With an increased number of workplace-related accidents and deaths within the last three years, Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton has committed to establishing regional Occupational Health and Safety and Labour offices across Guyana.
Hamilton while speaking at his first press conference on Monday last said that he would like to see Occupational Health and Safety and Labour offices established in very region to not only respond to workplace- related incidents, but to engage in supervision and inspections of operations.
“Every region must have an Occupation Health and Safety Officer that can be housed there to ensure that they see the things before it happens. This would mean that they regularly engage workers and employees,” Hamilton said.