Learn from Foxconn blast, companies urged
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May 26, 2011, Thursday
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CHINESE mainland spokeswoman Fan Liqing yesterday urged all Taiwan-funded companies to draw lessons from Friday's Foxconn blast, which killed three people, and ensure production safety.
Fan, spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a news briefing in Beijing that Foxconn and other Taiwan-funded companies should strengthen internal monitoring and management efforts and investigate potential dangers.
Fan's remarks came following a 7pm blast last Friday at a workshop in Hongfujin Precision Electronics (Chengdu) Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group, located in the provincial capital of Chengdu in Sichuan Province.
Two people were found dead and 16 others injured on Friday. The death toll rose to three after one seriously injured worker died in hospital on Sunday.
An initial investigation indicates that the explosion could have been caused by combustible dust in the polishing workshop.
Investigators have ruled out the possibility of deliberate sabotage, according to earlier reports.
"It has been initially recognized as a production safety accident," according to Fan.
She confirmed that the operations in the polishing workshop, as well as other plant sections with similar manufacturing processes, have been suspended for further investigation and safety checks.
According to Fan, Foxconn has expressed its willingness to make full efforts in resolving any safety issues.
Foxconn, the world's largest electronics contractor, opened the US$2-billion Chengdu plant in October last year to primarily manufacture components for laptop computers and Apple's iPads.
Fan, spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a news briefing in Beijing that Foxconn and other Taiwan-funded companies should strengthen internal monitoring and management efforts and investigate potential dangers.
Fan's remarks came following a 7pm blast last Friday at a workshop in Hongfujin Precision Electronics (Chengdu) Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group, located in the provincial capital of Chengdu in Sichuan Province.
Two people were found dead and 16 others injured on Friday. The death toll rose to three after one seriously injured worker died in hospital on Sunday.
An initial investigation indicates that the explosion could have been caused by combustible dust in the polishing workshop.
Investigators have ruled out the possibility of deliberate sabotage, according to earlier reports.
"It has been initially recognized as a production safety accident," according to Fan.
She confirmed that the operations in the polishing workshop, as well as other plant sections with similar manufacturing processes, have been suspended for further investigation and safety checks.
According to Fan, Foxconn has expressed its willingness to make full efforts in resolving any safety issues.
Foxconn, the world's largest electronics contractor, opened the US$2-billion Chengdu plant in October last year to primarily manufacture components for laptop computers and Apple's iPads.
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