CLOSE to 20 ExxonMobil employees recently completed a comprehensive three-day training programme aimed at promoting safe and healthy workplace practices.
The training, hosted at Courida Park, East Coast Demerara, was organised by the Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department in collaboration with the National Insurance Scheme (NIS).
The programme covered a wide range of topics critical to workplace safety, including workers’ rights, accident prevention, accident reporting, fire safety, and fall protection. Additionally, participants received guidance on the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), noise- hazard controls, and the management of physical hazards in the workplace, all within the framework of the OSH Act, Chapter 99:06 of the Laws of Guyana.
A key component of the training focused on educating participants about NIS benefits and the legal obligations surrounding the reporting of workplace accidents and diseases. Sensitisation on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), facilitated by the National Aids Programme Secretariat (NAPS), was also included.
The training was led by Assistant Chief OSH Officer Roydon Croal and Senior OSH Officer Darwin Bourne. Participants, all members of the Joint Workplace Safety and Health Committee (JWS&H), are now better equipped to identify, evaluate, control, and eliminate workplace hazards.
This initiative reflects the government’s ongoing commitment to ensuring workplace safety and minimising occupational injuries and fatalities.