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<p></p><p>By John Donovan</p><p>As is plain from the Wikipedia article , Shell has an appallingly bad track record in relation to protecting the safety of its employees. Shell’s notorious “Touch F*** All” safety culture resulted in the deaths of Shell offshore employees in an explosion on the , and a huge fine imposed on Shell by the?Scottish?courts.?</p><p>Bill Campbell, the former Health and Safety Group Auditor of Shell International .?He has .?</p><p>The Wikipedia article cites many pledges by senior Shell management to address Shell’,<a href="http://www.gardenwatches.com/">panerai replica watches</a>;s?abysmal,<a href="http://www.gardenwatches.com/">breitling replica watches</a>?safety?record.?</p><p>On 31 August 2007,??newspaper published an article profiling?, the Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell Plc. The article by Guardian?journalist?Terry Macalister stated in reference to Van der Veer:?</p><p>The?admittance’s?of wrongdoing and being stung by criticism,<a href="http://www.gardenwatches.com/Breitling.html">Breitling replica watches</a>, makes theeven more?astonishing. Under the headline: “Shell fined record sum for fire safety breaches”, a press release reports that Shell International has received a record-breaking fine of ?300,000 plus ?45,000 in costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of fire?safety?regulations. That’s over $550,<a href="http://www.gardenwatches.com/">cheap replica watches</a>,000 USD.?</p><p>The safety lapses at the Shell Centre in London were so severe that the London Fire Brigade served a prohibition notice on Shell which restricted the use of the building.?Assistant Commissioner Steve Turek said;</p><p>?Shell failed to respond properly to their risk assessment for three and a half years and had it not been for the fires which led to the inspection, it could have been considerably longer. Had Shell acted upon the findings of the 2003 risk assessment at the time,<a href="http://www.gardenwatches.com/Cartier-Tortue.html">Cartier Tortue replica watches</a>, they would have avoided putting their staff at risk.?</p><p>Sentencing of Shell International Limited took place at Inner London Crown Court on 2 June 2009 after Shell pleaded guilty to three breaches of?safety?regulations.</p><p>It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that Shell senior execs should spend time dealing with employee safety issues rather than devoting it to inflating and trying to defend Fat Cat pay packages, including unearned bonus payments and grossly inappropriate pension pots. Unfortunately, greed wins out over the lives of mere employees.?</p><p>?There are also extracts from the Wikipedia article.?<br></p><p></p>
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