Consultant slams rampant disregard for safety and health

Construction workers atop a high-rise steel frame in Georgetown

– says some business houses ‘couldn’t care less’’ 

“An almost complete disregard for safety and health considerations,” obtains at several public and private sector entities and this could eventually seriously compromise Guyana’s standing as a destination for inves-tors, one of the country’s most experienced safety and health practitioners told the Stabroek Business in an exclusive interview last week.

“Now that there is an urban construction boom underway in Georgetown we are seeing more and more evidence of a lack of regard for the welfare of construction workers who are engaged on some of the sites and a failure on the part of the authorities to enforce the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act,” Director of the recently