The time has come for persons working in the construction sector to have basic training in occupation, health and safety practices since for too long they have been putting their life and health at risk, according to occupation, health and safety expert Dale Beresford.
“There is the concern of having labourers, masons and carpenters working on site without basic training in occupation, safety and health. I believe the time has come where Guyana needs to have some sort of certification… for persons before they enter into the workforce,” Beresford, who has been an occupation, health and safety officer for the past twenty years told Sunday Stabroek in a recent interview.
Beresford drew attention to the fact that the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has introduced basic training sessions for persons entering the mining sector, and said that this should be replicated in the construction sector. Beresford noted that often on construction sites workers could be seen working in slippers and sandals, without
