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The mother of a 23-year-old killed in the 2006 Battersea crane disaster has lashed out at the government, after it proposed axing a safety measure designed to improve tower crane safety.

Liliana Alexa, whose son Michael was killed after a tower crane collapsed on the family鈥檚 block of flats, said the cost-saving move was 鈥渓ike a slap on my face鈥�.

The HSE鈥檚 tower crane register was selected to be scrapped in this week鈥檚 L枚fstedt Review, which aims to get rid of 50% of health and safety laws within three years.

The register requires firms to notify the HSE whenever a tower crane is erected and confirm that it has been thoroughly examined.

Alexa, who helped set up the Battersea Crane Disaster Action Group and who campaigned for the tower crane register, said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 very upsetting because you can鈥檛 turn the clock back to have my son back but this can have an impact on the safety of sites to this day.鈥�

The register, for which 黑洞社区 alos campaigned, was established only a year and a half ago to counter the eight high-profile deaths in tower crane accidents since 2000.

A spokesperson for the Department for Work and Pensions, which commissioned the review, said: 鈥淲e are immediately consulting on the reduction in regulations and would urge anyone who wants to respond to give their view on proposals.鈥�