A health and safety lawyer has no confidence in the Transport Agency to police rail safety. Since an inquiry into the deaths of rail workers in the 1990s, the Agency has been in charge of making sure the industry is operating safely, while Worksafe is responsible for staff. Now a Rail and Maritime Transport Union investigation has revealed major shortfalls. The report's author, lawyer Hazel Armstrong, says the Transport Agency is too cozy with the rail operators and it's time for Worksafe to takeover
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