WorkSafe pulls out of funding safety programmes
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WorkSafe is pulling out of funding safety programmes to the tune of up to $15 million a year, skittling one in the high-risk forestry industry.
But ACC, which gives WorkSafe the money, says putting a stop to that will make no difference to how much is spent on safety programmes overall.
Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann.