Martin Ferguson touts Radiation Register – but half of Australia’s uranium workers are not included
National radiation register for workers Sydney Morning Herald, June 9, 2011For the first time, workers in the uranium industry will have their exposure to radiation recorded on a national database, the federal government has announced.
Federal Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson announced the Australian National Dose Register on Thursday at an International Uranium Conference in Perth……..http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/national-radiation-register-for-workers-20110609-1fu4a.html
Radiation dose register fails Northern Territory, Andrea Hayward May 31, 2011 Sydney Morning Herald Half of Australia’s uranium mine workers have been left off the National Radiation Dose Register, a Senate hearing has heard.
Australian Greens senator Scott Ludlam said it was revealed in Senate estimates that workers at uranium mines in the Northern Territory had not been included on the register.
The workers account for half of those working in the uranium industry….. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/radiation-dose-register-fails-nt-20110531-1fega.html
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