Seminar on occupational health and safety improvement on 10 March
Friday, 7 March 2014 04:30
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Occupational Safety and Health Academy (OSHA) – Sri Lanka, an organisation involved in promoting good practices in occupational health and safety, will hold a full day seminar titled ‘Enhancing Productivity through Occupational Health and Safety’ on 10 March at Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo.
This program, which is endorsed by the Department of Labour, is an initiative to enhance awareness on the importance of occupational health and safety in increasing productivity and ultimately the profitability of companies in Sri Lanka.
Well-versed industry experts, business champions and Government regulators are to speak at this seminar. Topics covered are Linking Productivity to Profitability – Chatura Dissanayake, Asst. Vice President – Supply Chain, Nestle Lanka Ltd., Promotion of Occupational Health for Enhancing Productivity – Dr. Champika Amarasinghe, Director General, National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) – Sri Lanka, Workplace Health and Management Systems – Vasantha Ranasinghe, Occupational Health and Safety Consultant of OSHA – Sri Lanka, ISO 9000, 14000 and OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditor, How to Implement and enhance the usage of Personal Protective Equipment in Factory Premises – Mehraj Sally, Consultant OSHA – Sri Lanka, Prevention of Accidents in your Workplace – D.L. Asoka Peiris, Specialist Factory Inspecting Engineer – Research and Training – Ministry of Labour and Productivity improvements through Electrical Safety Management – Sarath Yahamapath, Consultant Engineer.
This one day seminar will be a unique learning experience, which will cover an area seldom discussed in Sri Lanka today – occupational health and safety. This is an area in which proactive action could potentially yield enormous results ensuring a healthy and safe working place. On the other hand, a reactive mechanism will cost dearly and endanger countless lives. This program will highlight important oversights which should be corrected before most problems that exist today in the workplace become irreversible effecting productivity. More information could be obtained by calling 0777 637374/ 0115 764126 or emailing [email protected].
Understanding, appreciating and applying the insights gained through this seminar is expected to lead to reduction in accidents, diseases and increase in worker morale resulting in higher productivity and creating better value for organisations.
