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Jersey court hears pressure test 'would've prevented explosion'

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Pressure test would have prevented Jersey flats explosion, court told

Overview

A UK gas expert testifying at Jersey's Royal Court stated that performing a pressure test to check for leaking gas would have prevented the fatal explosion at the Haut du Mont flats on 10 December 2022. The trial involves three gas workers denying charges of gross negligence manslaughter and Island Energy facing health and safety breaches.

Key points

  • UK gas expert Chris Clarke testified that conducting a pressure test would have prevented the explosion that killed ten people.
  • Gas workers Neil Armstrong, John Wright, and Lee Ward deny 10 counts of gross negligence manslaughter.
  • Island Energy has pleaded not guilty to health and safety breaches.
  • The day before the explosion, workers were excavating and decommissioning a gas pipe servicing the flats.
  • Clarke stated that Island Energy's instructions for cutting gas pipes were adequate and procedures were not followed.
  • Evidence also indicated that the excavation hole size was too small to properly perform bagging off.
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