Unions are calling on the Federal Government to launch a review into the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Management Authority (NOPSEMA), which is responsible for the investigation into the deaths.
MUA National Secretary, Paddy Crumlin, said two years was far too long for the families of those killed on the Stena Clyde to wait for answers.
“Our highest priority is to ensure workers go home the same way they arrive – alive and healthy,” Crumlin said
“The MUA has long held concerns that NOPSEMA does not adequately work with unions to prevent safety breaches.
“This needs to change and both NOPSEMA and the Abbott Government must commit to involving unions in workplace safety matters.”
ACTU Assistant Secretary Michael Borowick said the families of Peter Meddens and Barry Denholm are still waiting for answers two years after they got the terrible news that they would never see their loved ones again.
“The ACTU is concerned NOPSEMA is too close to the industry to act as an effective regulator,” Borowick said.
“The fact that there has been no prosecution and the report into the investigation has not been released two years after these tragic and avoidable deaths gives weight to this concern.
“Without a full and independent investigation into the tragedy we cannot ensure other workers will not be exposed to similar dangers.”
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