PRESS RELEASE - MEF TRAINING OF TRAINERS WORKSHOP ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Minister Chaumière makes appeal for healthier and safer working environment for workers.
The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, the Hon. Jean-Francois Chaumière launched a 5-day training of trainers workshop entitled: Risk Assessment and Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health Management today, Monday 23 November 2009 at the MEF-MCCI Building in Ebène.

Minister Chaumière highlighted the existing legal provisions under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 2005 to ensure safe and decent working conditions for workers. He applauded this initiative of the MEF which is line with government policy of promoting health and safety at work. Minister Chaumière asked “all stakeholders to put our efforts together so as to ensure a safer, and healthier working environment for our fellow workers.”
The main resource persons to the workshop are Mr. Franklin Muchiri, Senior Occupational Safety and Health Specialist from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and Mr. Pavan Baichoo, Technical Officer Occupational Safety, International Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (Safework) – ILO.

The themes to be addressed in the course of this training week are inter alia:
-Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health
-Principles of Risk Management
-Incident/Accident Investigation
-ILO Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems