There is evidence of both professional lawlessness and official indifference in matters of safety and health in the construction sector and both the government and the “community of contractors” have a responsibility to move to protect both the lives of workers and the reputation of the industry, Secretary of the General Contractors Association of Guyana (GCAG) Neil Cort-Rogers has said.
Cort-Rogers and GCAG Vice President Aubrey Jones spoke with Stabroek Business earlier this week following last Sunday’s electrocution of a construction worker at a Robb Street building site.
Jones said that while he had not visited the site since the accident, the evidence “based on what was reported in the newspapers,” suggests that it was “entirely avoidable.” He insisted that there is no
