Labor has promised to expand legislation that guarantees access to compensation for all fire staff who develop cancer.
Presumptive rights legislation covers Victorian firefighters who are diagnosed with certain cancers to ensure compensation, but is limited to particular job titles.
Premier Ben Carroll says the scheme would be expanded to cover all administrative and technical fire staff who are exposed to toxins through their work.
Labor is promising to expand coverage to all staff within the Country Fire Authority (CFA) and Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) to ensure access to compensation if it is re-elected later this month.
Premier Ben Carroll said the changes would ensure all administrative and technical staff at the CFA and FRV received the same access to compensation if they were diagnosed with cancer as a result of their work.
"This is the right thing to do by our emergency service workers, to get them the support they need in their fight with cancer," Mr Carroll said.
Victorian firefighters are covered by presumptive rights legislation which ensures they are entitled to compensation if diagnosed with certain types of cancer.
But the current scheme only applies to firefighters who have developed one of a list of cancers, who have undertaken particular types of work.
Labor's promise does not include any expansion of approved cancers.
