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Hindulever Press Release MUMBAI, India, 8 March 2001 -- Allegations that scrap glass generated in the HLL Kodaikanal thermometer's factory's non-mercury area purchased by a local scrap dealer more than 15 months back contains some glass with mercury waste has caused the company enormous surprise and concern sinnce such a possibility is remote given established systems and controls which are in place. However, to rule out any human error, HLL has decided to carry out a comprehensive audit of the operation of the factory including a comprehensive review of disposal of glass scrap. Pending this audit and the review, as a matter of abundant caution, the company has decided to suspend thermometer production at the factory. Production will be resumed only after HLL has fully satisfied itself that the factory's continued operation would not cause any hazard to the local enviroment as alleged and that systems and procedures are fully in place to ensure that there is no risk associated with disposal of glass from the non-mercury area for further processing by industrial users. These actions have been taken to demonstrate the company's commitment to its stated policy on environment and occupational health. FAIR USE NOTICE. This document contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The Basel Action Network is making this article available in our efforts to advance understanding of ecological sustainability and environmental justice issues. We believe that this constitutes a `fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond `fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. More News |
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