SAFETY OF WATERSIDE WORKERS.
COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY.
(United Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, May IS. The Commission of Enquiry into the causes and prevention of accidents to waterside workers opened its sittings to day. (Evidence was given on behalf 01 the Waterside Workers' Federation, witnesses relating their experiences of cases of unclutching of winches, insufficient lighting of hold*; audi hatch ; ways, and defective ladders in holds and their ideas as to the need for closer inspection of cargo-handling work and a better system of hatchway nets- Some; witnesses said they thought the workers should appoint their own inspectors of gear. Another alleged that the more a man reported defects in gear the les. c work he obtained. Others made similar allegations. A' complaint was also made of insufficiency of lighting on the Onehungai Wharf. 'Mention was made of cases where general merchandise and foodstuffs had, been loaded into holds which ;prevoiisly heldi manures and cattle, before they had been thoroughly cleaned out * ■
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 113, 17 May 1918, Page 7
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