Sixteen young trade employees are dying at work a year in Australia, as safety concerns mount following the death of a teenage apprentice in Brisbane two weeks ago.
Sixteen young trade employees are dying at work per year in Australia, data has revealed, as safety concerns mount following the death of a teenage apprentice in Brisbane two weeks ago.Between 2013 and 2022, 163 workers under the age of 25 died from a work-related traumatic injury
In early October, a 55-year-old man died after a bulldozer rolled at a South Burnett construction site, while a surveyor died at Victoria Point in late September.Between 2013 and 2022, 163 workers under the age of 25 died from a work-related traumatic injury."Generally, as an apprentice you get pushed and move fast. You're doing the labour work," he said.
A year later, while working on a residential building, he was told to stand on two planks of wood suspended between two small ladders with four other apprentices. However, under 25s was the age group with the lowest number of fatalities, with 55 to 64-year-olds recording the greatest number of deaths over the same period.
"We've got some very strict regulations in Queensland, and I don't see any need at the present time for us to introduce any new safety measures.
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