How work at three Paris Olympic sites was stopped over health and safety fears
In March and April health and safety inspectors stopped work at three high-profile Olympic sites because of safety concerns. The officials decided that parts of the sites, at Versailles, the Place de la Concorde in Paris and the Eiffel Tower, were too dangerous for workers. Work has since resumed and the organisers say the work interruptions have not affected their scheduled timetable for the Games which start in July. But as Dan Israel reports, health and safety officials are now keeping a close eye on the company involved, GL Events, whose boss was one of the first backers of Emmanuel Macron's bid to become president.
OfficiallyOfficially, there’s no conflict. And nor, apparently, is there even any real tension between health and safety inspectors and GL Events, the company tasked with putting up most of the stands for the public at temporary sites for the Paris Olympics, from 26th July to 11th August.
