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24.

This

encouraging

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trend

reflects, I believe,

the

efforts we have put in on enforcement,

publicity.

It also

on training, and on

reflects the success of the Labour

on Industrial

Advisory Board's tripartite Sub-Committee

Health and Safety in changing attitudes to safety at work.

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25.

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One recent measure which will, I hope, help. continue the encouraging trend is the Safety Officer Council in October 1986 and legislation enacted by this Council in applied in stages in December 1986 and December 1987.

this

I find particularly encouraging is that the

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Industry Training Authority,

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Construction

controlled by the

industry itself has taken an active part in support of this

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legislation Supervisors.

by

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26.

training

and Safety Officers

Safety

for cent

per cent 0.055 now.

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Another encouraging feature has been the success of

our measures to deal with pneumoconiosis. The incidence of

five this disease has fallen by two thirds in the last years.

This has enabled the levy from which pneumoconiosis compensation is funded to be reduced from 0.2% in 1980 to

I shall be speaking in more detail on this point

later this month when I move a Resolution in this Council to

reduce the levy still further. Again, I find it encouraging

that the construction industry itself took the initiative in

recommending that the scope of the fund should be extended

to include preventive measures

research, publicity

and education.

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