ActewAGL boss Michael Costello says he would rather have a disgruntled customer than a dead worker and Canberra's construction industry risks falling prey to unrealistic deadlines and cost-cutting which directly impacts on workplace safety.

In a submission to the ACT government's workplace safety inquiry, Actew AGL and ACTEW Corporation have both called for tender processes to be reformed to include weight given to a contractor's workplace health and safety record, equal to that of the cost and schedule.

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