Tshwane metro takes employees health serious

Taking the employees’ health serious, the Tshwane metro’s Occupation Health and Safety (OHS) department had an awareness week from 6 until 9 May, for the well-being of employees.

The awareness events were held in different areas around Pretoria for the employees of the metro.

OHS awareness is an international event that is held the first week in May annually.

“The OHS awareness week is to make the employees of the metro and the public aware of occupational health and safety. We have health screenings, blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol and other health check-ups. This year’s health screening was done by Hosmed medical aid, Key Health and Old Mutual,” OHS operational manager, Michelle Sampson said.

She said that the aim of the OHS awareness week is to increase awareness of occupational health and safety as well as to promote the physical, mental and social well-being of all the employees of the metro.

“The awareness campaign was good, well organised and well attended. All the employees that I spoke to, indicated their appreciation for the initiative and were extremely excited and are of the view that it should be done more often.

Employees of the metro went in numbers to support the awareness week and to also get their health in order.

The theme of the awareness week was, Healthy employees ignite excellence.

Executive director of the Tshwane bus services, Bongani Mntambo, said that through the awareness week, workers are kept informed and get appraised on new developments in various platforms and the OHS awareness is but one such avenue.

“Being made aware of your own health status is critical as appropriate advice is given by professionals on the floor on how to mitigate against dreadful diseases that are prevalent and chronic illness.”

Mntambo said they would like to thank the OHS department, for their support and they appreciate the good work they do.

“A healthy body is good for a healthy mind,” Mntambo concluded.