Employee safety rules inadequate, report says

By Gordon Y.K. Pang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 21, 2013

~~<p>The findings in a federal report on the fireworks explosion that killed five men at a Waikele storage bunker in April 2011 raise concerns not just about a lack of federal rules and guidelines about the disposal of unused fireworks, but about inadequate oversight of employee safety procedures taken by large-scale contractors in general.</p>
<p>The April 8, 2011, explosion killed five employees of Donaldson Enterprises who had spent the morning disassembling fireworks for disposal at a separate location.</p>
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The findings in a federal report on the fireworks explosion that killed five men at a Waikele storage bunker in April 2011 raise concerns not just about a lack of federal rules and guidelines about the disposal of unused fireworks, but about inadequate oversight of employee safety procedures taken by large-scale contractors in general.

The April 8, 2011, explosion killed five employees of Donaldson Enterprises who had spent the morning disassembling fireworks for disposal at a separate location. Login for more...