One worker killed at construction worksite
An investigation has been launched into the possible violation of safety regulations, a crime punishable by six months to two years in prison. Photo: netgazeti.
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A worker has fallen from a construction worksite in Nadzaladevi district in Tbilisi earlier today.
One other worker also fell and was injured and hospitalised.
“Work has been suspended at the construction worksite as the safety violations are discovered,” said Beka Peradze, the Head of the Labour Conditions Inspection Department.
An investigation has been launched into the possible violation of safety regulations, a crime punishable by six months to two years in prison.
A new law on labour safety came into effect in September 2019, the aim of which is to further strengthen workers’ rights to safe working conditions.
The law stipulates that labour safety laws apply not only to hazardous professions but to all sectors of economic activity. According to the law, employers are obliged to appoint a certified labour safety specialist if they have more than 20 employees.
In total, 25 people died and 71 received injuries at the workplace in Georgia between January-June 2019.
The Labour Conditions Inspection Department carried out a total of 1,254 inspections and reinspections at construction sites in 2019, the Ministry of Health reported on January 28, 2020.
The Labour Conditions Inspection Department carried out a total of 1,254 inspections and reinspections at construction sites in 2019, says the Ministry of Health.
84 individuals have died at the workplace in one and a half years, between 2018 and June 2019, the Georgian Interior Ministry told IPN news agency.270 individuals have received injuries due to incidents at the workplace in the same period.In total, 59 died and 199 received injuries at the workplace in 2018, while 25 died and 71 received injuries between January and June of 2019.
A new law on labour safety came into effect on September 1, the aim of which is to further strengthen workers’ rights to safe working conditions.
Tbilisi City Hall has drafted a bill and sent it to parliament earlier today which makes several construction violations a criminal offence, which are currently only considered administrative violations. The violations which might become a criminal offence include violations in height parameters, illegal construction works, ignoring an official demand to suspend construction and several others.
The amount of injured people on worksites decreased by 16 per cent in 2019, while the amount of people killed at worksites decreased by 25 per cent, says Labour Conditions Inspection Department.
Ninety individuals have died in Georgia at the workplace between 2019 and June 4 of 2021, IPN news agency has cited Georgia’s Labour Inspection as saying.