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Risks 83 - 7 December 2002

This week: Britons want more health and safety, not less * last hurdle to asbestos law removed * phoning, texting and driving don't mix, says TUC * safety should not be a barrier to disabled workers * work deaths must be investigated in public inquests * unions give HSE a leg up on ladder safety * shopworkers face daily terror * deaths prompt renewed TGWU call for law on corporate killing * UNISON issues the party line * firefighters strike off, demo on * stressed staff want legal protection * HSE publishes report on Selby crash * disaster centres plan for smallpox attack * Australia: unions vow to fight for corporate killing law * Canada: auto union wants ban on second hand smoke at work * India/USA: investors pressure Dow on Bhopal inaction * New Zealand: worst employers to pay more * South Africa: Minister promises rigorous safety crackdown * USA: union warning on smallpox vaccination risks
7.12.2002

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