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50 serious safety violations and $917,000 penalty don’t jive with corporate PR about integrity, safety, responsibility
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on September 29, 2011
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One Middleton, Massachusetts resident thought it was an earthquake. Others said it sounded like a sonic boom. When Mr. Charlie Veradt heard the explosion, he said “I knew right off the bat that it was down the street,” referring to the Bostik Inc. chemical plant owned by the global giant, petrochemical firm TOTAL. Just before…