Ministry receives 413 Death and injury cases at workplace in the past 4yrs

The Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations has received 413 death and injuries reported cases at the workplace over the past four years.

This was highlighted by the Deputy Secretary Isimeli Tuivaga during the World Occupational Health and Safety Day Workshop on Building a Culture of Prevention on OHS this morning.

Tuivaga said other OHS related issues are also on the rise, therefore this workshop is expected to train OHS officers from various entities and organisations in coming up with strategies that can help reduce the number of accidents in workplaces.

Tuivaga said the Presentation of OHS Awards on Best Practice and Best Improvement on Occupational Health and Safety tonight by the Minister of Employment, Jioji Konrote will encourage organisations to strengthen their OHS department.