Trade union mobilisation for safer construction machinery
2016
13
39-42
construction industry ; construction equipment ; construction sites ; earthmoving equipment ; safety of machinery ; standardization ; trade union role ; trade union document
Construction industry
English
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"Every year construction workers lose their lives in accidents involving machinery. Many of these accidents could have been prevented if the design of this machinery had taken better account of users' opinions. A German expert in standardisation, who is a former building worker, has recently managed to convince the European institutions to amend two technical standards in order to improve the safety of construction machinery."
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