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Risks 140 - 24 January 2004

This week's Risks contains - Action: Get ready for Workers' Memorial Day, 28 April Union news: Working when sick can be infectious says TUC * New TUC safety officer sets first priorities * Dying asbestos victim gets six figure payout * Scottish shop workers want holidays not hassle * Road hauliers targeted for TGWU safety drive * Seafarers launch fatigue study Other news: £700k fine for rail tunnel explosion * Select committee to investigate UK safety watchdog * Scotland's judges develop corporate homicide law * Clergy job rights get closer to good * Report exposes corporate responsibility con * Safety chief calls for independent rail safety watchdog International news: Algeria: Twenty dead as blast shatters gas plant * Australia: Union criticises “failed” work deaths plan * Finland: Sleep deficit comparable to drunkenness * Indonesia: Petrochemical plant blaze claims two lives * South Africa: Minister “angry” at site deaths * Trinidad and Tobago: Too many accidents on the job * USA: “Cavalier” boss gets jail term for scaffold deaths Resources: The gender workplace health gap in Europe Events and courses: Beating violence and abuse at work seminar, 1 March
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