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Department of Labour's Occupational Health and Safety Turnaround
Strategy
2001-2004
The strategy will focus on the following key
elements:
- policy and legislation
- advocacy/communication
- human resource development
- inspectorate operations
The strategic objectives are as follows:
- to raise the profile of occupational health
and safety (OHS)
- to provide support to stakeholders and
provincial offices
- to ensure an effective and efficient OHS
inspection service delivery
- to ensure the restructuring of OHS
competencies
- to develop effective OHS legislation and
policies aligned to changes in the labour market and OHS environment.
The Programme of Action will address the
following issues:
OHS advocacy and awareness campaign
- Distribute pamphlets and posters
- Advertise in newspapers
- Target specific industries
- Publish an enforcement report annually
Establishing of partnerships
- Organise health and safety representative
seminars
- Publish an OHS Accord
- Establish regional and national OHS forums
- Develop training guidelines
Addressing internal human resources issues
- Training of inspectors
- Developing career paths for OHS inspectors
- Providing the necessary equipment for
inspectors to perform their duties
Operational strategies to be executed
- Establish an OHS incident support team
- Develop an OHS national plan
- Develop an inspectorate audit plan
Legislative/policy matters
- Review OHS Act
- Address limited scope for inspectors
- Develop compliance assistance and
enforcement policy
More information on the abovementioned will
become available on the website as and when the various actions steps have been
completed and approved.
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