Public warned Scottish Water job cuts pose threat to safety

From: The Scotsman | Date: October 12, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

PUBLIC safety will be put at risk if Scottish Water presses ahead with a programme of job cuts, the drinking water regulator warned yesterday.

Tim Hooton made it clear in his annual report that he did not want to see any further job cuts at Scotland's treatment works until new technology had been brought in - and tested rigorously - to replace axed workers.

And he warned Scottish Water that it would jeopardise safety if it continued its programme of cuts without putting alternative systems in place.

His warning represents a significant rebuke for Scottish Water, which has already come in ...

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