The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Blairmont Estate is now poised to enhance its focus on workers’ safety and health as it has undergone its first round of comprehensive training for members of the Joint Workplace Safety and Health Committee (JWSHC).
Thirty persons benefitted from the three-day training, which was conducted -from Tuesday, June 4, to Thursday, June 6, 2024, by the Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department, in collaboration with the National Insurance Scheme (NIS).
OSH Officer, Neza King, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) OSH Officer, Babita Singh, and Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) OSH Officer, Nazmoon Jafarally, led the interactive training sessions at the Blairmont Estate boardroom in Region Five , a release from the Ministry of Labour said.
The sessions covered key topics including Categories of Hazards, Types of Hazards at Work, Controls for hazards, Sources of Hazards, Risk Assessment, Physical and Mental Health in the workplace, and the OSH Act, Chapter 99:06 of the Laws of Guyana, among other topics.
Following the training, both participants and their workplaces received certification that would be valid for one year.
Every workplace with more than 20 employees, Guyana’s OSH Act mandates the creation of a Joint Workplace Safety and Health Committee.