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Spreading the Message – “Firefighter foam is a serious health risk to firefighters”

Mick Tisbury and Dave Hamilton from @vicufu came to speak with FBU health and safety reps, sharing their knowledge and experience on campaigning for blood testing and regulations on forever chemicals in firefighting foam.

Mick and Dave have achieved remarkable success, securing presumptive legislation that provides firefighters with recognition and compensation for work-related diseases.

The FBU are taking this opportunity to learn from UFU and strengthen our campaigning for…

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 Prevention: to stop firefighters getting ill

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 Regular health monitoring

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 Compensation and recognition for occupational disease

The UFU acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land, and we pay our respect to their Elders, past and present.

The UFU supports the call of First Nations peoples for a Voice to Parliament to be enshrined in the Constitution.

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