Former head of gas firm fined S$45k following 2015 lab blast that killed chemist


Gary Choo Pu Chang pleaded guilty to an offence under the Workplace Safety and Health Act. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The former executive director of an industrial gas supply firm linked to a 2015 fatal blast was fined S$45,000 on Friday (April 29) for failing to take necessary measures to ensure the safety of employees who were working in a laboratory at its speciality gas centre.

Gary Choo Pu Chang, 64, pleaded guilty on Monday to an offence under the Workplace Safety and Health Act.

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