Articles by June, 2019

The Ministry of Transport published the identity of the winners in four service taxis in Beer Sheva, Ramle-Lod, the southern suburbs of Tel Aviv and Netanya. The use of the multi-line on these lines will only be possible on weekdays, but taxi service operators will be able to offer travel on Shabbat as well. All in all, there are dozens of service taxi lines, half of which are new lines, which will begin operating within a few months. In each of these plans, dozens of municipal and interurban taxis will be operated, doubling the number of taxis in these areas. Passengers in service taxis...

43 employees were killed in work accidents in the first half of 2019 - an increase of 30% over the same period last year, and the highest figure for this period in the last five years. Kav La'Oved, a report published by the Kav LaOved organization, is working to eradicate the scourge of work accidents in general and in the construction industry in particular. The main cause of fatal work accidents is falls from heights - with about 40% of these accidents. The second factor is the fall of heavy objects - with 26% of the fatal accidents, and the third of the injuries to vehicles (18%) most...