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Risks 130 - 1 November 2003

This week's Risks contains: Action: OEDA needs your help! Union news: union reps get into networking * union victory on safety laws * union training is just the job * unions safety campaign is tops, says MP. Other news: cleaners face work asthma risk * rail union celebrates as maintenance goes in-house * Tube “failing safety standards” * smoking bans work at work * deaths highlight need for needle-sticks action * european blueprint for a chemicals crackdown * nurse's £47,621 back injury * back to work pilot scheme takes off International news: Australia: 10,000 march for work death laws * China: Workplace deaths up by 9 per cent * Europe: unions say nothing justifies workplace gene screening * Russia: disasters prompt calls for mine safety review * South Africa: productivity pressures blamed for mine deaths * USA: official asbestos warning is under attack * Zimbabwe: minister defends asbestos trade Resources: HSE targets Asian workers Events and courses:
3.11.2003

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