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Current News for Industrial manufacturingFine ‘Bittersweet’ as Worker Suffers 21 December 2005A $240,000 fine for company whose practices led to the serious injury of two workers has been labelled ‘bittersweet’ by Australian Workers Union Secretary Bill Shorten. Fine for Death a ‘Speeding Ticket’: AWU 27 July 2005A glass manufacturer has been fined $310,000 over the death of a 40-year-old employee, which the AWU says is the equivalent of a "corporate speeding ticket". BHP Gets Decision to Die For 25 May 2005Australia’s biggest company is trying to deny South Australian asbestos sufferers access to the Dust Diseases Tribunal. Asbestos Audit Refused 12 November 2004An incident where 20 maintenance workers were sprayed with asbestos fibres prompted 150 workmates to walk off the job at two major power stations in the Hunter Valley last week. Sick Of Fighting 03 September 2004By Tim Brunero When Rudi Agerbeek was doing F111 de-seal/reseal in the mid 70’s he passed blood, slept for entire weekends and was beset with blinding migraines – but he never thought it was due to his job. Employer Fined $270,000 After Worker Crushed 05 July 2004AMWU Spreads the Word on Labor Hire OHS 28 August 2003 The AMWU has produced a brochure aimed at improving safety for labour hire and contract workers. [ Current Industrial manufacturing News | Industrial manufacturing Archive by Date | Industrial manufacturing Archive by Subject ]
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