Don't risk 2nd rate safety

CFMEU ACT Branch is again targeting safety in the construction industry, after two serious incidents and a death of a worker in four weeks since late December 2011 .

The union will be clamping down on construction contractors to ensure they prioritise safety.

CFMEU ACT is also calling on WorkSafe and the Government to get behind the Union and ensure all builders are meeting their safety obligations.

We need WorkSafe and the Government to say ‘enough is enough’.

"If you have a serious injury in your workplace you should report it, so we can go out and investigate it, and try and to prevent it happening again in the future," says CFMEU ACT Secretary Dean Hall.

The ACTU has also launched a new Campaign: Speak Up for Safety to coincide with the introduction of the ‘harmonised’ national OHS laws from January 1, 2012 . The campaign includes the launch of a new website: www.safeatwork.org.au which is a hub of information for workers and OHS reps about common health and safety issues, rights and obligations, tips for safer workplaces, legislation and news.