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Issue No. 133 | 26 April 2002 |
The Struggle Continues
Interview: If The Commission Pleases History: Protest and Celebrate Unions: A Novel Approach Industrial: Hare Tony, Hare Tony International: Never Forget Jenin Politics: Left Right Out In France Health: Delivering A Public Health Revolution Review: The Secret Life of U(nion)s Poetry: May Day, May Day
Shonky Bosses Get Contract Brush Deep Pocket Syndrome Stalks IRC Court Decision Threatens Thousands Of Jobs Safety Summit to Set Accident Targets Detention Centre Vets Song Lyrics Fat Sheep Dip Into Workers Pockets Government Con Drives SA Vehicle Blue Dead Worker�s Family Calls for Safety Crime Laws Aussie Agency Backs War Crimes Call Thumbs-up For Union Immigration Role DOCS Worker Assaulted In Courthouse Queensland Unions Move on Youth Exploitation
The Soapbox The Locker Room Bosswatch Week in Review
Gold Star Student Time for a General Strike?
Labor Council of NSW |
News Safety Summit to Set Accident Targets
The initiative has been developed with NSW Labor Council, and comes ahead of Sunday�s International Day of Mourning for people killed or seriously injured at work. NSW Industrial Relations Minister, John Della Bosca, says the Summit will take place in Bathurst in July. It will feature international experts on workplace safety, together with senior government, union and industry representatives. "This Summit will develop strategies to deliver a reduction in workplace injuries and illnesses of at least 40 percent by 2012," Della Bosca says. Occupations with the highest risk are labourers (52 injuries per 1,000 workers), plant and machine operators and drivers (49.7) and tradespersons (35.1). Fatalities have fallen significantly from 181 in 1999/2000 to 139 in 2000/2001. "While that is a very welcome reduction, it is a tragedy that 139 people have lost their lives at work in NSW in one year," Della Bosca says. In the past 12 months in NSW, a 48 year old timber cutter was killed when using a chainsaw to cut down a tree, a 26 year old trainee sustained fatal crush injuries to the head from a hydraulically operated pile driver and a 53 year old labourer died from a asthma attack after being splashed by polyurethane. "By convening the Workplace Safety Summit and with modern and effective occupational health and safety legislation in place, NSW is taking active steps to reduce accidents, injuries and deaths in the workplace," Della Bosca said.
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