How many more should die before we act

Amongst the accidents reported are disabling injuries as well as fatalities. If my memory serves me well, the death toll resulting from a poor work environment and systems of work in the construction industry stand at three. Early this year, an employee was reported dead after falling from heights in a construction site in Gaborone, this time around it is two dying in a pit.

 The question one can ask is for how long are we going to wait and after how many dear lives should be lost for the government to recognise the importance and need of Occupational Health and Safety. It is disheartening to find that in a developing country like Botswana, where each and every hour there is a new construction site coming up, there is still no Occupational Health and Safety legislation to regulate and ensure preservation of life in the workplace.