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IN WHAT is the first of many such cases expected to follow, a series of criminal complaints filed by the Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) over alleged breaches of the Occupational Safety and Health Act arising from the 2015 gas explosion at El Pecos Restaurant in Maraval has been withdrawn, bringing to an end a decade-long legal battle in the Industrial Court.

Industrial Court President Heather Seale along with members Azeem Mohammed and Enid Zephyrine, granted OSHA’s application to withdraw the complaints against North Plant LPG Co-operative Society Ltd and the National Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd (NP) on January 9.