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Multi-Disciplinary Consulting Approach Helps Client After Plant Explosion
A large forest products company had a specialty resin plant near a residential neighborhood in the suburbs of a Midwestern city. An explosion occurred at the plant causing an employee death, destroying neighboring property and damaging storage tanks. As a result, community leaders demanded that the plant be permanently closed.
Although the plant's previous relationship with the community had been troubled, involving a variety of issues over a period of many years, Marsh professionals were able to work with the client to resolve disputes with local health and safety authorities and community members. The plant was ultimately rebuilt at its original location and community relations improved.
Marsh was also able to reduce the potential economic impact of the loss by analyzing claims, reviewing the validity of fines imposed, and negotiating their reduction. Marsh's fire protection engineers assisted in acquiring code variances during the plant's rebuilding.
The client saved more than $4.5 million as a result of this multi-disciplinary effort, which involved. safety specialists, claims professionals and property protection engineers.
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