INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.
EFFECTS OF THE BLACK-OUT. (British Official Wireless.) Received April 27, 12.20 p.m. RUGBY, April 26. The question of industrial accidents and working conditions in the blackout has been the subject of correspondence between the trade uniens and the Ministry of Home Security. Expressing concern at the growth in the number of accidents which, Imitated, "Cie due to war conditions, the secretary or the Transport and General "Workers Union (Mr E. Bovin) dretr the attention of the Minister to questions arising out of problems caused by the overtime black-out and similar conditions created by the war, lu reply tin- Minister (Sir John Anderson) stated that thfse questimis were receiving flic constant attention of experts who were fully, aware of the error of supposing that liicreased output could be secured l>M long hours, and stated the special dilaculties created by the black-out retaliations had been to sonic extent met. JJealing with industrial accidents, Sir John said that while there had beet an increase in the actual number, so far as it was possible to judge it was dtubtful if the increase'were proportion* tcly greater than the increase in' thi number of employed coupled with tjie increased number of hours worked.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 126, 27 April 1940, Page 9
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200INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 126, 27 April 1940, Page 9
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