Workplace injuries

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Workplace injuries could drammatically decline if employers provide more health & safety training as called on by the health minister. Is the above sentence grammatically correct? Thanks

Clive · Accepted Answer

Workplace injuries could dramatically decline if employers provide more health & safety training as called for by the health minister.

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks, Clive. I think I'll change "called for" to "requested". What is the difference between "call for" and "call on"?

Clive · Answer

Here's the broad difference.

You call on someone for something or to do something.
eg Workers called on the Health Minister to legislate more training.

You call for something,
eg Workers called for more health training,

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks, Clive. Sorry, I'm still confused. In my example, the health minister has called on employers. It says so in the original text. iI had rearranged it.

Clive · Answer

Your re-arranged version doesn't say that the minister called on employers. It says (incorrectly) that he called on more training.

Anonymous · Answer

What if I said " as called on to by" or " as requested to by"?

Clive · Answer

Please show me complete sentences.

Anonymous · Answer

Workplace injuries could dramatically decline if employers provide more health & safety training as called on to by the health minister.

Or

Workplace injuries could dramatically decline if employers provide more health & safety training as requested to by the health minister.

Anonymous · Answer

Perhaps this would work:

Workplace injuries could dramatically decline if employers provide more health & safety training as urged to by the health minister.

I hope I haven't changed the meaning.

Clive · Answer

Those three are not wrong.

Or you could try rewording.
eg Workplace injuries could dramatically decline if as urged to by the health minister, employers provide more health & safety training.

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