weeks, causing disruption on a wide scale.

Written is a clear and concise style, Lessons from Longford explains why the Royal Commission decided that it was inappropriate to blame the plant operators and that the accident was really Esso’s fault.

Features:

  • Written by an expert witness at the Royal Commission hearing into the Esso gas plant explosion in Longford, Victoria in 1998.
  • Applies legal concepts to a real-life scenario in a practical way.
  • Should be read by company executives and occupational health and safety professionals, as well as students of management, policy makers and anyone interested in risk management and disaster studies.

Author:

  • Dr Andrew Hopkins is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Australian National University in Canberra. He is the author of numerous articles on the management and regulation of occupational health and safety, as well as several books, including CCH’s Safety, Culture and Risk and Lessons from Gretley

ISBN:

  • 978-1-86468-422-3


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