The parents of a teenage apprentice who was killed in a construction site accident are calling for tough new work safety laws, which they hope to name after their son.
Patrizia and Rob Cassaniti lost their 18-year-old child Christopher after a 15-metre high tower of scaffolding fell on top of him at Macquarie Park, Sydney on April 1.
Five weeks on, and the pair say they will push for changes to workplace safety in NSW in the name of their son.
'We have to continue our legacy for him, and try to bring in some kind of law, that everyone that goes to work, doesn't matter if it's white collar, blue collar, they should be feeling safe going to work,' Mrs Cassaniti told 7 News.
'We would like to call it Christopher's law.'
The parents of a teenage apprentice who was killed in a construction site accident are calling for tough new work safety laws, which they hope to name after their son (pictured, Patrizia and Rob Cassaniti)
Patrizia and Rob Cassaniti lost their 18-year-old child Christopher (pictured) after a 15-metre high tower of scaffolding fell on top of him at Macquarie Park, Sydney on April 1
The pair hope to bring in stringent industrial manslaughter laws, which could usher in tougher penalties such as jail time for employers.
A similar law is practised in Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory, though not in NSW and Victoria.
'Everybody has the right to return home from work, we need to change the culture of the industry, of all industries,' Mr Cassaniti said.
Labor has promised to push for uniform industrial manslaughter laws across the country in a bid to shore up workplace safety.
In the meantime, Mr Cassaniti and his wife will meet with state-level and federal politicians over
