DCC, JICA to hold workshop on workers' safety and sanitation
Sunday, 20 July 2008
A workshop on "Host Workers' Safety and Sanitation" will be held at Mohanagar Nattya Mancha in the city's Gulistan area today, reports UNB.
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will jointly organise the workshop to raise the awareness of cleaners on safety and sanitation to prevent injuries and sickness related to waste management.
DCC has decided to distribute safety gears, first aid kit and working manual for cleaners in various wards for their safety during the workshop, said a press release of JICA.
A Safety and Sanitation Committee will also be formed, consisting of members of conservancy officers, conservancy supervising inspectors, conservancy inspectors and cleaners to investigate and identify issues related to safety and sanitation of the cleaners' working environment and to discuss and implement measures to improve the present safety and sanitation situation.
DCC, which has been working to improve the overall solid waste management of Dhaka city with the assistance of JICA since 2000.
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will jointly organise the workshop to raise the awareness of cleaners on safety and sanitation to prevent injuries and sickness related to waste management.
DCC has decided to distribute safety gears, first aid kit and working manual for cleaners in various wards for their safety during the workshop, said a press release of JICA.
A Safety and Sanitation Committee will also be formed, consisting of members of conservancy officers, conservancy supervising inspectors, conservancy inspectors and cleaners to investigate and identify issues related to safety and sanitation of the cleaners' working environment and to discuss and implement measures to improve the present safety and sanitation situation.
DCC, which has been working to improve the overall solid waste management of Dhaka city with the assistance of JICA since 2000.