Health, Safety & Environment
The ongoing industrialization of the Ghanaian economy is calling for a renewed focus on health and safety issues across various sectors of the Ghanaian economy. This rate of industrialization has called for a renewed request for business operators to take a critical look at health and safety issues across the organizational spectrum. Health and Safety, which hitherto was not such a critical subject in the Ghanaian economy, is now assuming an imperative role in Ghana.
Most Ghanaian industries do not have health, safety and environmental officers and therefore, do not adhere to safety standards. This has resulted in an increased incidence of accidents and personal injuries at the workplace. Business Process Design Limited has been assisting numerous Ghanaian companies to establish health and safety departments, plans, policies, procedures and protocols including recruiting highly skilled health and safety personnel for industries.
Ghana does not have well-established laws that govern health and safety. Even though there are numerous legislations that captures snippets of what is required with regards to health and safety for industries, there is no comprehensive national policy on health and safety. The offices and shops act 1970, Act 328, the mining regulations 1970 LI 665 and the workmen’s compensation law 1987, PNDC law 187 including the Ghana National Fire Service Act, 1997, Act 537 as well as the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1994, Act 490 are the numerous legislative pieces that come close to observing strict health, safety and environmental standards in Ghana.
With a very broad knowledge of the Ghanaian business environment, BPDL is well-positioned to assist business start-ups and foreign companies seeking to enter the Ghanaian market with various health and safety policy options that will guarantee a safe working environment. Some of the companies that BPDL assisted in the past to craft and implement health and safety policies are:
- AMS Construction
- Big Aidoo Construction
- Zenith Hygiene Systems Ghana Limited
- SBS Aquafina Ltd