An Accra High court has fined the 37 Military Hospital an amount of GHS1,075,000 for medical negligence which resulted in the death of a 27-year-old pregnant woman. The woman, Helena Brema Nyamekye, who was a PhD student at the University of Ghana at the time of the incident, is said to have opted for a Caesarean Section as her preferred mode of childbirth but the Doctors denied her the option and put her through normal labour, causing her to bleed profusely to death while her baby, Yaw Nyamekye suffered a deformity to his right arm upon delivery. The husband of…
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A section of the Road between Aiyinase and Menzezor in the Ellembelle district of the Western Region has caved in following the collapse of a culvert after some heavy downpour. The District Chief Executive DCE) of Ellembelle in the Western Region, Kwasi Bonzo has blamed the sudden collapse of the 67-year-old Aiyinase to Menzezor culvert on a two-day rainfall recorded in the area over the weekend. He also said the unfortunate collapse of the culvert could be a result of its old state. Speaking during the inspection of the collapsed culvert, the DCE disclosed that no casualty was recorded when…
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa on Tuesday, 6th July, 2021 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ghana Institute of Safety and Environmental Professionals (GhISEP) at the Tarkwa Campus of the University. The MoU, which will be for an initial period of five (5) years and be reviewable and renewable for an additional five (5) years, was signed to boost mutual and corporate relationship between UMaT through its Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering and the GhISEP. GhISEP is the sole professional body for Safety, Occupational Health and Environmental Practitioners in Ghana backed by the Professional…
Kindly share your feedback on the Draft National Road Safety Authority Regulations 2020 by commenting in the comment box below. It appears the regulation has some inherent lapses that do not urgur well for implementation of road transport safety management system and programs across the country. Your comments will provide a trail of feedback for a focus group to take it up for redress. [pdf-embedder url=”https://sheqpghonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Final-Draft-NRSA-Regulations-09.06.2020.pdf” title=”Final Draft NRSA Regulations 09.06.2020″]
A call to Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Systems The International Labour Organization (ILO) on 28th April, 2021, as part of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work celebrations, the ILO deliberates on the theme “anticipate, prepare and respond to crises – invest now in resilient Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) systems”. Given that Ghana is a member of the ILO and has ratified some conventions, this article examines the state of OSH systems in Ghana in line with the aforementioned World Day for Safety and Health at Work theme. Ghana experiences increased industrialization…
An alarming rate of road traffic accidents in Ghana with its related fatalities hit the media landscape recently with an awful picture of poor road safety performance. Following this, in the past few days, many analysts have engaged the media space with infographics that compares fatalities due to Covid-19 and those as result of road traffic accidents. As to whether it is statistically sound to compare fatality counts over twelve months to same over three months is a debate left for social scientist and researchers. But for the ordinary mind, comparing 771 deaths in road traffic accidents in three months…
A Focus Group Discussion on the State of Occupational Health and Safety in Ghana to commemorate the World Day for Health and Safety at Work 2021 Sunday 25 April 2021 | 7:30 PM GMT A lot of road traffic accidents, a lot of unsafe behaviors, fires and explosions and too many confluence of factors hampering the state of occupational health and safety in Ghana. On Sunday we had a focus group discussion to commemorate the Global Health and Safety Day marked on April 28. A group of professionals from the HSEQ Professionals Gh had a conversation on hot topics to…
At least two persons are feared dead after a ‘trotro’ crushed into a faulty trailer parked in the middle of the road at Tesano. The accident which occurred around the Tesano Police station is believed to have happened around 4:30 am, Wednesday. Sharing details with JoyNews, Kwadwo Konadu, a good Samaritan who went to the rescue of some trapped victims, said the occupants of the faulty trailer had failed to indicate that a vehicle was parked on the road.
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Another road traffic accident has just occurred at Inchaban barrier in Takoradi, where a truck carrying cement is reported to have lost its brake and crashed into nearby houses killing 1 person on the spot. The national emergency service comprising the Police, Ambulance and the Ghana National Fire Service are at the scene of the accident to attend to the situation. Road traffic accident deserves a national priority.