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| Finding blast cause is crucial, says AM Angela Burns | Finding blast cause is crucial, says AM Angela Burns |
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| Pembrokeshire AM Angela Burns said finding the cause of a blast that killed four workers at the Chevron oil refinery is "crucial". | Pembrokeshire AM Angela Burns said finding the cause of a blast that killed four workers at the Chevron oil refinery is "crucial". |
| Mrs Burns also said she was "very uncomfortable" with some rumours circulating about what happened. | Mrs Burns also said she was "very uncomfortable" with some rumours circulating about what happened. |
| Julie Jones, 54, of Pembroke, and Dennis Riley, 52, Robert Broome, 48, and Andrew Jenkins, 33, all of Milford Haven, died on Thursday night. | Julie Jones, 54, of Pembroke, and Dennis Riley, 52, Robert Broome, 48, and Andrew Jenkins, 33, all of Milford Haven, died on Thursday night. |
| A fifth person is critical but stable in hospital after the blast. | A fifth person is critical but stable in hospital after the blast. |
| An inquest into the fourth deaths is expected to open on Wednesday. | An inquest into the fourth deaths is expected to open on Wednesday. |
| "Obviously the causes of this terrible accident are unclear and I have been very uncomfortable about some of the rumours and speculation that are circulating," said Mrs Burns. | "Obviously the causes of this terrible accident are unclear and I have been very uncomfortable about some of the rumours and speculation that are circulating," said Mrs Burns. |
| "I welcome the inquiry being conducted by Chevron and I know that the police, health and safety and the Environment Agency will be conducting inquiries of their own. | "I welcome the inquiry being conducted by Chevron and I know that the police, health and safety and the Environment Agency will be conducting inquiries of their own. |
| "What is crucial is that we understand exactly what happened, learn from and implement any lessons that we can and also ensure that those lessons are communicated to the wider sector so that we can have the best possible practice in all of the energy industries based on the Haven. | "What is crucial is that we understand exactly what happened, learn from and implement any lessons that we can and also ensure that those lessons are communicated to the wider sector so that we can have the best possible practice in all of the energy industries based on the Haven. |
| "This is the time for us to stand shoulder to shoulder with the families involved and with the staff and contractors at Chevron." | "This is the time for us to stand shoulder to shoulder with the families involved and with the staff and contractors at Chevron." |
| Mrs Burns praised the response of the emergency services and the staff at Chevron for their quick response following the blast. | Mrs Burns praised the response of the emergency services and the staff at Chevron for their quick response following the blast. |
| Chevron said the explosion happened during routine maintenance of one of its storage tanks at the Pembroke refinery | Chevron said the explosion happened during routine maintenance of one of its storage tanks at the Pembroke refinery |
| The company was flying in experts from the US to assist its local investigators. | The company was flying in experts from the US to assist its local investigators. |
| Maintenance work had been carried out on a 730 cubic metre storage tank which exploded on Thursday evening, damaging an adjacent vessel. | Maintenance work had been carried out on a 730 cubic metre storage tank which exploded on Thursday evening, damaging an adjacent vessel. |
| Dr Ivan Vince, a safety, health and environmental specialist at ASK Consultants told BBC Radio Wales that the investigators will look at two types of causes. | Dr Ivan Vince, a safety, health and environmental specialist at ASK Consultants told BBC Radio Wales that the investigators will look at two types of causes. |
| "The first part of the investigation is narrowing it down to exactly what happened and what were the immediate causes," he said. | "The first part of the investigation is narrowing it down to exactly what happened and what were the immediate causes," he said. |
| "Then the route cause investigation looks at the bigger picture like the safety management systems, the adequacy of the training and procedures in general or deeper, the status of the safety culture, the working environment in general. | |
| "I have never come across a situation where there have not been lessons to be learnt. The problem is lessons are learnt but then forgotten when personnel change." | "I have never come across a situation where there have not been lessons to be learnt. The problem is lessons are learnt but then forgotten when personnel change." |
| Pembrokeshire councillor Danny Fellows has warned that the victims' families may have to wait to find out what happened. | Pembrokeshire councillor Danny Fellows has warned that the victims' families may have to wait to find out what happened. |
| 'Massive loss' | 'Massive loss' |
| But he said the community would be there to support them, two of which he knew, Mr Riley and Mr Jenkins who he described as "lovely, warm, popular and a pleasure to be with". | But he said the community would be there to support them, two of which he knew, Mr Riley and Mr Jenkins who he described as "lovely, warm, popular and a pleasure to be with". |
| "It's going to take a long time for clarity on what happened," he said. | "It's going to take a long time for clarity on what happened," he said. |
| "There will be Chevron's own inquiry and the Health and Safety Executive's inquiry tends to take long periods of time. | "There will be Chevron's own inquiry and the Health and Safety Executive's inquiry tends to take long periods of time. |
| "I will not be surprised if it is over 12 months before we get closure as far as the Health and Safety Executive are concerned. | "I will not be surprised if it is over 12 months before we get closure as far as the Health and Safety Executive are concerned. |
| "It's going to run on for a long, long time and this is why we've really got to support the families of those concerned. | "It's going to run on for a long, long time and this is why we've really got to support the families of those concerned. |
| "It's a massive loss to Pembrokeshire and once the inquiry takes place, we need to know what's happened so it can't happen again anywhere in the industry." | "It's a massive loss to Pembrokeshire and once the inquiry takes place, we need to know what's happened so it can't happen again anywhere in the industry." |
| He added: "Now it's time to really close in and help support these families practically and with our love and our prayers." | He added: "Now it's time to really close in and help support these families practically and with our love and our prayers." |