Date: 11/07/2007

The Occupational Health and Safety Act has been recently passed in Trinidad and Tobago. Still in the early stages, Corporations, Ministries and companies with over 25 employees are required to enforce and begin its implementation. Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL) and its member companies are taking the necessary steps to ensure that the Group is compliant with occupational safety and health legislation, not only in Trinidad & Tobago but also in Barbados and Jamaica.

Group Business Continuity Planning Manager, Reza A. Ali, has ramped up his team to include BCP Officer Nizam Saladeen and Health and Safety Operations Officer Marlene Dookwah-Eligon. They are charged with assisting departments within the group in developing their respective BCP plans and to assist the BCP Manager with developing and maintaining the company’s Health and Safety Programme.

Over a two month period, it is expected that all employees in Trinidad & Tobago will be oriented on the contents of the Act as well as the responsibilities of both the employer and employee to ensure a safe working environment. In addition, approximately one hundred Emergency Wardens throughout the group have been trained and certified in first aid and CPR. Some other projects in the pipeline include continued training and re-certification of Emergency Wardens, training of other staff members in Advanced First Aid and CPR and implementing a Group Emergency Response Policy for “at work” injuries and illnesses.