2.4Safety

Representativesby : Keith Arvin D. Pajela

These are appointed by workers, sometimes in accordance with national legislation, to represent then in dealing with safety and health matters on site.

Functions and Duties

- To make representations to the management about matters of concern regarding the safety and health of workers

- To attend meetings of the safety committee

- To carry out regular and systematic inspections on site

- To investigate accidents in conjunction with management to determine their causes and to propose remedies

- To investigate complaints by workmates- To represent workers in discussion with

government inspectors at their site visits

2.5Outside Agencies

2.5.1 Government Intervention

Government agencies that serve as enforcer of laws and regulations governing conditions of work in the construction industry.

2.5.2 International Agreements

• National laws and regulations are often based upon international conventions, agreements, declarations and programmes. These have been drawn up by different United Nations organizations including the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).