Center for Occupational Safety & Health - COSH

01/07/2025

LPG Supply Vessels Involved in Fire Incident; Two Suffer Burn Injuries

Incidents like these are not isolated—they are tragedies waiting to happen. Despite the existence of numerous laws and regulations, such as those governing LPG storage, the Health and Safety Act, and related regulations, enforcement remains alarmingly weak. These frameworks often exist only on paper, with regulators lacking the authority, resources, or will to act effectively.

The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act remains largely dysfunctional due to unresolved jurisdictional issues between the Director General of OSH and the Labour Relations Authority (LRA). Meanwhile, the investigative body tasked with examining such accidents lacks the technical expertise needed to properly assess complex industrial incidents.

At the heart of the problem is a fragmented regulatory landscape and a glaring absence of accountability. Until safety is treated as a serious governance issue—with empowered regulators, clear mandates, and skilled personnel—we will continue to see preventable accidents and lives needlessly put at risk.

14/08/2024

01/08/2024

This really sad to see. People attending the casualty are law enforcement and first responder medical team. Ministry of Health, Maldives. The President's Office . No one even gave a basic first aid to this casualty while he is profusely bleeding. Ambulance personnel tried to protect the bedsheet from contamination, while it could be used to apply pressure and control bleeding. We have seen many other accidents as similar to this. Most of the ambulance attendants and drivers or may be non of them are trained to attend first aid emergencies and trauma care. Uniform law enforcement officers must be trained first aiders and they have duty of care to provide first aid. Dear Authorities, many lives lost as we were not able to provide basic first aid to the injured. Please strategize and ensure all ambulance drivers and emergency personnel’s are trained to handle emergency medical situations.

12/05/2024

Organizations need to not only create values but, also sustain it and as they grow, they need to address the immerging risk they are bound to face.

28/04/2024

It is sad to see worker’s safety and health is largely ignored in the world of work. Proper PPE must be provided incase where we cannot eliminate the risk. The exposure to malathion combined with fuel can have long term serious health consequences. Please take safety and health seriously. Today we are celebrating world day for safety and health 2024 yet we do not ensure safety and health of workers.

28/04/2024

Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate is a challenge that needs to be carefully addressed. In the world of work, business continuity largely depends on how well we are able to manage enterprise risks including health and safety risks.