SABA–Saba’s Executive Council recently invited a safety specialist of the BPO Caribbean company in Aruba to come to the island to assess safety and to make a risk-inventory report of the safety aspects within government.
Michiel van Ewijk of BPO Caribbean, an expert company on safety with big clients in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, visited Saba last week and went to several government departments, including the administration building, the harbour and airport, landfill/recycling facilities and the day-care centre, but he also looked into general road-safety issues and garbage collection.
In his preliminary findings, which he presented to the various department heads, safety expert Van Ewijk found that the high risks were limited and that the hazards he came across were easily managed.
He reminded those that were present at the meeting that the majority of the measures to mitigate safety hazards were easy to carry out and mostly at low or no cost.
Van Ewijk concluded that there was room for improvement and suggested setting up a general safety system with clear procedures and instructions and to facilitate training.
Safety, he said, should be included in all aspects of government and its operations. In the coming months, the Saba Government will address the findings in a safety-inventory report, according to priority.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/83185-government-of-saba-takes-safety-seriously
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