Bartica Deputy Mayor lauds Ministry’s plan to train OSH workers

Bartica Deputy Mayor, Ms. Arita Embleton has welcomed the Ministry of Labour’s plan to train and station two Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in the region, saying that it would be particularly beneficial to the mining town.

Her remarks followed Minister of Labour, Hon. Joseph Hamilton’s meeting at the Mayor and Town Council’s Boardroom on Monday where he outlined the administration’s plans for training and development in domestic and industrial fields across the country.

“We are a mining town. We really need the OSH officers in our region […] I applaud the move of OSH officers returning to Bartica because if anyone is being trained outside of Bartica, they should come back to work in their region in order to develop it,” she told DPI.

OSH officers will be trained to supervise and inspect operations at work sites to ensure compliance with safety standards to reduce fatal workplace accidents.

Ms. Embleton said the Ministry can expect full co-operation from the Bartica Town Council as the programmes are implemented.

Town Clerk, Ms. Phebe Wallerson; Regional Executive Officer (REO), Mr. Kerwin Ward; Deputy Regional Executive Officer, Mr. Holbert Knights; Regional Chairman, Mr. Kenneth Williams and Councillors of Region Seven Regional Democratic Council also attended the meeting.