Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin compared smokers working in powder plants to pedophiles in the manger.
The official noted at the conference "Industrial safety - responsibility of the state, business and society", RNS agency informs..
Rogozin expressed his belief that one of the common causes of accidents at work is the failure to comply with safety standards and requirements of facility staff.
So, according to him, cigarette butts were found at the scene of the accident at one of the powder plants.
"In fact, taking a smoker for this type of production is the same as taking a pedophile to work in a manger," the deputy prime minister said..
Among the commentators in social networks, Rogozin's statement was received with humor.
As reported by the "Observer", earlier in the network ridiculed the Kremlin propagandist for reservations on RosTV.
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