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Bureaucratic safety jargon endangers workers


New Zealand businesses are putting their employees at risk by using overly formal health and safety language which is often misunderstood.

 

Niko Kloeten
Wed, 21 Aug 2013
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New Zealand businesses are putting their employees at risk by using overly formal health and safety language which is often misunderstood.

But companies that use bureaucratic jargon used in health and safety documents are often following the government’s advice, according to a new

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Niko Kloeten
Wed, 21 Aug 2013
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