Department of Labour must improve.

We have seen that without government's interventions, through properly enforced laws, and significant fines, jail terms and notices affecting work stoppages, the majority of management are very reluctant to adhere to safety requirements and laws, due to a mentality of no fear of reprisal due to a "toothless" Department of Labour.

What this mean you may ask?

I have been asked to elaborate by a good friend of mine.

The Department of Labour are supposed to be our pit bull's in the working industry which they are far from as they are more like a very tame poodle.

The management of many companies are not afraid of breaking the rules and laws and always cutting cost and overlooking safety on majority sites you work on.

The main reason for this is management are not afraid of the DOL as you do not hear of management be in taken to task for many accidents and fatalities when they occur.

We need the DOL to step up to the plate and bring down fire and brimstone onto companies in such a way that management takes initiatives to adhere to safety on sites.

Employ some strong pitbulls who will take no prisoners when it comes to compliance as we are dealing with people's lives and not just project progress and financial impacts.

The DOL with interested parties can join hands in this fight and take safety to another level and give it back to the employees who will respect their lives and others as precious.

Thank you.