Death of a worker on the Channel Tunnel raises health and safety issues

Title
Death of a worker on the Channel Tunnel raises health and safety issues
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
30 Jul 1990
Year of production
1990
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Duration
00:02:24
Description
Yigal Chazan reports as Health and Safety watchdogs have launched an investigation after the death of Channel Tunnel construction worker Charles McCourt. McCourt was killed by an electric shock only three weeks after construction company TransManche Link promised an increase in security. The British side of the tunnel is said to have a much worse safety record than that of the French. Employment Secretary Michael Howard and safety inspector Tony Lenahan speak of the insufficient written emergency plans and the procedures in place to stop future accidents. Interviewer not heard.
Contributors
Michael Howard; Tony Lenahan; Yigal Chazan
Keywords
Deaths; Reports; France; Occupational health and safety; England; Channel tunnels; Construction industry personnel; Health and Safety Executive; Charles McCourt; TransManche Link

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LBC/IRN, "Death of a worker on the Channel Tunnel raises health and safety issues". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0007200398001 (Accessed 02 May 2025)