Jetstar workers at risk of being 'crushed or ingested' by planes: SafeWork report

Jetstar workers at Sydney airport were in danger of being crushed or “ingested” by operational aircraft or colliding with moving planes and engine fans, according to a SafeWork NSW inspection. Jetstar has been issued 2 official notices by SafeWork, after an inspection Thursday at the airline’s domestic terminal at Sydney airport. In one case, it was found that ground staff were are at risk from the “frequent malfunctions” of a power unit used to push the planes back from the gate. The notices came the day before Jetstar baggage handlers and ground crews began industrial action to ask for a pay rise and safer working conditions. The TWU union said: “SafeWork NSW’s investigation of Jetstar confirms what workers have been telling us for months: that staffing levels at the airline are dangerously low.” <br/>