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Police and HSE sift through 870 tonnes of Didcot collapse evidence

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  1. This is all well and good, and I fully understand why the investigation needs to be thorough and comprehensive. But Didcot A is just one of a number of coal fired power stations being demolished around the world.
    If there was an intrinsic fault in the design of these boiler houses, or if there is a lesson to be learned from Didcot that might make such future demolition works safer, we need those answers now, not in one, two or three years’s time.
    It has been clear from the very outset that the HSE is looking towards a prosecution over this. And if someone or some company is culpable, then that is perfectly correct. But that should not be used to hinder the wider industry from learning from this tragedy. And it certainly should not delay the closure the families of the four men deserve.

  2. Sometimes accidental accidents do happen, and casting about for someone to blame is more often than not a total waste of time. One could argue that agreeing to pay £6 million pounds to be shared amongst the four bereaved families and compensating the injured quickly makes more sense, than a long trial with numerous Court hearings, and paying some 6-or more teams of fat cat ‘learned lawyers’ several times more than this makes more sense. We all want justice to be seen to be done, but is it in the public interest to carry out a 3 – 5 year witch hunt to discover maybe an original design fault was too blame. It’s all pointless, and with the long passage of time even more so. I for one cannot even remember this accident happening, and I am certain nor can 80% of the British public. Cut costs – settle it out of court and walk away.

  3. First of all all of us who work in the construction industry feel so torn apart for the four families.
    I can only agree with Mark’s comments,how many other could die or be seriousely injuried while we all wait for the outcome,there must be some basic findings which can be released which could help companies planning future demolition of major structures.

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