Three quarters of female transport employees have suffered health issues due to inadequate toilet facilities at work. A new report has found a further four in five women resort to dangerous and undignified coping strategies to get by.
00:00This 55-year-old Brisbane bus driver plans her shift around where she can safely or comfortably use a toilet.
00:09I've had to hold it for over five hours.
00:12Since taking on the job, urinary tract infections have become common.
00:17I've now had eight in three years and the doctors said it's brought about by having to hold too long.
00:24Melbourne rail safety worker Cathy Birch has also resorted to extremes.
00:28My hands are dirtier coming out of a public toilet than they were if I just had a wee at my car.
00:35Graphic images reveal the state of toilets for transport workers.
00:40The Rail, Tram and Bus Union report surveyed more than 800 women working in transport.
00:4573% reported UTIs, dehydration and stress because they didn't have access to clean and safe bathrooms.
00:54The union is calling for national SafeWorks standards to be boosted.
00:58One key recommendation is guaranteeing access to women's only toilets, regardless of shift or location.
01:05This includes for track and freight train drivers often working in remote and regional sites.
01:11Some recent improvements, including here in Sydney's west, mean workers no longer rely on portaloos.
01:18The Federal Government Transport Minister says she will work with all states and territories to ensure a workers' right to a clean and safe bathroom is upheld.
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