The Western Telegraph has received unconfirmed reports that workers at South Hook LNG have downed tools this morning (Wednesday) in protest over what they have described as a "shambolic" and "abysmal" evacuation procedure yesterday.

Two sources at the site have said that all workers are "cabined up", meaning that they are on site but not working, following a series of briefings this morning.

Workers were evacuated from the site yesterday morning following a bomb threat.

"It was unbelievable," said one worker who asked not to be named. "Nobody knew where the muster points were. There were men left on site.

"If a bomb had gone off a lot of people could have been hurt and possibly lives would have been lost. Some workers couldn't even hear the siren.

"They told us to cabin up, then told us to get out. They counted us through the hurdles like a load of sheep.

"It took some men over an hour to get to the car park after the alarm had sounded and then even longer to get to the main road. There is only one way on and off the site. The evacuation was a shambles."

The employees said the last evacuation training was in April last year and that many new workers had started in the past nine months.

The source added that union reps were currently in negotiation with management to try to get safety procedures streamlined.

"We will see what happens," said the worker. "If nothing is sorted out we could all be off site after dinner."

South Hook LNG has yet to comment on the reported work stoppage.

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