The growing number of deaths in the workplace has triggered another call by the Minister of Labour, Joe Hamilton, for employers, particularly those in the mining and construction sectors, to strictly adhere to occupational safety and health regulations.

In a statement this morning, wherever people work, they must be safe, and they must be able to return to their families at the end of each day.

The Labour Ministry is calling on all employers to prioritize safety and health practices to prevent tragedies.

Since the start of October, there have been three reported workplace fatalities, according to the Labour Ministry. Those three incidents occurred within the span of a week.

Last Saturday, a serviceman at a cement company lost his life while servicing one of the company’s ready mix trucks. It is suspected that he was crushed when the truck was moved by one of the drivers who was unaware that the serviceman was doing inspections under the truck.

On Sunday, a Security Supervisor attached to a Mining Security company died after losing control of an All Terrain Vehicle that he was operating and crashing along the roadway. The 37-year old man died on the spot.

The Ministry of Labour said the third workplace death was recorded today at a Region Eight location, where a worker died by drowning. An Occupational Health and Safety Officer has since been dispatched to the region to begin the probe.

A number of other workplace deaths were recorded earlier this year. The majority of deaths were recorded in construction and mining.

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