Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:58:28 +0000 HAVING a weak policy is better than having no policy. A national policy shows government’s intentions and commitments. That way, you can hold government accountable against its own words. Most importantly the policy helps citizens to know how they contribute towards the realisation of the policy. So what is contained in the national safety policy and how can you be part of it? There was great jubilation among safety practitioners when President Edgar Chagwa Lungu announced last week on parliament radio that the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is concluding working on the National Occupational Safety and Health Policy. What was even more exciting was when the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Labour, Barnaby Mulenga, stated that, through his office, government will ensure that Zambia Occupational Health and Safety Association (ZOHSA) gets regulated by an Act of Parliament. Since its establishment in 2010, ZOHSA has been lobbying government […]
