The Prosecutor General's Office has uncovered gross violations of legislation at the Orsha Meat Canning Plant

August 26, Minsk /Corr. BELTA/. The Prosecutor General's Office, with the participation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, has identified gross violations of current legislation during an inspection of fire safety and labor protection at OJSC "Orsha Meat Canning Plant". This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Prosecutor General's Office.

Following the inspection, the Prosecutor General sent information to the First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus regarding the need to take measures to eliminate the violations and bring a number of officials of the plant to justice. In turn, the response received by the prosecutor's office states that the chief engineer responsible for labor protection and fire safety, as well as the chief mechanic and the foreman of the mechanical section, have been dismissed from the enterprise.

Moreover, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food will consider the expediency of the further work of the current General Director of OJSC "Orsha Meat Canning Plant". This will be done based on the results of the investigation of the criminal case, which was initiated this year after a fire at the plant.

As reported, a fire occurred in the gallery of the refrigeration workshop of the plant on May 24. As a result, four employees of the enterprise - three men and one woman - died. The cause of death was poisoning by toxic fumes from burning insulation. In this regard, the prosecutor's office initiated a criminal case under Part 3 of Article 306 of the Criminal Code "Violation of labor protection rules, causing death by negligence to two or more persons". Its investigation is under the control of the Prosecutor General's Office.-0-