Georgian labour safety report: injuries down 16%, deaths down 25%
Labor condition inspectors carried out 1,575 inspections at construction worksites in 2019 which is nine times more compared to the previous year, says the department. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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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.
Labor condition inspectors carried out 1,575 inspections at construction worksites in 2019 which is nine times more compared to the previous year, says the department.
As a result of the inspection, 4,806 instructions were given, while 558 worksites were warned. The department fined 431 worksites, while they suspended work at 92 worksites. 127 worksites fulfilled the instructions.
Georgia has 100 labour condition inspectors in total, despite the fact that the International Labor Organisation recommends 90 inspectors for developing countries.
A worker has fallen from a construction worksite in Nadzaladevi district in Tbilisi earlier today.
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.
The Labor Inspection Department has fined the Georgian branch of Chinese company China Railway 23rd Bureau Group Co 50,000 GEL ($16,845/€15,326) for violating work safety rules that caused the death of one worker, announced the Georgian Ministry of Health.
A total of 51 construction companies including some of the major players on the Georgian market such as Axis, Domusi and Balavari are not following safety rules during construction, announces the Georgian Ministry of Health.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has reported that 12 people have died and three others have been badly injured in a road accident close to the village of Biso, Dusheti municipality. An investigation into the accident has been launched.