ASSOCIATIONS
Eliminating accidents on site
During Q1 of 2018 there are already 412 recorded accidents on
Western Cape construction sites, which includes six fatalities and
58 people who are permanently disabled.
Master Builders Association of the Western Cape will host a seminar to address accidents on site.
T
he shocking accident figures for Western Cape
construction sites are provided by the Federated
Employer’s Mutual Assurance Company (FEM), which
provides workmen’s compensation insurance to employers
in the construction industry.
Deon Bester, occupational health and safety manager at
the Master Builders Association of the Western Cape
(MBAWC), says, “These figures are unacceptably high. We
should be striving for zero fatalities and zero harm. Based
on my experience, education goes a long way towards
eliminating accidents and achieving this target.”
To this end, the MBAWC will host a seminar in June 2018
for mid-level management from Western Cape
construction companies, where industry experts will
deliver talks on a variety of health and safety
related topics.
They include:
• Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases
Act (COIDA): the facts
• Ethics in health and safety
• Scaffolding: what you thought you knew but don’t
• Occupational Risk Exposure Profiles: why they need to
be done properly
• The science of human behaviour in respect to health
and safety
• Unpacking Section 37 of the Occupational Health and
Safety Act
“I encourage all those who are committed to curbing
accidents on site to attend the session, so they can stay
abreast of what is going on in the industry, learn from
thought leaders and network with others,”
concludes Bester.
The seminar is set to take place at Belmont Square and is
open to both MBAWC members and non-members. Guests
will pay an attendance fee; discounts are available for
members and FEM policyholders.
For more information, visit: www.mbawc.org.za.
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