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CFMEU National Secretary Michael O'Connor
(Photo: CFMEU)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 22, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

A union has warned that unsafe frozen berries are only the “tip of the iceberg” when it comes to unsafe imports from China.<\/p>\n

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) said some imported building products failed to comply with Australian Standards.<\/p>\n

It fears a “deluge” of unsafe imports is looming from the China Australia Free Trade Agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany building materials imported from China do not meet Australian regulations and standards,” CFMEU National Secretary Michael O\u2019Connor said.<\/p>\n

“Not only has (Prime Minister) Tony Abbott broken a promise to fix this, the removal of tariffs under an Australia-China FTA could pave the way for even more unsafe building products to flood into the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe use of cheap, unsafe imported building supplies has been increasing. There have been countless incidents around the country where unsafe building materials have posed a danger to public safety, and have had to be replaced at considerable cost.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis week we\u2019ve seen first hand the public health risk through lax regulation on imported food. It\u2019s only a matter of time before unsafe imported building products pose a serious risk to public safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe risk of a pane of dodgy glass falling out onto the street and causing serious harm is every bit as real as the risk of Hepatitis A from imported berries.\u201d<\/p>\n

The union said the use of sub-standard building materials had resulted in expensive and potentially dangerous safety and quality compromises around Australia, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Sub-standard cable imported from China, the potential cause of electrical shock and fire, installed in 80,000 Australian houses being recalled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • 200 panes of glass falling from the Waterfront Place building in Brisbane<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • The ASIO Government building in Canberra losing about 21 panels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Windows in a 24-storey development in Perth having to be replaced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Grocon having to replace half the glass in its building at 150 Collins Street Melbourne, at an estimated cost of $18 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            The CFMEU is urging Senators, through the Senate Estimates process, to raise the matter with the ACCC and the Department of Industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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