In Peru, BWI affiliate, FTCCP marked Workers’ Memorial Day with a broad campaign of seminars, training sessions, videos and social media outreach focused on occupational safety and health in construction. Activities included the certification of the first 50 workplace safety promoters under the “I build health and safety” programme, alongside virtual training on risk assessment and fall prevention. Working with government bodies and industry organisations, the union emphasised prevention, worker education and stronger safety standards to reduce fatal and disabling workplace accidents.
The 1st National Meeting of Safety and Health Secretariats at Work of the FTCCP took place from April 22 to 24, and was attended by national leaders from the 25 regions of the country.
The aim of the meeting is to train national leaders as SST promoters, who will get tools to implement action plans in their respective provinces.
FTCCP will hold a 28 April IWMD conference that will discuss electrical hazards in the building sector, and the effect of climate change on occupational safety.
FTCCP also held a training session from 22 to 24 April. This was the the First National Gathering of OSH union secretaries and was attended by national leaders from all 25 regions of the country.
The objective of the meeting was to train national leaders – as promoters of occupational safety and health – and to obtain the tools to implement action plans in their respective provinces.