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Risks 119 - 16 August 2003

This week: action on compensation for asbestos-related diseases * row looms over working hours * some workers can't choose to refuse * Aston Martin workers not swallowing “martini shifts” * TGWU negotiators take tough line on bus hours * casino worker receives asthma payout * wilting workers walk-out at over-heated hospital * expectant and new mums feeling the heat * ACAS helpline hots up in the heatwave * HSE switches from investigation to prevention * forensic tests to protect transport staff * trolley injury payout for injured nurse * family calls for help to prove asbestos death link * football manager ill-health * Canada: strains up and work is to blame * China: at least 37 dead in mining disaster * France: bus drivers strike over shorts and sunglasses * India: oil workers strike over helicopter crash and global union launches shipbreaking organising project * South Africa: union investigates crap jobs * USA: work stress is a costly problem and unions cut costs, grief and injuries says motor giant
15.8.2003

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