South Africa: Workplace Safety Training for KZN Union Reps

7 November 2007

KwaZulu-Natal — The Department of Labour is to train 50 union representatives on health and safety issues in KwaZulu-Natal by the end of November, in a bid to curb workplace fatalities.

The training will cover different aspects of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and prepare unions with the knowledge on how to develop a plan of action to implement health and safety measures in the workplace, the department said.

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