Independent report of Air Corps whistleblowers claims completed

An independent report reviewing claims made by Air Corps whistleblowers has been completed, the Department of Defence has confirmed.

Since December 2015, four whistleblowers have made protected disclosures about health-and-safety conditions in the Air Corps workshops at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel.

As previously revealed by this newspaper, disclosures included claims that staff were not adequately trained to handle dangerous chemicals, and were not given the appropriate personal protective equipment required to limit their exposure to the toxic substances.