Question Time

Royal Adelaide Hospital Construction Site Incident

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:20): Thank you very much, sir. My question is to the Minister for Health. What steps is the government taking to ensure that scissor lifts are used safely on the new Royal Adelaide Hospital site as we await the investigation of the tragic death of a second worker at this site?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:20): That is probably more a question better directed towards the Minister for Industrial Relations, but, nonetheless, I spoke to SAHP yesterday and they indicated to me that they were reviewing the use of scissor lifts. I think it is a good chance that scissor lifts will not continue to be used on the site at all. Certainly from the union's perspective it has put a workplace ban on the use of scissor lifts indefinitely. So, I guess, one of two things will happen: the CFMEU will have to be convinced that they can be used safely, and, if not, they will not be used. I think that most likely it will be the latter.