{"id":22546,"date":"2024-09-05T17:43:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T17:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22546"},"modified":"2024-09-05T17:43:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T17:43:34","slug":"ministry-of-labour-hosts-workshop-to-enhance-occupational-health-and-safety-in-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ministry-of-labour-hosts-workshop-to-enhance-occupational-health-and-safety-in-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Labour Hosts Workshop to Enhance Occupational Health and Safety in Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Nakasia Logan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Labour organized a workshop today focused on improving Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) standards within the construction industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Held at the Regency Suites, the one-day training event brought together industry professionals and OHS experts to address critical safety concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop was led by Occupational Health and Safety Consultant Gwen King, who highlighted the pressing need to improve safety measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King expressed concern over the rising number of workplace fatalities, which have reached 27 since 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She pointed out that the construction industry is second only to the transportation sector in terms of reported fatalities, underscoring the urgency of enhancing safety protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King urged contractors to enforce strict adherence to safety procedures, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized that failing to do so not only jeopardizes worker safety but also complicates compensation claims for injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop covered essential topics such as risk management, hazard detection, and the legal obligations of contractors to ensure a safe working environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King also stressed the importance of reporting all workplace incidents, including non-fatal accidents, to ensure adequate support and prevent future occurrences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To extend the reach of these crucial safety messages, the Ministry of Labour has planned additional training sessions in Regions 2, 3, 6, and 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan The Ministry of Labour organized a workshop today focused on improving Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) standards within the construction industry. Held at the Regency Suites, the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22546"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22547,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22546\/revisions\/22547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}