A damning report into mine safety in the Pilbara by Perth-based lawyer, Mark Ritter slams Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs). The state government ordered the Ritter Inquiry in response to a campaign led by the AMWU and Pilbara Mineworkers Union.
Ritter found BHP's aggressive use of AWAs, at the centre of Prime Minister John Howard's workplace change agenda, had contributed to serious health and safety shortcomings.
It's use of individual contracts, he said, was a "factor which has impacted and continues to impact on the successful implementation of safety systems".
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