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Newshound
11-23-2012, 11:18 AM
Only one in three ACT workplaces that underwent a safety inspection last financial year passed - a dramatic deterioration on previous years' outcomes.

The poor result has highlighted a policy difference between the government and its new cabinet partner, Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury, who wants the building industry to pay more to help train workers.

Just 35 per cent of inspected businesses complied with health and safety laws in 2011-12, compared with 54 per cent in 2009-10. The government's target was 80 per cent.

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