120 specialists participate in the workshop "Safety at work at heights in work sites"

17-11-2019

As part of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development’s efforts to raise safety standards and reinforce a preventative culture in occupational safety and health across workplaces and production sites, the Ministry, in cooperation with Banz Group Bahrain and Spa Set Company from the United Kingdom, held a workshop titled “Safety at Heights in Workplaces”. The workshop was attended by 120 occupational safety practitioners from public and private sector institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The programme addressed national legislation and regulations governing work at height, practical and technical rescue methods, and reviewed statistics on occupational accidents related to falls from height and the number of related occupational fatalities. Mr Andre Adams, Group Safety Manager at Banz, together with attendees, participated in a practical demonstration of rescue operations while working at height at work sites. The demonstration covered technical solutions and requirements that must be met by both the worker and the equipment used in high places, in order to safeguard workers’ lives and ensure their safety at work sites.