Corrige ENAC Anglais 2007

1 A major investigation into the blasts at the Buncefield oil depot has begun. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said it would be the most wide-ranging investigation of its kind since the Potters Bar train derailment in 2002. Justin McCracken, of the HSE, said he hoped to produce an interim report "within weeks". Prohibition notices have been issued at the Hertfordshire site to prevent firms from clearing up until experts say it is safe for the people and environment. The Health and Safety Commission, which oversees the HSE's work, served the notices on Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd (a joint venture between Texaco and Total) and British Pipeline Agency Ltd. The commission said being issued with a notice did not suggest the firms had done anything wrong. Police have said they had found nothing "malicious" in the incident, which happened in Hemel Hempstead on 11 December. The HSE is now in charge of the full investigation. At a press conference, deputy chief executive Mr McCracken revealed the HSE had reviewed and approved fire measures in the weeks leading up to the blasts. He said in the "specific" areas they looked at "nothing came out which caused us undue concern". According to the Health and Safety Commission, the inquiry would consider issues such as the factors leading up to the blaze, what ignited it, and the root causes. The commission's chairman, Bill Callaghan, said the inquiry would also "make recommendations for future ...