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Minister of Labor Hopes to Have a National Policy on Health and Safety in the Workplace by 2014<\/STRONG> T<\/SPAN>he Minister of Labor, Maritza Hern\u00e1ndez, expressed her commitment to collaborate with business and union organizations in order to prevent workplace accidents and health risks in the Dominican Republic.<\/P> \u201cThe certification of health and safety is a tool for managing the challenges that businesses in every sector face, …<\/P> Minister Hern\u00e1ndez, after giving a speech at the beginning of the 11th Congress on Managing Labor Risks, organized by the Employers Federation of the Dominican Republic (COPARDOM in Spanish), said that by 2014 the national policy on safety and health in the workplace will be formulated.<\/P> She reported that this year alone, the Ministry has certified 50 businesses of different types, 80% of which have implemented their own system of risk management.<\/P> \u201cThe certification of health and safety is a tool for managing the challenges that businesses in every sector face, such as: high levels of accidents, work-related illnesses, missed workdays, labor absenteeism, sanctions, medical costs and workers compensation,\u201d said Minister Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/P> She added that the certification of businesses in different areas is aimed at improving the work environment, preventing absenteeism and increasing productivity; as well as bettering the image and reputation of businesses by enabling them attract and keep the most qualified personnel, contributing to a culture of prevention when it comes to workplace accidents.<\/P> The Congress on Managing Labor Risks, where national and international experts present their work, was formally opened by Labor Minister Hern\u00e1ndez and the president of COPARDOM, engineer Jaime Gonz\u00e1lez.<\/P> The Congress, which ends this Tuesday, is an opportunity to learn about the latest views on medicine and psychology in the workplace as well as management and prevention, among other disciplines.<\/P> Minister of Labor Hopes to Have a National Policy on Health and Safety in the Workplace by 2014Santiago, Dominican Republic 10\/29\/2013 The Minister of Labor, Maritza Hern\u00e1ndez, expressed her commitment to collaborate with business and union organizations in order to prevent workplace accidents and health risks in the Dominican Republic. \u201cThe certification of health and … Continue reading “Minister of Labor Hopes to Have a National Policy on Health and Safety in the Workplace by 2014”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6669"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Santiago, Dominican Republic 10\/29\/2013<\/P>
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