institutions
23 October 2006
As part of a concerted effort by the Department of Labour aimed at
inculcating the culture of health and safety in workplaces and in communities
at large, officials of the department will be pulling all stops teaching people
how to stay safe.
The campaigns which started today, Monday, 23 October and end on Saturday,
28 October 2006 will be followed by the Ministerial conference to be held at
the Birchwood Conference Centre on Tuesday, 31 October until Thursday, 1
November 2006 with an intention of highlighting the same issues.
Departmental spokesperson, Mokgadi Pela, said apart from the normal
workplaces, all categories of society, for example pupils at schools and
students in further and higher educational institutions were being targeted,
because they would be future employees and employers of this country.
"We believe that by sensitising this category of society, the culture of
health and safety will be improved. Once we achieve this, then the incidents
and fatalities at workplaces will be decreased," he said. Employers are once
more reminded to adhere to the culture of compliance, as the Department will be
visiting them this week.
Enquiries:
Mokgadi Pela
Cell: 082 808 2168
Issued by: Department of Labour
23 0ctober 2006
