ANA reports that Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) said on Wednesday that it would this week be hosting an iron and steel forum in Durban to reflect on the progress made since the signing of an accord on occupational health and safety in 2013.
In a statement, it said the meeting would be to focus on regulations and programmes for the automotive and manufacturing sectors, to discuss safety in the iron and steel sector and to examine global strategies for the reduction of adverse incidents. Officials indicated that statistics collected by the department through the Unemployment Insurance Fund and the Compensation Fund, as well as inspections as conducted, revealed that the iron and steel sector still recorded high numbers of fatalities, injuries and diseases. The conference will bring together occupational health and safety inspectors and industry specialists to develop strategies on preventing such incidents.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard by Engineering News
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