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Program 5: Occupational Safety & Health

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The Occupational Health and Safety Programme deals with protecting the safety, health and welfare of employees. The Programme fosters safe and healthy work environment, undertakes and conducts planned and demand-driven inspections on employer’s facilities and workplaces. It,
likewise, monitors and enforces the OSH statutory requirements and ensures that safety and health compliance requirements are adhered to.

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Functional Responsibilities

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The functional responsibilities of the Occupational Safety and Health Programme are to:
• inspect, test, certify and register classified plants and equipment, inflammable liquids, dangerous goods and facilities, and explosive storage and facilities;
• check all workplaces to ensure health and safety requirements are complied with;
• test and examine trade personnel;
• conduct OSH awareness programmes for industries and employees; and
• conduct training for OHS inspectors.

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