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Risks 98 - 22 March 2003

This week: Action - do you know about strain injuries? * review of rules on welfare and protective equipment at work * get ready for Workers' Memorial Day * employers to cough up for hospital costs * employers are injuring workers on the cheap * permanent jobs are safer jobs * evidence “suppressed” on benefits of smoking ban * Shell job cuts risk another Piper Alpha * deaths investigations plan still falls short * RMT sets train crew safety strike dates * pilot “could help sick workers keep their jobs” * nurses at “high risk” as equipment walks * HSE announces Euroweek national award winners * drawing up a workplace driving policy * Australia: Government wants safety equally bad nationwide and Oz campaigners wants the lungs of the Irish * New Zealand: smoking ban good for hospitality workers' health * USA/India: US judge sides with Union Carbide
22.3.2003

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