Tradies have revealed the danger and violence that unfolds on construction sites following two horror incidents at Sydney projects this week.
On Thursday, Triple M Sydney’s Breakfast showasked listeners to share their stories about unsafe practices and the responses were alarming.A foreman said he had regularly seen near misses — people walking between two moving trucks and others hit by forklifts.“I’ve seen containers drop directly behind somebody.
“I drive 1.5 hours to get to work every morning and two hours home and they want more hours out of me,” he said. “I don’t even stop for lunch.”“They say you can’t open the balcony doors because it’s not finished or whatever but they’re all open,” he said.One caller was even a safety manager himself and said safety was non-existent on many job sites.
The man said many were too scared to speak out and he was not surprised when he heard about Monday’s tragedy. “That’s not just the only problem. Violence on site is rife. I’ve seen so many assaults over things it’s not funny. They don’t get reported, blokes don’t lose jobs. It’s huge.”
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