Construction Safety Long shifts, lack of adequate safety equipment and an absence of supervision is causing a very high number of construction deaths in and around the Olympic projects in Athens. Though the official death toll is 14 (Sydney had one death and Barcelona two during their construction phases), the president of the Greek Olympic Committee admitted that the actual number was much higher. "The human price is very high for me," he told the BBC.
Workers in peril at Athens sites. A BBC reporter finds evidence of poor safety standards at construction sites for the Athens Olympics. [BBC News | Europe | World Edition]
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