Sydney’s building boom has given rise to new concerns about worker safety.
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According to a preliminary report from Safe Work Australia, 157 people died on the job last year – up from 144 in 2018. The majority of those accidents happened in NSW.
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Former “tradie” David Crawford has lived with quadriplegia for almost three decades after falling from a roof on a building site. He’s among those determined to save lives and says the key to preventing death and injury is to eliminate complacency.
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— Story and video by Meg Kanofski @megkanofski
