Significant health risk for Sydney Metro construction workers

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Commuters at one of the new Sydney Metro stations

 

A Transport for NSW report acquired by the Australian Workers Union reveals that construction workers on the Sydney Metro have been exposed to dangerous levels of Silica dust, which is known to cause a range of life-threatening respiratory diseases.

Assistant National Secretary of the Australian Workers Union, Chris Donovan, and Shine Lawyers dust diseases associate Kathryn Townsend talk about government inaction and the long-term implications of silica dust inhalation.

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