The high incidence and severity of occupational accidents occurring in the manufacturing sector has prompted the Labour Inspection Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance to plan a campaign of inspections in manufacturing establishments during the months of May, June and November 2023.
The campaign was designed taking into account the situation prevailing in Cyprus with regard to the main causes of occupational accidents, occupational diseases and dangerous incidents occurring in manufacturing. These causes include unsuitable premises, unprotected/exposed dangerous parts of machinery and equipment, fumes or dusts of hazardous substances, unsafe execution of metal cutting and welding operations and failure to apply protective measures when working at height.
The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness among all those involved in this economic activity of the need to take measures to protect workers, as well as to ensure fair competition between companies in the sector.
