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Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth, Survey Results

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8.7 HEALTH AND SAFETY Table 141 Has your government developed and implemented effective health and safety standards?

Kenya

Mauritius

N

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

n/a

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

n/a

It is dependent on the outcomes of an Environmental Assessment Process Labour office of the ministry of employment and labour

N

Health and Safety Authority: National Construction Authority The person obliged to appoint the project Health and Safety officer is the Main Contractor

N

It is a common practice to appoint an independent Health and Safety consultant, Health and safety Inspectorate (Special Division) in the Ministry of Labour and Industrial relation

Y

Y

Africa Mozambique

Y

Y Y

Y

Y

n/a

Y

Y

Y

Rwanda

Y

South Africa

Y

Uganda

N

Zambia

Y

Bangladesh

N

Y

N

N

India

N

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Y

n/a

Y

Y

Nigeria

Y

Y

Y

Y Y

Malaysia

Y

N

Y

N

Y

n/a

N

Y

Y

N

N

Y n/a

Y

Y Y

Y

N

Y

Health and Safety Institute of Zambia

Department of Occupational Safety and Health under the Ministry of Human Resources

Y

Asia

Caribbean and Americas

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N

N

n/a

N

Singapore

Y

Y

Y

Y

Sri Lanka

Y

-

N

-

Y

-

Antigua & B.

N

-

-

-

N

-

Barbados

-

-

n/a

-

-

Belize

-

N

-

-

N

Canada

n/a

-

Y

-

n/a n/a

Dominica

N

-

-

-

Grenada

-

N

-

-

Trinidad & T.

Y

-

n/a

Y

Y

-

Y

n/a

N

-

-

N

-

-

-

-

N

-

n/a

-

-

n/a

N

-

-

Y

-

n/a

Y

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Y

-

N

n/a

N

-

-

N

-

-

-

-

N n/a

-

-

N

N

n/a

Ministry of Manpower

-

-

-

Y

Y

Y

The health and safety compliance in construction projects is monitored under Rwanda Housing Authority.

National Environment Management Authority, Ministry of Gender and labour

Y

Pakistan

Department of Development Control

Department of Labour, Client/ Building Owner/ Developer

Y

Y

Y

Name of health and safety authority

Surveying

N

Planning

Y

Engineering

n/a

Y

Architecture

Y

Y

Surveying

Y

Planning

N

Y

Engineering

Y

Ghana

Y

Architecture

Y

Surveying

Y

Planning

Y

Engineering

Health and safety officer required for construction?

Architecture

Health and safety standards adequately regulated?

Surveying

Effective health and safety standards

Planning

Botswana

Health and safety authority

Engineering

Country

Architecture

Region

-

N

n/a

-

Contractor is obliged to appoint the H&S Officers.

-

Project Manager or Owner

-

n/a

-

-

-

N

-

-

n/a

N

Health and Safety falls under provincial jurisdiction, Ministry of Labour

Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA)

Planning for climate change and rapid urbanisation


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