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CSB Releases Final Report and New Safety Video on Fatal Bethune Point Wastewater Treatment Plant Explosion

Calls on the State of Florida to Enact Legislation to Protect Public Employees

Tallahassee, Florida, March 13, 2007 - In a final investigation report released today on last year's fatal explosion at a City of Daytona Beach wastewater treatment plant, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board concluded that the city's safety programs were inadequate and called on the Florida legislature and governor to require workplace safety rules for Florida's state, county, and municipal employees.

The explosion occurred at the Bethune Point Wastewater Treatment Plant, owned and operated by the City of Daytona Beach, on January 11, 2006. Two municipal workers were fatally burned and a third suffered grave injuries. The report by federal investigators was released at a news conference in the state capital today.

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