Deadly Norway Helicopter Crash Sparks Concerns Over Cutbacks
- Unions say it's legitimate to raise concerns on safety
- Companies in Norway pushing through biggest cuts in 15 years
A Policemen talks to media near the crash site on the island Turoy on Saturday.
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A helicopter crash that killed 13 people on their way back from an oil platform off Norway’s west coast has sparked a debate over whether the industry’s deepest cost cuts in 15 years are imperiling safety.
While the cause of the crash of a CHC Group Ltd. helicopter on Norway’s North Sea coast is still unknown, the accident is a “wake-up call,” Leif Sande, the leader of Industry Energy, the biggest oil union in the country, said in an interview.