Labour Min’s OSH training benefits 21 Region 8 stakeholders

Some 21 representatives of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), the Mahdia District Hospital, and the Regional Education Department of Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) have benefitted from a two-day Joint Workplace Safety Programme arranged by the Labour Ministry’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department.
Hosted at the Mahdia Secondary School’s Smart Classroom, this programme aimed to train and prepare members of the Joint Workplace Safety and Health Committee to carry out their mandate in the workplace, as required by Chapter 99:06 of OSH Act.

Participants are expected to be now equipped with the relevant knowledge and skills necessary to design and maintain safe work systems and practices, thereby minimising or eliminating workplace accidents. They also are intended to be able to demonstrate an awareness of their roles and responsibilities as Joint Workplace Safety Committee representatives.
Following the completion of this training, participants can conduct workplace inspections and accident investigations, as well as implement techniques to control and/or remove hazards in their own workplaces.
Both participants and employers received certification that would be valid for two years.
This training session saw the presence of the Labour Ministry’s Senior OSH Officer, Roydon Croal, and Deputy Regional Executive Officer (DREO), Louis Kilkenny.
The Labour Ministry is encouraging organisations with 20 or more employees to request this training for their workplaces around the country.
The 21 participants will also later benefit from Sensitization Awareness from National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and Guyana Fire Service (GFS) representatives.