Hon. Anthony Fels asks whether WorkSafe WA is considering banning silo ladders, mirroring a NSW initiative. The Minister for Employment Protection denies this is the case.

AnsweredQoN 558Legislative Council
Asked
28 June 2006
Portfolio
Employment Protection

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FARM SAFETY - SILO LADDERS
On 15 June it was reported in Farm Weekly that WorkSafe is considering adopting the New South Wales WorkCover initiative to prevent silo manufacturers from fitting ladders to silos. (1) Will the minister either confirm or deny whether this is so? (2) If it is so, why has WorkSafe ignored advice from farmers and manufacturers of farm machinery regarding farm safety? Hon JON FORD

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I thank Hon Anthony Fels for some notice of the question. The Minister for Employment Protection has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) WorkSafe is not considering an initiative to prevent manufacturers from fitting ladders to silos.
(1) Will the minister either confirm or deny whether this is so? (2) If it is so, why has WorkSafe ignored advice from farmers and manufacturers of farm machinery regarding farm safety? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for some notice of the question. The Minister for Employment Protection has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) WorkSafe is not considering an initiative to prevent manufacturers from fitting ladders to silos.
(2) If it is so, why has WorkSafe ignored advice from farmers and manufacturers of farm machinery regarding farm safety? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for some notice of the question. The Minister for Employment Protection has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) WorkSafe is not considering an initiative to prevent manufacturers from fitting ladders to silos.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for some notice of the question. The Minister for Employment Protection has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) WorkSafe is not considering an initiative to prevent manufacturers from fitting ladders to silos.
I thank Hon Anthony Fels for some notice of the question. The Minister for Employment Protection has provided the following answer - (1)-(2) WorkSafe is not considering an initiative to prevent manufacturers from fitting ladders to silos.
(1)-(2) WorkSafe is not considering an initiative to prevent manufacturers from fitting ladders to silos.

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