
Issue No 21		09 July 1999

News

Attack of the Killer Skips Rocks City

Giant disposal bins have emerged as the latest safety threat to Sydneysiders as pre-Olympic construction reaches its peak.

Unions have drawn WorkCover's attention to the "killer skips" amidst fears the high demand for waste disposal is forcing suppliers to provide old and damaged bins.

The CFMEU's Brian Miller and CEPU's Skip Casper (we're not joking!) last week found one bin which was on the verge of collapse, literally falling apart at the seams.

They called in Labor Council's safety watchdog Mary Yaager and WorkCover inspectors to inspect the hazard..

Mary Yaager says she was shocked by the condition of the bin. "If this bin had been loaded onto a truck for transport there was a very real risk that a tragedy could have occurred."

The Labor Council has demanded that the contents of the bin be unloaded and it be replaced with a suitable receptacle which complied with manufacturers specifications. This is an emerging threat in a time of boom building conditions," Yaager says.

"Even the employee from the waste disposal company couldn't believe the bin in question was allowed out of the yard and into the public."

The Labor Council has asked WorkCover to produce a set of guidelines to cover the bins and to issue a safety alert to all building sites warning of the potential danger of the "killer skips".

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Issue 21 contents

Interview: The Future Is Now
Steve Klaasen is just 22. He works for a union. He explains why he is not an endangered species.

Unions: Showdown at the Hyde Park Plaza
The ACTU's Organising guru looks at the lessons to be learned from the recent dispute.

History: A Rich Vein in the Rock
Every mine, like a human being, has its life. Mount Morgan and Queenstown between 1880 and 1930.

International: Jailed Unionist Freed
Global union voices delight at the release of Indonesian labour activist.

Review: Ten (More) Steps to Revolution
Cultural theoritician Snag Cleaver puts the schooner glass to the Eighties.

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
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