28 Apr 2017

Forestry hoping new initiative will improve accident figures

From Morning Report, 8:45 am on 28 April 2017

Today is International Workers Memorial Day and one of the country's most dangerous industries -- forestry -- is marking it by announcing a new safety initiative. Forest Industry Safety Council's national safety director Fiona Ewing, says even though it's voluntary, about a quarter of the companies in the industry are lining up to take part - and she expects that number to grow.