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Safety crackdown for Australian stevedores
14 May 2008
Australia is to enforce a national health and safety code for stevedoring after a series of accidents in ports over the past 18 months.
The development comes after calls by the Maritime Union of Australia for a national code of practice on cargo-handling safety, which has prompted the Australian Safety and Compensation Council to confirm it will develop a nationally-consistent approach for occupational health and safety for stevedoring.
Australia is to enforce a national health and safety code for stevedoring after a series of accidents in ports over the past 18 months.
The development comes after calls by the Maritime Union of Australia for a national code of practice on cargo-handling safety, which has prompted the Australian Safety and Compensation Council to confirm it will develop a nationally-consistent approach for occupational health and safety for stevedoring.
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national review will be conducted to find the optimal safety model.
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