3 May 2021 5:07 GMT Updated 3 May 2021 6:08 GMT in Perth
Unions have reported a second mercury poisoning incident at the Chevron-operated Gorgon liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia.
The Offshore Alliance, a coalition between the Australian Workers’ Union and the Maritime Union of Australia, claimed a Contract Resources worker had been contaminated with mercury at the Chevron-operated facility.
It claimed the worker entered a mercury impacted vessel in the Acid Gas Removal Unit at the plant wearing insufficient personal protection equipment for the task.
“Instead of wearing a standard Tyvek suit and respirator, the Contract Resources employee should have been wearing a full air vest for cooling, chemical suit, fully taped gum boots with breathing apparatus,” the Offshore Alliance stated in a social media post late last week.