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Dive safety in Qld under the spotlight10 July 2008By MUA/AWU media release -
Safety and training in the Qld diving industry under the spotlight Australia's dive industry is booming but lacks critical unified safety standards and professional training, said the Maritime Union of Australia in Cairns today. Union leaders are heading to Far North Queensland today to put the spotlight on safety, training and workplace conditions in the fast growing but unregulated diving industry. The National Secretary of the Maritime Union, Paddy Crumlin and National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union, Paul Howes will be meeting with workers, industry and political leaders. "We must ensure that we put in measures that safeguard workers, divers and protect the ongoing sustainability of the industry," said Mr Crumlin.
Currently there are no unified safety standards or regulation in the diving industry. "Australia is renowned for its world class diving, with tourists travelling across the world just to dive in our waters - we need unified standards and training to ensure the safety of our divers is not compromised," said Mr Howes. "Both our unions have already played important roles in defending the interests of working families in Queensland and Western Australia in off-shore industries such as diving, and the huge gas and oil off-shore fields, now we have combined forces so we can have even greater effect," he continued. PRESS CONFERENCE When: 10.30am Friday 11th July 2008 Who: Paddy Crumlin, Maritime Union of Australia and Paul Howes, Australian Workers Union Where: Marlin Marina, Cairns Speakers: Paddy Crumlin and Paul Howes Contacts: Paddy Crumlin, National Secretary, Maritime Union of Australia, 0418 379660 Paul Howes, National Secretary, Australian Workers' Union, 0407 041933 Charlotte Stemmer, (EMC), 0432 828 006
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