Occupational Safety and Health in the Workplace and Environment
Course Objectives:
To enable participants to have:
- a deeper appreciation of the imperatives of Occupational Safety and Health(OSH) at the workplace, and the working environment;
- focused knowledge of the relevant international labour standards on OSH; and
- greater knowledge and understanding of national legislation on OSH, and the requirements for improving OSH in the various sectors.
Course Contents:
International Labour Standards (ILS) on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), applicable to Guyana
- Convention No. 155: OSH, 1981
- Convention No. 187: Promotional Framework for OSH, 2006
- C. No 167: Safety and Health in Construction, 1988
- Convention No. 162: Asbestos, 1986
- C 45 underground work (Women),1935;
- C 176 on Safety and Health in Mines, 1975
- C 184 Safety and Health in Agriculture, 2001
- Convention No. 94: Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) 1949;
Other relevant standards
Guyana’s Occupational Safety and Health Act No. 32 of 1997
- Registration of Industrial Establishments
- Government Advisory Council on OSH
- OSH Authority in the Chief OSH Officer
- Power of the Authority and of an Inspector – actions that can be taken – Safety and Health Representative
- Joint Workplace and Health Committee
- Duties of Occupiers
- Duties of Owners, Suppliers and Directors
- Refusal to work by workers on account of safety risks
- Chemical, Physical and Biological Agents
- Notification of Occupational Diseases
- Inquest in case of Death
Case study and good practice of high standards of OSH in enterprises ∙ Course evaluation, Course evaluation; Certificate of participation
TARGET GROUP
OSH Managers/Officers, Human Resource Managers/Officers, Personnel Managers, Senior Personnel Officers, and Managers with responsibility for Occupational Safety and Health or Safety at the Workplace.
CAGI, in consultation with human resource managers and trainers, has revised its training programme, and is offering the following training courses, to be delivered by a core of able and experienced trainers.
Apart from the above multi-enterprises courses, CAGI offers tailor-made courses for individual enterprises at internal or external venues. Download our Training Programme to view complete course descriptions and prices.COST for each Course:
Members: $15,000 for each participant per day;
Others: $18,000. for each participant per day.