Taxpayer-subsidised Drax in court over concerns its biomass risks employees’ safety

  • Date: 02-Sep-2021
  • Source: SkyNews
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Gulf
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Taxpayer-subsidised Drax in court over concerns its biomass risks employees’ safety

An energy company that receives multimillion pound government subsidies for burning biomass is facing criminal prosecution following concerns that dust from its wood pellets allegedly posed a risk to employees’ health.

Drax, whose power station burns woody biomass to generate electricity, is being hauled up in court by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on two offences, Sky News can reveal.

The power giant is accused of exposing employees to wood dust at its Selby plant, thereby risking their "health, safety and welfare at work".