Take OSH seriously, CEs told

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PUBLIC Service minister Paul Mavima has urged company chief executives (CEs) to take occupational safety and health (OSH) issues seriously to enhance productivity, save costs and increase profitability.
Speaking at the chief executive officers’ occupational safety and health forum in Victoria Falls last week, which was part of a week-long National Social Security Authority’s (Nssa) 59th National Conference on Safety and Health at Work, Mavima said a culture of excellence must be developed in OSH.
“… there should be a paradigm shift among CEs through developing and understanding that all OSH excellence makes good business sense as it enhances productivity, saves costs as well as increases profitability.
“As such, management in any organisation must take the lead in setting the organisation’s safety and health culture through their actions,” Mavima said.