Mozambique: 161 work accidents in six months – official records

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Mozambique: 161 work accidents in six months – official records

1:08 CAT | 01 Sep 2017

Folha de Maputo (File photo)

Mozambique registered 161 accidents at work during the first half of this year, four of which resulted in death, six in total permanent disability and six in irreversible partial immobility. Another 145, such as fractures of a limb, caused temporary disability.

The figures came to light in Maputo yesterday at an Occupational Health and Safety Committees diagnostic seminar which will submit proposals to guide company commissions combating accidents at work.

Government and social partners however believe that many more cases go unreported, hence their concern to set up a body to investigate labour conditions.

Speaking at the opening of the seminar, the Inspector-General for Labour, Joaquim Siúta, said that the numbers resulting from work-related accidents are a concern, since workplaces were meant to be safe.

And he appealed to employers: “If workers are given the opportunity to participate in the creation of safe work systems, they can advise, suggest and request improvements and contribute to the development of measures to prevent accidents at work and occupational diseases,” he said.

According to Siúta, the new proposal will empower commissions to monitor compliance with standards, investigate the causes of accidents, coordinate with the company’s technical services, organise prevention and management methods in the area of health and safety at work.

The adoption of this method results from the recognition by the Labour Inspectorate that it would not be feasible or desirable to place inspectors in every workplace.

Source: Diário de Moçambique