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Risks 161 - 19 June 2004

This week: Union news: Unions fight off attack on criminal injuries payouts * Workers organise over snack factory safety * Pilots defeat plan to impose longer working hours * UNISON compensation victory will hurt all dangerous bosses * Shopworkers says “enough is enough” Other news: Formaldehyde definitely causes cancer in humans * Secondhand smoke causes cancer – period * “Overwhelming” support for workplace smoking ban * Ex-office worker dies from asbestos cancer * Safer workplace? Just want the doctor ordered * Workplace deaths lead to jail terms * Charges possible over rail deaths Events: Occupational diseases training day, Gateshead, 5 July 2004 * Justice for migrant workers conference, TUC, 12 July 2004 International news: Bangladesh: Scrapped ship's deadly gas leak wreaks havoc * Europe: Agreement calls for better call centre jobs * Global: Canada will fight asbestos trade controls * ILO acts on commercial fishing perils * USA: Workers' advocates call for work deaths action * watchdog's respirator expert had company ties
18.6.2004

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