Bridgetown.
A new Safety And Health Act will be proclaimed in Barbados within a 100 days.The new act will have provisions for the majority of work places, all areas of economic activity which were not covered previously under the Factory Act which caters to persons working in a factory environment.
Minister of Labour and Social Security Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo told Trakker News the new act was more relevant to modern businesses as it defined what the workplace was; in addition to establishing safety and health policies and communities in the workplace that did not exist in the old act.
The new legislation will be proclaimed on January 1, 2013.
