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Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal World Day for Safety and Health at Work Seminar 2017

The annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work is a global initiative presented each year by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally.

It is an awareness-raising campaign intended to focus international attention on the magnitude of the problem and on how promoting and creating a culture of health and Safety in the workplace, can help reduce the number of work-related deaths and injuries.

The 2017 theme is "Optimize the Collection and Use of OSH Data" focusing on the critical need for countries to improve their capacity to collect and utilise reliable Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) data.

Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal is showing its support for this international initiative, by hosting a seminar on the following speakers and topics:

Speakers:
• Prof. Theo Haupt, Construction Studies, UKZN
• Mr. Joseph Khoza, Group SHEQ Manager, Group 5
• Elke Helene Hefer, Master student UKZN
• Dr. Van Rensburg, Occupational health Practitioner

Topics:
• Pain and Bane of H&S Data,
• An exploratory study of the application, effectiveness and efficiency of the Owner’s Role Rating Model (ORRM)’s in construction projects
• Challenges of data collection-a personal journey
• Importance of collecting medical health data