Shearers call for anti lock gear rollout

Kristen Frost
Updated July 16 2018 - 11:09am, first published 10:30am
Handle with care: The latest workers compensation statistics indicate that hand piece injuries such as lockups account for 30.8 per cent of injuries.
Handle with care: The latest workers compensation statistics indicate that hand piece injuries such as lockups account for 30.8 per cent of injuries.

The death of a young shearer in a shed accident in 2011 has prompted the Shearing Contractors Association of Australia to call for new safety equipment to be rolled out through all sheds.

Kristen Frost

Kristen Frost

National Sheep and Wool Writer

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